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Nepcon Shenzhen was a much smaller KAL revealed a new dross-reduction
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event compared to previous years. Given material that reduces dross in wave solder
the fact over 50% of the local factories had baths by up to 40% without leaving a sticky
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closed, this is hardly surprising. What was residue and at a much lower cost than
Trevor Galbraith
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surprising was the level of activity at the other products on the market.
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show—the buzz was definitely back! JT revealed an interesting inline
E-mail: editor@globalsmt.net Fuelled by the Chinese equivalent of selective soldering system that increases
“Cash for Clunkers,” Chinese consumers throughput dramatically. The company,
Managing Editor
Heather Lackey
are dusting off their wallets and spending better known for its range of reflow ovens,
Tel: +1 (866) 948-7778 their hard-earned cash. The difference has also taken a leap into the AOI business
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in the Chinese scheme is that it not only with a recent acquisition in July.
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covers cars but extends to computers, TVs In summary, business appears to be
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scheme will run till June 2010. All this, and everyone agrees it is not expected to recover
the race to own a new 3G phone, has had the level of export business it once had
Advertising a positive effect on electronics manufactur- and regionalization of manufacturing will
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cannot replace the export business lost to modest signs of recovery, and Europe is
today.
the United States and Europe. still locked in recession, with the possible
Talking to many of the Chinese sup- exception of some green shoots appearing
Americas: Sandy Daneau
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pliers of equipment and materials at the in the German economy.
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show, there seems to be a renewed impetus
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to want to market their goods outside of
Europe—Andy Kellard
China to Greater Asia and, in some cases, Trevor Galbraith.
Tel: +44 7766 951665
Europe and the Americas.
akellard@globalsmt.net Looking at the wider picture, interna-
tional suppliers are reporting increased
Asia/Pacific—
Debasish Choudhury
business. As I mentioned last month, mate-
Tel: +91 120 6453260 rials suppliers rebounded in January-March
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this year, and many capital equipment com-
Korea—
panies have seen a gradual improvement
Sang Hun Oh from June, although some are reporting
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patchy visibility beyond September.
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New products were short on the
Asia—
ground in Shenzhen, although WKK
Carol Chen
did introduce a new Japanese placement
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machine for radial, axial and odd-form
components. WKK’s Hamed El Abd said,
“the interest in this product is being fuelled
by the Chinese manufacturers desire to
increase automation.”
2 – Global SMT & Packaging – September 2009 www.globalsmt.net
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