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european semiconductor industry
manufacturers improve the quality of the
leading indicator went down in
PCB manufacturing process by providing
February
high-precision optically based measurement
Economic research firm
e-forecasting.com
equipment for post-print inspection. Fea-
announced that the European Semicon-
tured products include VisionMaster—true
ductor Sales leading indicator edged down
volumetric and 3-D profiling capabilities
by 0.1 percent in February to a reading of
and LaserVision—an economically priced,
130.1, after falling 0.2 percent in January.
semi-automated solder paste measurement
The index was set to average 100 in 2000.
system.
www.europlacer.com
The indicator, comparable to the com-
pany’s other global regional semiconductor
Aqueous Technologies’ CEO Michael Konrad at APEX
Micronic laser systems aB to
industry indicators for North America,
2009 with the company’s slew of awards.
acquire MyDaTa automation aB
Asia Pacific and Japan, is a forward-looking
Micronic Laser Systems and Skanditek
composite index that forecasts six months
awards since 2004. At the recent APEX
Industriförvaltning have signed a letter of
ahead, on average, business activity in
exhibition in Las Vegas, Aqueous earned
intent whereby Micronic intends to acquire
the region for sales for semiconductors.
its 30th award, an SMT VISION Award in
MYDATA automation. The transaction is
e-forecasting.com
the category of Cleaning Equipment for
structured so that Micronic Laser Systems
Aqueous Technologies’ Microjet FC inline
acquires MYDATA automation from Skan-
Zollner elektronik ag invests in Juki
defluxing system. The other 29 awards
ditek Industriförvaltning and the minority
After several months’ benchmark testing,
are spread between additional VISION
shareholders against payment in the form
Zollner Elektronik AG decided to invest in
Awards, SMT China VISION Awards, Ad-
of newly issued shares in Micronic. Follow-
Juki SMD placement machines for a major
vanced Packaging Awards, Global Technol-
ing the transaction, Skanditek Industriför-
application involving the production of
ogy Awards, EM Asia Innovation Awards
valtning will be the largest shareholder in
LED-based cabin illumination for the latest
and an NPI Award.
www.aqueoustech.com
Micronic, owning close to 38 per cent of
airplanes models. The benchmark test
the capital and vote.
www.micronic.se,
for defining the right choice of assembly
Digi-Key expands product lines with
www.mydata.com
machine was carried out between a Juki
c&K components
2070, 2070, 2080 SMD-Line and another
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key
MirTec europe appoints pb tec as
supplier. In order to gain definitive results,
Corporation has expanded its inventory
german distributor
the benchmark took a total of four months.
of products from global supplier partner
MIRTEC Europe appointed pb tec as
After evaluation of all the criteria, Zollner
C&K Components. Featured in Digi-Key’s
distributor in Germany, Austria and the
Elektronik AG decided on Juki machines.
print and online catalogs, C&K Compo-
German-speaking part of Switzerland. With
www.zollner.de
nents’ products are available for purchase
immediate effect, pb tec will be responsible
in both prototype and production quanti-
for the sales and support of the entire,
Nearly 60 percent of china’s chip
ties on Digi-Key’s global websites.
award-winning line up of Mirtec desktop
manufacturing goes unused in Q1
www.digikey.com,
www.ck-components.com
and inline AOI systems. pb tec has been an
Once the world’s fastest-growing chip-man-
ufacturing region, China hit an all-time
siemens opens manufacturing
important sales and consultancy company
low in the first quarter of 2009, with nearly
facility in Turkey
in the electronics manufacturing sector for
60 percent of the nation’s semiconductor
Siemens has opened one of its most
over twenty years. Mirtec and pb tec began
manufacturing capacity unused, according
advanced factories near Istanbul, laying the
their collaboration at the 2009 SMT/Hy-
to iSuppli Corp. Semiconductor manufac-
basis for further expansion in Turkey, one
brid/Packaging show.
www.mirteceurope.com,
turing capacity utilization in China fell to
of the world’s high-growth regions. Within
www.pbt.de
43 percent in the first quarter, the lowest
the next three years, Siemens intends to
ace appoints etek-europe rep for
level since iSuppli began tracking the
move its operations to the new facility
eastern europe
market in 2000, and a massive drop from
in the Gebze industrial zone from their
ACE Production Technologies Inc., a
a recent high of 92 percent in the second
current location about an hour away. The
manufacturer of selective soldering systems
quarter of 2004. This rock-bottom utiliza-
investment totals about €100 million.
for electronics assembly, appointed Etek-
tion rate comes as a direct result of low
www.siplace.com
Europe Ltd. to represent ACE products
demand spurred by the global economic
downturn.
www.isuppli.com
europlacer is named as a distributor
in Eastern Europe, specifically Hungary,
for asc international
Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, and
aqueous Technologies wins its 30th
Blakell Europlacer Ltd., a designer and
Ukraine. ACE Production Technologies,
industry award in five years
manufacturer of comprehensive SMT
Inc. and Etek-Europe have entered into
Aqueous Technologies, manufacturer of
placement systems for the global electron-
sales and distribution agreements whereby
automatic defluxing systems, has been col-
ics industry, is now a distributor for ASC
Etek-Europe becomes the exclusive sales,
lecting an impressive amount of industry
International. ASC International helps
service, installation, and ongoing support
www.globalsmt.net Global SMT & Packaging – June 2009 – 7
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