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A Word from the Publisher Dear electronics industry professional,
I am delighted to welcome you to the fi rst issue of Electronics Industry Update! Electronics Industry Update is a brand new online magazine in page-turning format for the Global Electronics Industry. As a Global Magazine, some of the releases will have been received in American English, and some in European English. We try not to change the style in which a given article is submitted. We hope that you fi nd this magazine informative,
and naturally we’ll be covering the important events in the industry calendar, like the upcoming October SMTAI show in Texas, Productronica in Munich this November, Apex San Diego in February and ISQED in March and of course the EDS show in Vegas in May amongst others. To contact us either about editorial or advertising,
please feel free to email me on
donal@blackdotpublishing.com. To ensure you receive a regular copy of this magazine, along with our weekly website newsletters, simply go to
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www.electronicscomponentsworld.com and register on the relevant site for our newsletter.
Kindest Regards,
Donal McDonald Publisher
Published by ElectronicWorld Publishing
Publisher: Donal McDonald <
donal@blackdotpublishing.com> Deputy Editor: Sam Kirwan <
sam@blackdotpublishing.com> US Sales Manager: Jack Johnson <
jack@blackdotpublishing.com>
European Sales Manager: Donal McDonald <
donal@blackdotpublishing.com> Production: Dermot O’Connor <
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September 2011 Contents
Features: “How To Do It” Video Feature with Bob Willis
Bob Willis will show you how to do a solder test print on your stencil printer without contaminating your fi rst off printed board assembly and more.
AsteelFlash Experiences the ViTrox Advantage with AXI Purchase Read about the advantages obtained by AsteelFlash in using an AXI System from ViTrox
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The timing is right for crystal-free oscillators to replace Quartz Sundar Vanchinathan, Senior Director, Integrated Device Technology talks about the advancement of electronics, and the advantage of using Quartz rep crystal-free to replace quartz oscillators.
An integrated approach to PCB connectivity cover picture courtesy of Harting Pg. 20
Kevin Canham from Harting talks about new advances in connectivity for PCB’s.
KVM4S/EUROPE-SMT Interview EIU Magazine catches up with Jasper VanMeerten to fi nd out the secrets of his success.
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Outsourcing: The Innovation Killer Emad Isaac, Chief Technology Offi cer of The Morey Corporation talks about Outsourcing and the negative effects it has on our Industry.
Regulars: News The latest news and stories from the electronics industry.
www.electronicscomponentworld.com /
www.electronicproductionworld.com
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New Products Innovations and Products coming onto the market. Pg 36 EIU 3
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