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Electronics manufacturing professionals convened at the 14th annual NEPCON Shanghai/EMT China electronics manufacturing exhibition and conference in Shanghai from April 26-29. According to the joint organizers Reed Exhibitions and the CCPIT - Electronics Sub-Council, the show attracted 13,528 industry professionals, an increase of 10% from last year show.
In an exhibiting area of 32,000 sq. meters, 650 companies exhibited their latest electronics production technologies. The show attracted surface-mount technology equipment and materials, test and measurement, electronics components and other sub assembly suppliers. Industry groups from 21 countries and regions participated, including China, Japan, Germany, Singapore, Taiwan, the UK and U.S.
According to organizers, 80% of the industry suppliers were represented at the show, including Agilent Technologies, American Tec, Assembleon, DEK, Electronic Scientific Engineering, FlexLink, Fuji, Gelec, Kasion, Hitachi Hi-Tech, Leeport, Mydata, Nutek, Omron, Siemens Dematic, Sun East, Teradyne, Universal Instruments and Yamazen. Nearly 40% of exhibitors have rebooked their space for next year's show 2005.
George Yang, China Marketing Manager of Siemens Dematic China Ltd said, "China is playing an important part of Siemens' global growth. We see Shanghai as a fast-developing business hub. The fair was excellent for us, both the number and the quality of the visitors. It was better than last year and definitely exceeded our expectations."
"Compared to last year, this show was bigger and there were a higher number of visitors, said Nithia Devan, Marketing Communications Manager of Assembleon, Asia Pacific. "We had several qualified visitors plus important customers asking questions and attending demos on our machines...[W]e feel that by attending this show, we are letting the market know that we are here to offer solutions."
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Elcoteq Network Corp. (Espoo, Finland), a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) for the communications technology industry, will expand its operations to Bangalore, India during 2004. The company claims to be the first EMS company offering manufacturing services to infrastructure and handset original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in India.
Elcoteq will establish operations in Bangalore, initially operating in rented manufacturing space. The plant is expected to be operational within six to nine months. When fully operational, the plant is estimated to employ approximately 1,000 people.
"We are very proud to be the first global EMS company in the communications technology sector offering electronics manufacturing services in the country," said Hannu Keinänen, President of Elcoteq Asia-Pacific. "India is one of the fastest growing markets for mobile telecommunications, and we see great opportunities for manufacturing services in the area."
India, with a population of over one billion people, is one of the fastest growing areas for both handset OEMs and EMS providers. The key drivers underlying Elcoteq's decision to enter India are the large domestic market for mobile communications and its growth prospects coupled with other important factors such as the availability of a highly educated labor force, an attractive customer base and favorable cost levels.
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On May 25-26, Henkel Corp., Engent, KIC, Speedline Technologies and Siemens Dematic presented a two-day Hands-On Lead-Free Technology Workshop at Engent's facilities in Norcross, GA. The program provided participants with information concerning lead-free materials and an understanding of upcoming process requirements and changes.
Unlike other lead-free seminars, about half of the agenda included hands-on training on the production floor. Attendees had a chance to visit and tinker with lead-free assembly at stations set up for screen printing and placement; reflow profiling; wave soldering; rework; and analytical tools for process validation.
Brian Toleno of Henkel, Dr. Daniel Baldwin of Engent, MaryBeth Allen of KIC and Keith Howell of Speedline also gave detailed presentations covering the challenges that lead-free technology brings to reflow and wave solder profiling and oven setup; alloy and equipment selection; compatibility studies for underfills, chipbonders and conformal coatings; and materials and process validation.
Each attendee was able to bring home a lead-free board they built, learning firsthand the impact of lead free on setup, assembly and visual inspection.
The course appealed to electronics professionals on all levels. James Seagle, process engineer at Z-World, and his colleague, Guy Martindale, senior process engineer, came to the event with very different agendas. Seagle, who has spent 11 years in electronics assembly and has attended many lead-free seminars, wanted the chance to apply his understanding of lead-free manufacturing.
"The hands-on approach of this workshop was very beneficial to me," said Seagle. "While the technical data presented in other seminars has been good, this workshop let me test my knowledge and take it to another level on the production floor."
Martindale, on the other hand, came to Z-World from the board fabrication industry and, coincidentally, his first day on the job was spent in the lead-free workshop. "This is a crash-course for me," he said. "But, there is no better way to learn something than by experiencing it. I think the production aspect of this workshop was invaluable."
Details will be announced soon regarding the location of the next workshop in the fall. Those who are interested in attending can contact Doug Dixon: (626) 968-6511; doug.dixon@loctite.com.
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