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BINGHAMTON, NY – The parent company of Universal Instruments and Vitronics Soltec named group chairman Jean-Luc Pelissier chief executive, effective Oct. 1.
ROME, NY – The ESD Association and Canada’s Automated Learning Corp. have announced a training course in electrostatic discharge control.
The course is intended for electronics manufacturers who require controls for ESD-sensitive components and assemblies, and can be custom-tailored to meet company-specific ESD control program needs.
ESDA Operator Training is reportedly the first computer-delivered ESD training to provide this content-tailoring feature.
While primarily intended for assembly operators and semiconductor technicians, this comprehensive ESD training course can benefit anyone involved in electronics manufacturing, the companies suggest.
The course features the ALC LearnTech computer-based training system that delivers course content over a corporate network and includes automated registration and record keeping.
For more information, visit http://www.automatedlearning.com/products/ESDAOperatorTraining.cfm.
TAIPEI – Arima Computer plans to sell its notebook PC and server operations to Flextronics for $191.5 million.
VANCOUVER, WA – Antares Advanced Test Technologies, a global supplier of integrated semiconductor test consumables, announced it has integrated the R&D, manufacturing and support operations of Antares conTech and UMD Advanced Test Technologies following the companies' merger in the third quarter of 2006.
Antares’ 11 acquisitions since 1988 have reportedly left the company the world's largest supplier of high-end semiconductor sockets and connectors and a global supplier of burn-in sockets, automated test equipment consumables and thermal management solutions.
Antares’ 11 acquisitions since 1988 have reportedly left the company the world's largest supplier of high-end semiconductor sockets and connectors and a global supplier of burn-in sockets, automated test equipment consumables and thermal management solutions.
SAN DIEGO – IBM executive Paul R. Brody will keynote the 11th Annual ESCA Conference and Expo, Oct. 29-31, in Santa Clara, CA.
Brody, partner at IBM Global Business Services and global lead, Electronics Industry Strategy Practice, will speak on optimization through collaboration, sharing insights on trends from both the supply side (cost, complexity, competition, commoditization) and the demand side (convergence, connectedness, consumerization, content) that are reshaping the electronics industry.
Also, Karen Butner, supply chain expert and member of the IBM Institute for Business Value, and Jane Barrett, research director and analyst with AMR Research’s Value Chain Strategies Service, will join others to guide an interactive session on Agility and the Globally Integrated Enterprise with a special look at strategies for Taming China's Dragons: When China is part of your supply chain.
For more information, visit www.electronicssupplychain.org.
DERBYSHIRE, UK – Electrochemical manufacturer Electrolube, a division of HK Wentworth Ltd., has received £1.1million in additional funding from Fortis, a large European financial institution.
Fortis provided the funds worth to HK Wentworth following the development of a five-year business plan, and has to date invested £2 million into the group.
The initial affiliation will run for two years, with the possibility of extension. Fortis’ investment is set to impact Electrolube’s international sales, technical support and research and development capability.
Fortis provided the funds worth to HK Wentworth following the development of a five-year business plan, and has to date invested £2 million into the group.
The initial affiliation will run for two years, with the possibility of extension. Fortis’ investment is set to impact Electrolube’s international sales, technical support and research and development capability.
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