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SAN FRANCISCO – Manufacturers looking for help on RoHS compliance will want to tune in to the upcoming Assessing and Maintaining Compliance webinar. The free online seminar will take place Dec. 13, 4 p.m. EST. The one-hour presentation will feature Ken Stanvick, senior vice president at Design Chain Associates, presenting on what companies need to do to maintain and demonstrate RoHS compliance; what an RoHS compliance audit really means; what needs to be audited within your company; and why to include suppliers and subcontractors in an audit.
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil Circuit's previously announced assembly factory in the Ukraine will come online next spring, according to several reports.
Circuits Assembly first reported the plans in October.
Construction started on the plant in September. The finished plant will have an 85,000 sq. ft. footprint and employ 1,500 workers.
Circuits Assembly first reported the plans in October.
Construction started on the plant in September. The finished plant will have an 85,000 sq. ft. footprint and employ 1,500 workers.
SALEM, NH - Appli-tec, a provider of adhesives, sealants and encapsulants, has relocated its offices and manufacturing operations to 7 Industrial Way in Salem, NH.
According to President Timothy Walsh, the 20,000 sq. ft. facility increases the company's production area by 50.
Appli-tec has also increased the size of its manufacturing team by 20% in the past six months.
According to President Timothy Walsh, the 20,000 sq. ft. facility increases the company's production area by 50.
Appli-tec has also increased the size of its manufacturing team by 20% in the past six months.
TOKYO -- Panasonic Automotive Systems will launch a Thailand subsidiarynext month, the company said.
The unit will cover Thailand, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
"The establishment of the new company as a hub for development, manufacture and sales in Asia will lead to stronger cooperation among the PAS companies, realize global business opportunities and optimize Panasonic's product development and production system," said Toru Nishida, managing director, in a statement.
BEIJING -- Unit shipments of digital cable set-top boxes in China will quadruple to 12 million in 2010, according to research firm InStat.
The nation purchased 3 million STBs in 2005, the firm said.
The Chinese government is pushing cities to switch to digital cable TV from analog and most homes will opt for basic boxes, In-Stat says.
"Most of the digital STB shipment increases will come from basic set-top boxes. Most cable operators provide only basic services, and networks have not yet begun to install two-way networks. [T]hus, operators prefer basic boxes," said analyst Rebecca Tan.
Meanwhile, advanced-box shipments will reach 1.5 million by 2010, InStat said. Total revenue of cable STBs is forecast to reach $586 million by 2010.
The nation purchased 3 million STBs in 2005, the firm said.
The Chinese government is pushing cities to switch to digital cable TV from analog and most homes will opt for basic boxes, In-Stat says.
"Most of the digital STB shipment increases will come from basic set-top boxes. Most cable operators provide only basic services, and networks have not yet begun to install two-way networks. [T]hus, operators prefer basic boxes," said analyst Rebecca Tan.
Meanwhile, advanced-box shipments will reach 1.5 million by 2010, InStat said. Total revenue of cable STBs is forecast to reach $586 million by 2010.
RICHARDSON, TX -- TXP Corp. has expanded its facility by 16,488 sq. ft. to accommodate its newly expanded iPhotonics R&D team following the recent hiring of Siemens' former ONT staff.
The now 47,000 sq. ft. plant includes additional warehouse space and a staging area for the TXP's retrofit business.
The now 47,000 sq. ft. plant includes additional warehouse space and a staging area for the TXP's retrofit business.
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