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SAN JOSE -- North American manufacturers of semiconductor equipment booked $754 million in orders in
September 2008 on a three-month average basis, down 13% from revised August figures and off 39% year-over-year.
The book-to-bill ratio was 0.76, meaning $76 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month, SEMI said.
NASHVILLE -- Sean McShefferty, a veteran of more than 20 years in electronics manufacturing and North American electronics sales manager at Kyzen, died Oct. 12 following a long battle with cancer.
In a statement, Kyzen vice president Tom Forsythe said, “It is with deep sorrow that we received word of Sean McShefferty’s passing. Sean has battled stomach cancer for nearly two years and until quite recently had remarkably maintained a near-normal schedule, not only managing to continue with his duties at Kyzen but also being active at his church, in outreach programs for cancer awareness, as well as supporting other cancer patients and survivors.
In a statement, Kyzen vice president Tom Forsythe said, “It is with deep sorrow that we received word of Sean McShefferty’s passing. Sean has battled stomach cancer for nearly two years and until quite recently had remarkably maintained a near-normal schedule, not only managing to continue with his duties at Kyzen but also being active at his church, in outreach programs for cancer awareness, as well as supporting other cancer patients and survivors.
SILVER SPRING, MD – The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative is offering a medical electronics forum on Nov. 14 in Silver Spring, MD.
This free event, hosted by the US Food and Drug Administration, will discuss requirements and recommendations developed for the electronics industry to ensure reliability of components used in medical products.
Forum topics include existing and related standards and test methods; use conditions for life-critical medical components; test and extrapolation methodologies; sampling population assessment; range and conditions of applicability; test methodologies and criteria; medical grade guidelines; failure modes and effects analysis of MLCC failures, and accelerated life test methods to determine long-term leakage and breakdown failures of MLCCs.
Register by Oct. 31 at http://www.inemi.org/register.php?id=63.
TORONTO – Adeptron Technologies will provide $15 million a year in electronics manufacturing services to an undisclosed OEM, the EMS firm said today.
The deal has "the potential to increase significantly," Adeptron said, because of sales growth of the product lines and from possible additional manufacturing support services for other current and future products.
Adeptron said the Canada-based OEM designs a "top-selling range of proprietary technology products that are marketed worldwide." The company indicated the product is used in office and educational environments.
Full ramp of manufacturing is expected to take place during the first quarter 2009.
Adeptron has annual sales of $250 million, including revenues generated by a partner in China.
GLENVIEW,
IL – Illinois Tool Works reported third-quarter net income slipped 7.5%
even on an 11% jump in revenues, the latter spurred by acquisitions and
favorable currency translations. Base revenues fell 0.8% on lower volumes
partially offset by higher raw material price recovery.
WASHINGTON, DC – Big industry production fell lower in September than it had since late 1974, largely as a result of hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
The Federal Reserve reported production at US factories, mines and utilities plunged 2.8% last month, in addition to a 1% drop in August.
The Fed estimated hurricane-related disruptions accounted for about 2.25 points of the total drop. In addition, a strike affecting the commercial aircraft industry also was a factor, accounting for around 50 basis points.
Economists originally forecast a September decline of 0.8%.
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