Industry News
siemens reaches insolvency deal
According to Susan Filz, IPC direc-
with BenQ Mobile
tor of industry programs, “A facility can
Siemens AG reached a deal with adminis-
usually perform a simple test to see if they
trators in the case of BenQ Mobile’s insol-
are producing lead-free product, but IPC’s
vency settlement that requires Siemens to
program takes the analysis an important
pay a gross sum to BenQ Mobile of euro
step further. The audit questions are
300 million in relation to the insolvency of
specifically designed to get a company to
the BenQ business in 2006. Munich-based
think critically about its lead-free processes
Siemens said the net payment to BenQ
and make sure they are operating at an
announced Tuesday would be closer to
optimum level.”
www.eimicro.com,
euro255 million ($324 million) after taking
www.ipc.org/LFCert
into account Siemens’ creditor claims.
Siemens said it had made a sufficient provi-
Z-aXis adds yesTech aoi system to
Appointments
sion for the expected charge, and that it
its New york manufacturing center
would not have any negative impact on
Z-AXIS continues to invest in high-end
operating results for the current 2009 fiscal
electronics manufacturing equipment at its
heraeus announces two
year.
w1.siemens.com
32,000 square foot design and manufactur-
appointments to assembly ing center in Phelps, NY, 30 miles east of
Materials Business unit
ipc apeX eXpo™ online registration
Rochester. The company’s new YESTech®
now open
automated optical inspection (AOI) system
IPC—Association Connecting Electron-
enables fast, detailed inspection of printed
ics Industries® recognizes that when the
circuit boards (PCBs) at any stage in the as-
going gets tough, companies look to the
sembly process. This automated inspection
association more than ever for answers
ensures high quality and allows Z-AXIS to
and resources to cost effectively maintain
continuously improve its manufacturing
their competitive edge. Online registration
processes, maintaining high yields and
for one of those valued resources, IPC
keeping costs low for its customers.
Frank Murch and Roy Baumer have
APEX EXPO™, is now available at www.
www.yestechinc.com,
www.z-axis.net
recently joined the Assembly Materials
IPCAPEXEXPO.org.
Business Unit of the Heraeus Contact
IPC APEX EXPO, March 29–April 2,
New facility and staffing
Materials Division (CMD) located in
2009, features the industry’s premier tech-
increases capabilities for XDry
West Conshohocken, PA. Murch has
nical conference, standards development
XDry Corporation has opened a new
been appointed to the position of sales
meetings, professional development cours-
facility in Montreal to support sales and
and marketing director, while Baumer
es and an exhibition with the industry’s
service in the Americas. The new facility
has been selected to fill the position of
top suppliers. All events will take place at
is conveniently located seven miles from
operations manager.
www.heraeus.com
the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention
the Montreal Pierre Eliot Trudeau Inter-
Center, Las Vegas.
www.IPCAPEXEXPO.org
national Airport and the TransCanada
cognex appoints Thomas F. Nash Highway at 6525 Vanden-Abeele, Ville
president of sisD
cobar group marks 25th
St-Laurent, Quebec H4S 1S1. Coupled
Cognex Corporation
anniversary
with the change from a managed to a
appointed Tom
On November 15, 2008, Cobar Europe
dedicated facility is the appointment of
Nash to the position
(Cobar BV) marked the 25th anniversary
Edward Billingsley as warehouse manager
of president of the
of its founding in Breda, Holland, in 1983.
and Joanne Sadegursky as office manager.
Surface Inspection
Cobar Europe is part of the Cobar Group,
www.XDry.com
Systems Division
which includes Cobar Europe BV in Breda,
(SISD). Mr. Nash,
Holland and Cobar Solder Products Inc.
credit turmoil cuts 2009 pc outlook
who joins Cognex after serving as vice
in Londonderry, NH, USA, plus several
by nearly two thirds
president of operations and market-
joint ventures and licensed manufacturing
Amid rapidly deteriorating conditions in
ing for BTU International, reports to
partnerships around the world. The Cobar
the global economy and financial system,
Dr. Robert J. Shillman, chairman and
Group is part of the Balver Zinn family of
iSuppli Corp. has slashed its 2009 forecast
CEO of Cognex. Mr. Nash has also
companies.
www.balverzinn.com,
for PC unit shipments by nearly two thirds.
served as president of CIMCIS Ltd
www.cobar.com
iSuppli’s new preliminary forecast predicts
and has worked for two divisions of the
global PC shipments will rise by only 4.3
Black & Decker Corporation. He holds
ei Microcircuits earns ipc
percent in 2009, down from its previous
a B.S. degree from Boston College, and
certification for lead-free
forecast of 11.9 percent growth. The new
an MBA from Babson College.
IPC—Association Connecting Electron-
forecast for 2010 calls for a 7.1 percent
ics Industries® has awarded certification
growth in unit shipments, down from the
to Minnesota-based electronics assembly
previous outlook of a 9.4 percent expan-
manufacturer EI Microcircuits, Inc., under
sion.
www.isuppli.com
IPC’s Certification for RoHS Lead-Free
Electronics Assembly Process Capability
Program.
10 – Global SMT & Packaging – January 2009
www.globalsmt.net
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