Industry News
polymer carriers. The moulded compo- Bangalore during the first quarter of 2009.
nents are structured by a laser beam, and
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then metallised to create the lines and
spaces forming the circuit. Mechanical and counterfeit component
electronic elements are thus combined in photographic guide
a small space without cables, connectors or A 10-page counterfiet component guide,
PCBs—saving material and assembly costs. originally produced to accompany the
With the LPKF-LDS method, is able to fit “Practical Failure Analysis Workshops” run
the complex electronic circuitry required jointly with ITRI in St Albans, are avaial-
for telecommunications within very small able online. The PDF guide is an ideal
spaces.
www.lpkf.com reference source to reduce the impact of
counterfeit components on your organisa-
speedprint Technology announces tion. An onsite Counterfeit Components
Appointments
significant double-digit growth Workshop is also available to train staff
Despite the worsening global economy, on testing and identification of counter-
Speedprint sales were up approximately 28 feit parts, which is becoming a significant
christophe guittard joins VasT percent in 2008. The company has been
threat to the reliability and profitability of
as vice president/general steadily increassing its market share over the electronics industry.
manager of europe the last two or three years. The growth is
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VaST, the leader predominantly from the European market.
in electronics The introduction of the Speedprint seven substances recommended for
virtualization, today SP700avi machine enabled Speedprint to
inclusion in reach authorization list
named Christophe further increase its competitiveness.
Seven of the fifteen substances on the
Guittard vice presi-
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REACH Substances of Very High Concern
dent and general
(SVHC) List were recommended for
manager of VaST yesTech names
inclusion in a list of substances subject to
in Europe. Guittard giancarlo De la
authorization (Annex XIV) by the Euro-
joins VaST from
garza regional pean Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Once
Mentor Graphics, where he held the
manager a substance is included in Annex XIV, it
director of sales position in Europe for
YESTech, a subsidiary cannot be sold on the EU market 42 to 48
place & route technology, and brings
of Nordson Corpora- months after the inclusion date, unless it is
more than 25 years experience in the
tion and a supplier of authorized.
semiconductor and electronics design
automated optical and The substances recommended for
automation industry.
x-ray inspection systems for the electronics inclusion in REACH Annex XIV are
industry, named Giancarlo De La Garza 5-ter-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (musk
ingo Bretthauer appointed ceo
regional manager for the company. In his xylene), alkanes,C10-13,chloro (short chain
of lpKF laser & electronics ag new role, De La Garza’s responsibilities chlorinated paraffins; SCCPs), hexabro-
The Supervisory will now include supporting YESTech’s mocyclododecane (HBCDD) and all major
Board of LPKF European operations, specializing in new diastereoisomers identified, 4,4’—diamino
Laser & Electronics business development, key account man- diphenyl methane (MDA), bis (2-ethylhex-
AG has appointed agement and technical support. Reporting yl) phthalate (DEHP), benzyl butyl phtha-
Dr. Ingo Bretthauer to YESTech’s Vice President of Sales Troy late (BBP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP).
as the new chief Johnson, De La Garza assumed his new The phthalates and HBCDD have also
executive office of role as of January 5, 2009. De La Garza been recommended for potential inclusion
LPKF AG beginning will also continue to oversee YESTech’s in the RoHS Directive.
ec.europa.eu
Februrary 1, 2009. Latin and South American territories, cur-
Bretthauer has broad experience in the rently managing sales operations located in partnerTech adds new sMT line, aoi
sales and marketing of industrial equip- Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina respectively.
equipment to cambridge Npi facility
ment. With a degree in engineering
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PartnerTech has added a new Mydata
and a PhD in economics, he previously
pick and place surface mount (SMT) line
worked at AEG and Deutsche Bahn.
liaison office and automated optical inspection (AOI)
He was CEO and sole managing direc-
becomes esseMTec equipment to its state-of-the-art Cambridge-
tor of Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH
india’s branch office based new product introduction (NPI)
in Obernkirchen, Germany from 2001
The Essemtec India liai- facility. The new equipment will enable the
to 2007. Bretthauer takes responsible
son office was founded company to meet increased demand and to
of most areas previously managed by
in 2007 to establish further improve throughput and yields for
former CEO Bernd Hackmann who
Essemtec business in UK-based product designers looking for a
left the company at the end of 2008.
the Indian and Southeast Asian markets. local, flexible, fast turnaround printed cir-
Beginning in January 2009, Essemtec India cuit board (PCB) prototyping and small to
will operate as a branch office, offering to- medium volume system assembly service.
tal SMT solutions with full sales & service
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support to valuable customers. Essemtec
India will also open a demo room in
8 – Global SMT & Packaging – March 2009
www.globalsmt.net
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