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HERNDON, VA – A host of major OEM and EMS companies, under the auspices of iNEMI, has outlined a set of recommendations for managing Pb-free alloy alternatives.
The consortium members recommend the following to help manage the use of multiple solder alloys:
INEMI’s recommendations are available at
http://thor.inemi.org/webdownload/projects/ba/Pb-Free_Alloys/Alloy_recs.pdf.
The consortium members recommend the following to help manage the use of multiple solder alloys:
- Drive convergence of Pb-free alloys.
- Develop an industry-standard assessment methodology.
- Establish performance guidelines.
- Update standards.
- Identify and differentiate alloys.
INEMI’s recommendations are available at
http://thor.inemi.org/webdownload/projects/ba/Pb-Free_Alloys/Alloy_recs.pdf.
SAN JOSE – X-line Asset Management will auction an SMT facility in Garden Grove, CA, on July 22. The auction will close July 23.
Equipment lines on display include machines from Siemens, DEK, Vitronics, Omron, Nutek, Quad, Heller, Nicolet and others.
Equipment lines on display include machines from Siemens, DEK, Vitronics, Omron, Nutek, Quad, Heller, Nicolet and others.
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TAIPEI – Foxconn Electronics, the world’s largest ODM/EMS company, expects revenue growth to gain steam this month, the company said.
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YOUNGSVILLE, NC — Eaton Corp. will open a manufacturing facility here, on the site of a former Flextronics facility, the company said today.
Eaton, which makes electrical systems for power management, is taking over a 125,000 sq. ft. building in a move that will create some 100 jobs.
Flextronics shuttered the site earlier this year after completing its purchase of Solectron, and laid off 480 workers.
Eaton, which makes electrical systems for power management, is taking over a 125,000 sq. ft. building in a move that will create some 100 jobs.
Flextronics shuttered the site earlier this year after completing its purchase of Solectron, and laid off 480 workers.
HUNTSVILLE, AL – Fresh off the sale of two PC manufacturing plants, Sanmina-SCI is going forward with its stated goals to land more military and defense contracts. The EMS firm is reportedly working with Lockheed Martin in a bid for a $3.5 billion contract to build the Army's next-generation intercom system.
Sanmina-SCI reportedly already provides various communications systems to the Army for helicopters. The company employs 1,000 workers in Huntsville.
The deal would cover some 54,000 Army vehicles worldwide, according to a report in The Huntsville Times.
An Army announcement on the program is expected shortly.
TAIPEI – Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics each expect third-quarter shipments to grow 20% or more sequentially on stronger PC demand.
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