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SMYRNA, GA – UP Media Group Inc., parent company of Circuits Assembly and Printed Circuit Design & Fab, today announced registration is now open for PCB West 2008, scheduled for Sept. 14-19, at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, CA.
SHERWOOD, OR – Ascentec Engineering has acquired Datum Dynamics USA for an undisclosed sum.
Portsmouth, RI-based Datum will move to Ascentec’s Fitchburg, MA site. Colin Reddy, previously sales manager at Datum, will help transition current Datum clients.
Ascentec designs and manufactures PCBA process tooling.
Datum is a PCB assembly tooling and fixtures supplier in the Northeastern U.S.
SINGAPORE – Nihon Superior Co. Ltd. has upgraded its Singapore location – Nihon Superior Trading (S) Pte Ltd. – to a regional headquarters, with plans to establish an English-speaking R&D center there.
The R&D Center will be in operation before the end of 2008 with an initial investment of SG$1.275 million (US$934,000), the company reports.
The initial focus will be on establishing analytical capability with XRF and ICP equipment. Additional tools required for the development and testing of soldering materials and the diagnosis of microscopy and mechanical testing will follow.
NSTS was established in 1988 as a joint venture with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. In 2007, NSTS accounted for 16% of Nihon’s total turnover.
