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San Diego — KIC, Henkel Technologies, Engent, Speedline Technologies, Cogiscan and OK International will co-sponsor a lead-free workshop on May 18-19, at the Henkel Technologies facility in Irvine, CA.
The hands-on training program is designed for engineers and engineering management, and will provide a broad knowledge of lead-free materials interactions, and an understanding of the process (including advantages and limitations). A sample lead-free board will be produced and taken away by each attendee.
· Dr. Neil Poole and Dr. Brian Toleno of Henkel Technologies will present on material interactions, surface mount adhesives, underfills, conformal coatings and alloy reliability.
· Dr. Daniel Baldwin of Engent will discuss process engineering methods, analytical tools and design of experiment (DOE).
· Francois Monette of Cogiscan Inc. will present on material logistics and identification, component compatibility and the impact of MSD.
· Marybeth Allen of KIC will discuss management of the thermal processes as they relate to the conversion to lead-free manufacturing.
· Grant Miller of OK International will present on rework with lead-free devices.
· Keith Howell of Speedline Technologies will present on wave and reflow processes.
The workshop will feature hands-on production floor training in the following areas:
· Screen printing surface mount adhesives and solder paste, and placement
· Reflow profiling
· Inspection/analytical
· Rework
· Wave.
HERNDON, VA— The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) has added seven new members.
The following companies have joined the group in the past few months:
Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)— produces photonics-based solutions for commercial markets and scientific research.
Henkel Corp. (Irvine, CA) —electronics material solutions from wafer-level to board-level and final assembly.
NanoDynamics Inc. (Buffalo, NY) — produces nanomaterials for improved functionality and performance of a wide range of industrial and consumer products.
Nihon Superior Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) — provides advanced soldering and brazing technologies and products for the metal-joining industry.
PCNalert (Pasadena, CA) — specializes in component event management, a discipline that synthesizes content, software applications and business processes.
Symbol Technologies Inc. (Holtsville, NY) - develops enterprise mobility products such as mobile computers, wireless infrastructure, barcode scanners and kiosks.
Total Parts Plus Inc. (Fort Walton Beach, FL) — offers obsolescence management products and services as well as detailed material content information services.
"iNEMI's success is directly attributable to the diversity and participation of our members. These new members represent both the global reach and the variation of companies that make up the industry's supply chain," said iNEMI CEO Jim McElroy.
SHANGHAI - Enthone Inc., the chemistries arm of Cookson Electronics, opened a $3 million technical service center in Shanghai. The facility will process functional and decorative coatings for use in automotive, plumbing and other surface finishing applications. In total, five plating lines will be installed for pre-treatment, plating and post-treatment chemical processing.
Hubb van Dun, president, said, "In 2004, Enthone achieved a breakthrough market position in aluminum wheel plating in Asia. We will continue to evaluate and invest in technologies, applications and markets that expand our Enthone chemistry business and support the needs of our worldwide customers."
The center, home to about 60 employees, is equipped with advanced instrumentation analysis, including AAS, UV/VIS, CVS and a CASS test chamber that will analyze a range of materials, including decorative accessories, functional items and electronics components.
KENOSHA, WI — Pro-Mation Inc. is producing a monthly newsletter to deliver industry news and company news and products. The company, which makes PCB handling equipment, selective laser soldering, conveyers and other equipment, will distribute the newsletter via email.
The first issue, released this month, provides updated product information the company's magazine handler, selective laser solder system and in-line placement work cell. It also includes info on the company's Dynalab integration efforts.
President and CEO Gary Goldberg also shares his thoughts on industry news.
For more info or to subscribe, contact Gary Goldberg: 262-942-4177.
March sales, at $18.4 billion, were up 2.2% from February, on heavy consumer spending.
FRAMINGHAM, MA -- A monthly poll of the nation's top information officers revealed strong signs of growth in projected IT
spending.
In the April poll by CIO Magazine, released today, respondents predict spending will grow 7.9% during the next 12 months, up from 6.4% last month.
The poll was conducted from April 7-14. It marks the third consecutive month that CIOs predicted increasing spending.
Growth is forecast for software, and for equipment for telecom and data networking.
"IT budgets are starting to bloom along with the tulips," says Dr. Ed Yardeni, chief investment strategist for Oak Associates. "April's poll results suggest business may be warming up to more technology spending in the spring."
"While
overall projections from CIOs are more positive this month, spending
projections for computer hardware fell slightly and storage was flat,"
says Chris Whitmore, director, IT hardware research for Deutsche Bank.
"We continue to expect most areas of hardware
to experience slower growth in 2005 versus 2004. We believe the
combination of rising interest rates, slowing economic growth and an
aging replacement cycle will all dampen hardware growth this year." DB
forecasts IT spend to grow 4 to 5% this year, versus 6% in 2004.
CIOs
of companies osf less than 100 employees projected spending to rise
16.5%, versus 8.4% last month. Companies of 5,000 or more employees
increased projections to 6%, versus 5% in March.
