FRANKLIN, MA – The U.S. Patent Office has issued a patent to Speedline Technologies for the method first used its Accela printer’s stencil wiper system.
US Patent no. 7,017,489 covers a method used to minimize downtime from wiper service during the printing operation. This method can be used on screen and stencil printers.
Joe Perault, Speedline manager of applications engineering, is credited with the invention.
US Patent no. 7,017,489 covers a method used to minimize downtime from wiper service during the printing operation. This method can be used on screen and stencil printers.
Joe Perault, Speedline manager of applications engineering, is credited with the invention.
GREENVILLE, SC -- Kemet Corp. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Epcos AG's tantalum capacitor business for 86.5 million euros (approximately $103 million). Kemet is paying $81.3 million in cash and the rest in assumed liabilities and working capital adjustments.
The acquisition includes the Epcos tantalum capacitor manufacturing operation in Evora, Portugal, plus certain R&D, marketing and sales functions in various locations, primarily within Europe.
The deal does not include Epcos's tantalum capacitor manufacturing facility in Heidenheim, Germany. Epcos' will continue to produce product exclusively for Kemet at the Heidenheim facility. Once the transition is completed, in September, Kemet will purchase the Heidenheim manufacturing assets.
About $93.5 million of the deal is tied to the closing. The remainder will be paid when the manufacturing and supply agreement expires in September.
The acquisition includes the Epcos tantalum capacitor manufacturing operation in Evora, Portugal, plus certain R&D, marketing and sales functions in various locations, primarily within Europe.
The deal does not include Epcos's tantalum capacitor manufacturing facility in Heidenheim, Germany. Epcos' will continue to produce product exclusively for Kemet at the Heidenheim facility. Once the transition is completed, in September, Kemet will purchase the Heidenheim manufacturing assets.
About $93.5 million of the deal is tied to the closing. The remainder will be paid when the manufacturing and supply agreement expires in September.
BURLINGTON, VT -- The 50 largest EMS companies topped $100 billion in sales for the first time, accounting for 2005 revenue of $109.2 billion.
Combined sales for top 50 companies grew 14.4% in 2005. Growth was heavily influenced by the estimated results of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn); without Hon Hai, the remaining 49 providers produced an aggregate growth of 3.1%.
Combined sales for top 50 companies grew 14.4% in 2005. Growth was heavily influenced by the estimated results of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn); without Hon Hai, the remaining 49 providers produced an aggregate growth of 3.1%.
SAN JOSE -- Hammer Storage, a
division of Bell Microproducts, has added the Hammer NA-1400 Network-Attached Storage Appliance to its
product line.
The high capacity device provides up to two terabytes of external storage in a compact, toaster-sized package. It is designed by Newisys Inc., a developer of computing and storage designs, and manufactured by its parent company Sanmina-SCI.
The high capacity device provides up to two terabytes of external storage in a compact, toaster-sized package. It is designed by Newisys Inc., a developer of computing and storage designs, and manufactured by its parent company Sanmina-SCI.
COLUMBIA, MD - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI), a developer of analytical instrumentation, has a new, free white paper entitled “Understanding RoHS.” The paper is available at ssi.shimadzu.com.
The paper offers guidance and tips for organizations that have yet to properly comply with the EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances regulations. It also provides insight into how RoHS will affect U.S. manufacturers, how they can earn compliance and the ramifications of non-compliance.
SSI is the American subsidiary of Shimadzu Corp., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
The paper offers guidance and tips for organizations that have yet to properly comply with the EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances regulations. It also provides insight into how RoHS will affect U.S. manufacturers, how they can earn compliance and the ramifications of non-compliance.
SSI is the American subsidiary of Shimadzu Corp., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
FT. WORTH, TX – Allied Electronics has broken ground on its new headquarters and distribution center in Fort Worth.
The catalog distributor, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents, began construction on a 365,000-sq. ft. facility that will replace the company’s existing rented space. The new facility will help accommodate the company’s growth, as it expects to create an additional 300 jobs over the next several years.
Construction is expected to be completed as early as summer 2007.
The catalog distributor, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents, began construction on a 365,000-sq. ft. facility that will replace the company’s existing rented space. The new facility will help accommodate the company’s growth, as it expects to create an additional 300 jobs over the next several years.
Construction is expected to be completed as early as summer 2007.
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