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Moorpark, CA -- Tier two EMS company CTS Corp. is establishing manufacturing operations in Matamoros, Mexico. Production is expected to start in mid-2006 and will focus on electro-mechanical and system integration.
The Matamoros facility marks the fourth EMS manufacturing site in North America, in addition to Moorpark and Santa Clara, CA, and Londonderry, NH. CTS has manufactured components and sensors in Matamoros for nearly 40 years.
The Matamoros facility marks the fourth EMS manufacturing site in North America, in addition to Moorpark and Santa Clara, CA, and Londonderry, NH. CTS has manufactured components and sensors in Matamoros for nearly 40 years.
ST. LOUIS -- LaBarge received a $2.3 million contract from BAE Systems to produce power control enclosure assemblies for the M113 armored personnel carrier.
The company expects production to begin in April and continue through Sept. 2006 at its Huntsville, AK, facility.
Atlanta —The Atlanta Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) Expo will return to the Gwinnett Civic Center in Duluth on April 20. The free event will feature over 75 industry supplier exhibits, as well free technical presentations.
The morning sessions will feature a look at the electronics supply chain from Mike Buetow, editor-in-chief of Circuits Assembly, followed by a look at the realities and logistics of implementing Pb-free technologies, presented by industry expert (and Circuits Assembly columnist) Phil Zarrow. One of the afternoon sessions will focus on selective soldering techniques, and the second one on strategies for purchasing and increasing lead times in an RoHS environment.
The event also includes a free lunch on the trade show floor for pre-registrants, as well as a 10th anniversary celebration, sponsored by World Micro Components, Inc. A charity raffle to benefit The Joseph Sams School, a private, non-profit school in Fayetteville, is also planned.
Register in advance at: smta.org/education/vendor_days/vendor_days.cfm#ga
The morning sessions will feature a look at the electronics supply chain from Mike Buetow, editor-in-chief of Circuits Assembly, followed by a look at the realities and logistics of implementing Pb-free technologies, presented by industry expert (and Circuits Assembly columnist) Phil Zarrow. One of the afternoon sessions will focus on selective soldering techniques, and the second one on strategies for purchasing and increasing lead times in an RoHS environment.
The event also includes a free lunch on the trade show floor for pre-registrants, as well as a 10th anniversary celebration, sponsored by World Micro Components, Inc. A charity raffle to benefit The Joseph Sams School, a private, non-profit school in Fayetteville, is also planned.
Register in advance at: smta.org/education/vendor_days/vendor_days.cfm#ga
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