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siT keeps the heat under control
firms. They sell only the best SMT
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While many companies are feeling the
equipment, and SMT and semiconductor
heat as a result of the current recession,
manufacturing materials. EMC3 represents
things are rather different for SIT of
top SMT and semiconductor products and
Padua in Italy,. To meet the continuing
services for a wide range of manufacturing
strong growth in demand for its products,
applications. www.cyberoptics.com
the company has found in necessary to

substantially increase its printed circuit
Asymtek promotes paul gallo and
board manufacturing capacity by installing
Tom schafer
a new MYDATA MY100DX14 pick-and-
place machine in their production plant
in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands. The new
Appointments
machine will work alongside two existing
MYDATA MY9 pick-and-place machines,
operating in a Synergy combination, which
iMec names new president
SIT has been using for some time. The
and ceo
MY100DX14 provides, in a single machine,
IMEC’s
almost the same throughput capacity than
board of Asymtek, a Nordson company, promoted
the two older machines working together
directors Paul Gallo to the position of sales
on a much smaller footprint.
named Luc manager, USA and Americas, and Tom
www.mydata.com
Van den Schafer to general manager, Asia Pacific,

hove as and global accounts program manager.
Manufacturing sector showing
IMEC’s new Gallo has been with Asymtek since 1993
signs of rallying, says BDo
president when he joined the company as Northeast
The UK manufacturing sector is starting
and chief regional manager. Schafer has been with
to show the first signs of rallying with both
executive Asymtek since 1997, starting as a regional
optimism and output levels at a seven
officer. Van sales manager, moving to Americas sales
month high, according to the latest edition
den hove has manager and most recently serving as
of BDO Stoy Hayward’s Manufacturing
spent his entire career at IMEC, where global accounts program manager, a
Optimism Index. The optimism index,
he started as a team leader in silicide position he will continue to hold.
which is a measure of business confidence
and interconnect technologies research. www.asymtek.com
and is a strong predictor of economic
Since 2007, he has served as executive
growth two quarters ahead, rose to 87.4
vice president and chief operating seika Machinery celebrates 15-year
in May, up from 86.4 in April. This is
officer. anniversary
extremely positive given that the index
Seika Machinery, Inc., a provider of
reached a 12 year low (79.4) in March.
AcW recruits top manufacturing advanced machinery, materials and
www.bdo.co.uk
director engineering services, celebrates its 15-year

UK contract electronics manufacturer anniversary this year. In addition to the
eV group secures order from
ACW Technology Ltd. appointed company’s anniversary, Michelle Ogihara,
components manufacturer epcos
Grant Bennett as manufacturing sales and marketing Manager, celebrates 10
EV Group (EVG) announced that EPCOS,
director. Bennett comes to ACW from years with Seika Machinery. Tim Cappoen,
a leading electronic components, modules
Toshiba, where he reached the position Atlanta branch office manager, celebrates
and systems manufacturer, selected EVG’s
of general manager, the only non- six years with Seika. www.seikausa.com
fully automated GEMINI wafer bonder for
Japanese person to hold the post. This
high-volume RF components production
appointment comes as the company Dr. Alan rae joins gene h. Weiner &
at EPCOS’s production facility based in
continues to invest in its core business Associates, inc. as a senior
Munich, Germany. EPCOS is utilizing
offering and fight off the downturn associate
EVG’s wafer bonder to manufacture
being experienced by the rest of the Dr. Alan Rae has joined Gene Weiner’s
surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters
UK manufacturing sector. consulting network, Gene H. Weiner &
embedded in RF devices for a variety of
Associates, as a senior associate. Dr. Rae
applications, including GPS navigation
TT electronics appoints Vp is a recognized industry expert in multiple
equipment, mobile phones and home
TT electronics—integrated manufactur- spaces of the high technology electronics
entertainment systems. www.EVGroup.com
ing services—appointed John Bran to industry with skills that include general
vice president, global business develop- and engineering management, strategic
TT electronics implements seratel’s
ment. Prior to joining TT electronics, visioning, technology transfers and new
reel aMounts component counting
Mr. Bran served as market sector vice technology/business development. His
system
president for the Plexus Corporation recent experiences include nano metals,
TT electronics integrated manufacturing
and business unit director for Jabil carbon nanotubes, printable electronics,
services has implemented Seratel’s Reel
Circuit. antimicrobial systems, and nano solder.
aMounts component counting and
www.weiner-intl.com
labelling system at its plant in Rogerstone

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