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MINNEAPOLIS – The SMTA will move its signature event, SMTA International, to Orlando next year, the trade group said.
The show is scheduled for Oct. 7-11, 2007, at the Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando.
The show has been sited in Chicago the past several years, in conjunction with the Assembly Technology Expo trade show.
SMTAI 2006 takes place next week at the Rosemont Convention Center.Plexus will invest $13 million to build new offices and laboratories for the 364,000 sq. ft. facility, which is located on a 23-acre site. Construction is expected to be completed in the first fiscal quarter of 2007.
BenQ Mobile, the firm's handset business, will be made a standalone entity, while its contract assembly work will be spun off and renamed, according to various news reports.
ROSEMONT, IL — The International Electronics Manufacturing
Initiative and IPC will produce a half-day forum on emerging
environmental regulations around the globe on Sept. 28, at the
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center here in suburban Chicago.
The forum, Life after EU RoHS, will also identify collaborative efforts to close policy and technology gaps in preparation for future legislation.
“There are a number of new requirements being implemented in Europe, Asia, and the U.S., and industry needs to be involved in the policy discussions as well as preparing for the technology challenges” said Fern Abrams, director of environmental policy for IPC.
The forum will provide an overview of key legislation that is currently pending, such as EU REACH, EU EuP, China RoHS and state laws in the U.S., plus review policy monitoring and advocacy efforts underway. Participants will also identify policy and technology gaps and discuss potential new efforts to close them.
Forum speakers include:
- Robert C. Pfahl, vice president, iNEMI
- Fern Abrams, director of environmental policy, IPC
- Jean-Philippe Brisson, associate, Allen & Overy
- Thomas E. Valliere, senior vice president, Design Chain
Associates.
“Although many electronics manufacturers are already involved in the policy debates underway, communication between the policy and technology functions within companies could be improved,” said Pfahl. “As was the case with RoHS/WEEE, a number of these new regulations will require multiple functions within companies to develop effective and traceable solutions that harmonize with existing product and process requirements.”
For additional information about the forum, go to http://www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/SMTAI_2006_Life_after.html
The figures beat The Street's estimates of $2.8 billion. However, organic growth is expected to slow from 32% in fiscal 2006 to 11% in fiscal 2007, due in part to the end of a large contract with Philips.
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