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Megan Wendling is the princi-
pal of MW Associates, a global all- electronics marketing and assembly consulting organization that has of- fices in Naples, Florida, Ireland, Lon- don, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Texas, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Another honoree at the awards
breakfast, Zeping Zheng, BTU Inter- national’s managing director of Asia Pacific sales, was named SMTA offi- cer of the year. He has provided great support by liaising with China gov- ernment officials on behalf of SMTA China. He has also served SMTA China as vice president of training
and has been a key leader of the or- ganization. BTU International, Inc. is a ma-
jor supplier of advanced thermal pro- cessing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufactur- ing markets, “We are proud of Zeping’s leader-
ship in SMTA,” said Jim Griffin, vice president of sales and service at BTU International. “SMTA has played an important role in advancing electronics assembly worldwide. BTU’s leadership in the organization is a testament to our commitment to the industry and the breadth of our expertise.” Contact: mwendling@megan-
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Constant Expansion Taking Place at Saline
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pany is ideally located to serve a number of major markets. It services a wide variety of clients in the med- ical, after-market automotive, aero- space, military, and oil and gas in- dustries. It provides the latest manu- facturing expertise including THT, SMT, BGA, microBGA and different bottom terminated component capa- bilities, as well as other challenging mixed-technology assemblies. The company specializes in mid-
volume, high-mix electronics — PCB assemblies that require thorough process and documentation control as well as challenging opportunities for the production team. In addition to manufacturing, the company’s oth- er strengths include electromechani- cal assembly, design for manufactur- ing, project engineering and new product introduction including the prototyping lifecycle. With a strong emphasis on quality and customer service, its goal is to exceed customer expectations throughout the assem- bly process.
Continuing Expansion Even with today’s precarious
economic climate, the company has been quite fortunate over the last couple of years — continuing to grow and even exceeding its sales goals. We think there are several reasons for this continued growth, including the general reversal of the decades- long trend to outsource overseas; electronics manufacturing is return- ing to our shores, and a lot of it is right here in Michigan. Added to the still weak dollar, and U.S. manufac- turing has become highly attractive to not only domestic companies, but also businesses in the Euro zone. To maintain the influx of consis-
tent demand, we had to expand our facility to accommodate the growth in our customers’ requirements. We
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Special Focus: Assembly and Production...... 52
Semicon West / Intersolar Product Preview:..................... 64
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