News
VANCOUVER -- PTL Electronics has won a $3.6 million order from a leading supplier
of visual
communications systems.
PTL will provide electronics manufacturing services for a new product line scheduled to be completed by Dec. 31. Shipments have already begun, the company said.
PTL will provide electronics manufacturing services for a new product line scheduled to be completed by Dec. 31. Shipments have already begun, the company said.
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA -- Henkel today announced the acquisition of Accurus Scientific Co. Ltd., a Taiwan-based manufacturer of solder spheres and solder powders. Terms were not disclosed.
Founded in March 1998, Accurus makes type 1 through type 7 solder powders. The company employs 170 workers.
Founded in March 1998, Accurus makes type 1 through type 7 solder powders. The company employs 170 workers.
ROSEMONT, IL – Speakers are sought for next year’s Assembly Technology Expo technical conference. The trade show will be held Sept. 24-27 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The conference will address product design through end-of-line packaging and quality assurance. Presentations should be 50-minute papers, panel discussions or half-day workshops. Abstracts are due Feb. 1. www.canonshows.com/CFP/Midwest/index.asp
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials will reorganize its North American manufacturing operations, shifting some operations from the U.S. to Mexico over the next six to 12 months, the company said today.
The company will close two sites in the U.S. and will build a manufacturing plant in Mexico. It will also relocate its headquarters to another, unspecified site in New Jersey.
YAVNE, ISRAEL – Valor Computerized Systems’ process engineering software has been integrated with Mydata’s placement equipment, the company said today.
The integration aids parts and panel handling, and optimizes machine setup times.
The integration permits direct communication between hardware and software through the use of APIs. Users can create assembly data within Valor’s Trilogy-5000 tool, which are then integrated with Mydata’s own parts and shapes libraries and simulation.
Valor’s software also reads existing machine libraries, jobs and current feeder setup.
The integration aids parts and panel handling, and optimizes machine setup times.
The integration permits direct communication between hardware and software through the use of APIs. Users can create assembly data within Valor’s Trilogy-5000 tool, which are then integrated with Mydata’s own parts and shapes libraries and simulation.
Valor’s software also reads existing machine libraries, jobs and current feeder setup.
TEMPE, AZ -- The manufacturing sector failed to grow in
November for the first time in 42 months despite gains in the broader economy. Computer and electronic products was one of eight industries reporting growth in November.
The monthly Institute for Supply Management report, issued today, showed November manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level since April 2003, as the PMI indicator fell to 49.5%. New orders and production both slumped.
The silver lining, said ISM spokesman Norbert Ore was new export order growth, which "continued as the weaker dollar continues to fuel that segment.
The monthly Institute for Supply Management report, issued today, showed November manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level since April 2003, as the PMI indicator fell to 49.5%. New orders and production both slumped.
The silver lining, said ISM spokesman Norbert Ore was new export order growth, which "continued as the weaker dollar continues to fuel that segment.
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