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semiconductor manufacturing
at 87.1, a 3.9 point increase from January. elected as the winner in the Production
utilization set to rise in Q2
www.bdo.co.uk Management Systems category.
The global semiconductor manufacturing
www.valor.com
industry is expected to take one small step
henkel to add 103 jobs
back from the precipice in the second
Henkel Corp. plans to expand its Salisbury, aqueous Technologies names 3s
quarter as utilization rises for the first
North Carolina, operations, investing Technologies as Turkish Distributor
time in a year, to 60 percent, up from 49
more than $23.7 million and to create 103 Aqueous Technologies Corp. appointed 3S
percent in the first quarter, according to
jobs during the next three years. Henkel Technologies as its distributor for Turkey.
iSuppli Corp. This rise signals that the
has regional offices and manufacturing Aqueous Technologies has customers on
semiconductor industry has entered the
facilities in 75 countries, serving customers six continents, including North America,
recovery phase, according to Len Jelinek,
in 125 countries. North Carolina South America, Europe, Asia, Australia,
director and chief analyst, semiconductor
company operations include offices in and Africa. www.aqueoustech.com
manufacturing for iSuppli. www.isuppli.com
Cary, Mooresville and Charlotte, and a
manufacturing plant in Salisbury. siemens inaugurates first siplace
No tech rebound yet says
www.henkelna.com
training center in Bangalore
Ventureoutsource.com survey
VentureOutsource.com published findings
New alpha “centre of excellence”
from its survey of 230+ electronics supply
for sMT printing
chain decision makers on the current
business environment, volumes and
expectations and pricing trends. Survey
questions were posed with a scoring
basis of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the most
positive). OEMs responded with an
average of 4.6 when asked how they saw
business conditions for their business
Siemens launched its first SIPLACE
over the next six months. EMS and ODM
training demo center at the Nettur
companies were generally more optimistic
Technical Training Foundation (NTTF) in
at 5.4. Respondents from semiconductor,
Bangalore, India. The NTTF will deliver
distribution and logistics and components
Alpha—Cookson Electronics Assembly courses for both SIPLACE customers
manufacturing firms were more pessimistic,
Materials opened a new SMT Print and also the NTTF students in areas such
giving average scores of 4.2, 4.0, and 3.4
Technology Centre at its facility in Woking, as SMT basic training, SIPLACE Pro
respectively. The survey was sponsored by
Surrey, UK. The Centre incorporates all programming, SIPLACE operator training,
Digi-Key. www.ventureoutsource.com
aspects of the SMT print process and offers and SIPLACE machine training.
a hands-on facility for customers wishing www.siplace.com
optimism, output in uK sees
to optimise their print processes. The new
manufacturing rises, falls in europe
Print Technology Centre also incorporates Bliss industries reduces prices
Both the optimism and output levels of UK
a stencil manufacturing facility, utilising Bliss Industries, Inc., has reduced prices
manufacturers have seen marginal increases
the very latest high precision laser on almost all products by up to 30 percent,
according to BDO Stoy Hayward’s latest
technology. www.alphametals.com the result Bliss passing cost savings
Manufacturing Optimism index. However,
from product design modifications and
manufacturing output in the Eurozone
Milara appoints new distributors renegotiations with suppliers onto their
continued to fall. The UK Manufacturing
Milara Inc., appointed distributor customers. www.blissindustries.com
Optimism Index, which measures
NEXRAY PTE Ltd. to cover Singapore,
medium-term business confidence in
Thailand, Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam. rMD instruments appoints us,
the manufacturing sector, was at 86.4 in
The company also appointed PMR
china and hong Kong reps
April 2009. This figure is up 4.3 points
Representatives to cover Southern
RMD Instruments Corp. appointed
from the 82.1 points seen in January this
California and Baja, Mexico.
Omni-Tronics to cover Minnesota, North
year. Manufacturing optimism in France,
www.milarasmt.com
Dakota, South Dakota and Northwestern
at 89.7, and in Italy, at 93.8 were both
Wisconsin; Sierra Manufacturing
unchanged between January and April
Valor wins eM asia innovation Technology, Inc., to cover Arizona, New
but remained far below the 100 mark,
award Mexico, Clark County Nevada, and
which represents trend levels of growth
Valor Computerized Systems Ltd won Sonora, Mexico; and Tool Technology
in the sector. Also seeing off a decline
one of EM Asia magazine’s prestigious Company to cover Missouri, Kansas,
was optimism in German manufacturing,
Innovation Awards for 2009. vCheck, Iowa and southern Illinios. The company
which recorded its first increase for two
Valor’s quality management solution, was also appointed Kasion Automation as its
quarters. The optimism index in April was
primary distributor for China and Hong
www.globalsmt.net Global SMT & Packaging – June 2009 – 7
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