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SANTA ANA, CA – Jasbir Bath of Bath Technical Consultancy has been retained as a consulting engineer to advise and support Christopher Associates and its customers in the Americas.
Bath will primarily support Koki soldering material products in North America.
For the past 10 years, Bath was corporate lead engineer with Solectron Corp. and Flextronics International. Bath is also an iNEMI consultant, working on the Pb-free rework optimization project.
Christopher Associates supplies solder paste, test and inspection equipment, and other soldering materials and equipment for printed circuit fabrication and assembly.
Bath will primarily support Koki soldering material products in North America.
For the past 10 years, Bath was corporate lead engineer with Solectron Corp. and Flextronics International. Bath is also an iNEMI consultant, working on the Pb-free rework optimization project.
Christopher Associates supplies solder paste, test and inspection equipment, and other soldering materials and equipment for printed circuit fabrication and assembly.
HELSINKI – Elcoteq's senior vice president of group operations and sourcing, Petteri Laaksomo, is leaving the company to become senior vice president, supply chain management at Ruukki.
He will also become a member of Ruukki's Extended Management Board.
The search for a replacement is ongoing.
Laaksomo, who was also a member of Elcoteq's Management Team, had held the position since January. He was previously vice president of global operations and quality at Elcoteq, and also held positions as director of supply chain management and sourcing for Elcoteq's CNE Division and general manager of Elcoteq Asia Ltd.
Ruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to the construction and mechanical engineering industries.
He will also become a member of Ruukki's Extended Management Board.
The search for a replacement is ongoing.
Laaksomo, who was also a member of Elcoteq's Management Team, had held the position since January. He was previously vice president of global operations and quality at Elcoteq, and also held positions as director of supply chain management and sourcing for Elcoteq's CNE Division and general manager of Elcoteq Asia Ltd.
Ruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to the construction and mechanical engineering industries.
MONTREAL -- Midland Baring Financial Group has acquired Level Vision Electronics in an all-stock transaction.
Level Vision is a consumer electronics manufacturer and distributor.
SHENZHEN – The organizers of Nepcon/EMT
South China trade show reported a record 25,912 attendees for its 14th annual show held earlier this month.
The show “exceeded my expectation in terms of visitor numbers. Although the market is not so strong this summer, [it] still attracted so many visitors. This is very impressive,” said Erik van de Ven, senior director of business support and marketing for Asia Pacific at Assembléon, in a press release.
Next year’s
show takes place Aug. 31-Sept. 2 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition
Centre. The show is sponsored by Reed Exhibitions.
SAN JOSE – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $884 million in orders in August and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.83, says SEMI. It marks the lowest 90-day average order level since 2003.
SHENZHEN – Wong’s Kong King International reported first-half revenues of HK$2.3 billion ($295 million), up from HK$1.99 billion ($256 million) last year. The operating profit was HK$102 million, up from HK$96 million. The net profit rose to HK$66.7 million, up 20.7%.
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