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SANTA CLARA, CA – The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative begins its North American 2011 Roadmap technology working groups this month.

Agilent Technologies will host an iNEMI Roadmap meeting Feb. 23-24 in Santa Clara, CA.

iNEMI is also scheduling a webinar for Mar. 19 to review information from the medical and automotive PEGs with the European market.

iNEMI membership is not required to participate. For more information about this month’s meeting, visit http://www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/2011_RM_NA_Feb10.html.

For information about the March webinar, visit http://www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/2011_RM_Eur_PEG_Mar10.html.

Additional meetings will be scheduled in the coming months, including workshops in Europe, hosted by IMEC in Leuven, Belgium; North America; and Asia, hosted by Taiwan Printed Circuit Association in Taipei, and co-sponsored by the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association, Advanced Microsystems and Package Technology Alliance and Surface Mount Technology Association Taiwan.

Final Roadmap chapters are due in September.

SAO PAULO – A new trade show for electronics assemblers in Brazil is planned for the fall.

The Global Electronics Manufacturing Expo Brazil will be held at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo Oct. 5-7.

The new event will feature a conference program, including IPC training and certification workshops from IPC registered training specialists; advanced training workshops from a range of international experts; training workshops from exhibitor and local training companies, and a vendor conference program.

For more information, visit www.gemexpobrazil.com.

EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS – Assembléon has started a research project to develop a new generation of sustainable pick-and-place solutions for the electronics assembly industry.

The new generation aims to minimize the environmental impact of the machine during the design phase.

Assembléon’s activity is part of an overall development project called SUPREME (SUstainable PRoduction EquipMEnt).

Other partners in this project are firms and institutions from the high-tech Dutch Brainport Region, including the Technical University of Eindhoven, research institute TNO, Xycarb Ceramics, Tegema Group and Fiberworx.

SenterNovem, the sustainability office of the Dutch ministry of economical affairs, and the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research have provided a substantial subsidy for the project.