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eMS market at uS $294 billion in kyzen opens sales and support Juki’s ke 2050 and 2060 modular
2008 office in Malaysia placement systems achieve sales
Revenue for the worldwide EMS market Kyzen opened its newest sales and support records
was $294 billion in 2008, a 12 percent office in Penang, Malaysia, to provide Juki Corporation’s KE 2050 and 2060
increase over 2007, reports Electronic direct assistance for regional customers modular placement systems are now the
Trend Publications (ETP). The EMS regarding Kyzen’s advanced products and all-time sales leaders in Juki history. With
market is expected to decline in 2009, but technologies. more than 7150 machines shipped as of
growth should return in 2010 and continue “Malaysia is an attractive location March 31, 2009, the 2050 and 2060 have
for many years. EMS industry revenue for Kyzen,” said Tom Forsythe, vice passed the former record holders, the KE
will reach $435 billion in 2013. Recent president. “It is an important hub for the 750 and 760.
research by ETP on the EMS industry also high value-added electronics and other “I recently visited a customer whose
found that Asian factories accounted for high-technology manufacturing with a 2060RL just passed 12,000 hours,” said
62 percent of the industry’s production in business friendly environment and, most Bob Black, Juki Automation Systems
2008 and that computer and peripherals importantly, with a highly educated, president & CEO, “and the machine has
market was responsible for 36 percent of dedicated work force to hire from.” had zero downtime in its history. That’s
the industry’s revenue in 2008. The facility is the first of its kind in more than six shift years without an
www.electronictrendpubs.com Malaysia. www.kyzen.com interruption for repair!”
www.jukiamericas.com
eu regulation for imported aqueous Technologies opens online
equipment “aqueous university” henkel consolidates position in
If you sell equipment into the European Aqueous Technologies Fortune 500 ranking
Union, you may be affected by the new opened Aqueous Henkel has made a gain of 20 places in the
European Union Machine Safety Directive University Online, a annual survey of the world’s 500 highest-
(2006/42/EC), which takes effect one-stop source for revenue companies published by the US
December 29, 2009. According to the U.S. valuable information business magazine Fortune. In the overall
Department of Commerce, U.S. exporters on Aqueous Technologies’ products as ranking, Henkel holds position number
of machines will need to identify a person well as links to published defluxing-related 448 compared to 468 last year. And for the
established in the European Union who technical articles, video presentations, first time, Henkel has also gained entry this
is authorized to keep the manufacturer’s knowledge-base articles and MSDSs, year in the list of companies making the
technical file or have quick access to it. as well as multiple technical webinars. biggest jump in profits, taking 36th place
This person’s name must appear on the Aqueous University can be accessed at in that ranking. www.henkel.com
declaration of conformity along with the www.aqueoustech.com/aquuniv. Aqueous
name and address of the manufacturer. Technologies is a manufacturer of ic market ‘surge’ at hand, says
This requirement is an example of the defluxing, cleanliness testing, and stencil
analyst
beefed up surveillance and enforcement cleaning equipment with sales and services
The second half of 2009 will bring
the EU is putting into effect to back up the centers worldwide. www.aqueoustech.com
welcome relief to the semiconductor and
CE mark program.
capital equipment industries, according
kester appoints technology to market research firm IC Insights Inc.,
MirTec wins $15M contract with manager to solder paste r&D which is predicting strong seasonal strength
leading mobile solution providers Kester appointed for electronic system sales, worldwide
MIRTEC has been awarded contracts Adrian Hawkins, gross domestic product (GDP) growth
totaling more than $15M with leading Ph.D., to the role and continuation of an IC inventory
mobile solution manufacturers for its MV- of technology and replenishment trend that began in the
7xi inline automated optical inspection development manager. second quarter. Compared to a dismal
(AOI) systems. Adrian’s primary first half, the second half of 2009 will
“MIRTEC’s innovative MV-7xi AOI responsibility will be bring 18 percent growth in the worldwide
System has raised the industry standard to lead the research & semiconductor market, 43 percent growth
for throughput, quality, ease of use and development for solder in foundry sales and a 28 percent increase
reliability,” said MIRTEC CEO Chanwha paste in North America. in semiconductor capital equipment
Pak. “The MV-7xi is perfectly suited to Dr. Hawkins comes to Kester with nearly spending, according to a soon-to-be
handle the high-density PCB manufacturing 20 years of materials experience through released mid-year update from IC Insights.
requirements associated with today’s most his work at Eastman Chemical Company in www.icinsights.com
advanced mobile products.” Kingsport, TN. He spent the last four years
Despite difficult economic conditions, in the semiconductor industry at a start-up photo Stencil appoints new sales
MIRTEC has recorded near triple digit company called ZettaCore in Englewood,
manager
growth in global revenue. www.mirtecusa.com CO. www.kester.com
Photo Stencil has hired Steven R. Cooper
as sales manager. Mr. Cooper will be
6 – Global SMT & Packaging – September 2009 www.globalsmt.net
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