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The quarterly EBIT of $5.4 million and an EBIT margin of 24% were well above original forecasts, the firm said.
The growth is attributed to business development within the Cutting & Structuring Lasers and the Rapid Prototyping segments.
The board upgraded its forecast for the year, expecting sales of at least $75.9 million and an EBIT margin of at least 14%.
TORONTO -- Top 50 electronics manufacturing services company SMTC today reported first-quarter revenue rose 27% to $61.4 million on increased orders from a number of customers.
LAS VEGAS -- The Electronic Components Association will assume management for the Electronic Distribution Show (EDS) from 2011 through 2013.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC is requesting abstracts for the 2011 Apex/Expo technical conference in Las Vegas.
Presentations are sought on relevant design, PCB fabrication and electronics manufacturing topics. Submissions dealing with reliability, head-on-pillow and Pb-free repair and rework, as well as new research in growing areas such as photovoltaics and printed electronics, are especially encouraged for the Apr. 12–15 event.
Three-hundred-word abstracts summarizing original and previously unpublished work covering case histories, research and discoveries are due July 16.
Submissions should describe significant results from experiments, emphasize new techniques, discuss trends of interest, and contain a summary of the technical and/or appropriate test results in the final paper.
In addition, proposals are solicited for full-day and half-day professional development courses on design, printed board and electronics manufacturing processes and materials.
Awards will be presented for Best US Paper for US authors and Best International Paper for authors outside the US.
To submit an abstract or proposal, visit www.ipcapexexpo.org/cfp.
For more information, contact Greg Munie at GregMunie@ipc.org or Toya Richardson at ToyaRichardson@ipc.org.
For course proposal information, contact Anne Marie Mulvihill at AnneMarieMulvihill@ipc.org.
PORTLAND, ME – iNEMI is holding mid-year 2011 roadmap workshops in North America, Asia and Europe to provide an advanced look at the roadmap and to receive feedback.
The first workshop will be held June 1 at Bally’s Hotel in Las Vegas. This workshop will discuss all of the Technology Working Group chapters. For more information, visit www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/2011_RM_NA_Workshop.html.
The second workshop will be held June 8 in Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Visit www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/2011_RM_Asia_Workshop.html for more information.
Finally, a workshop will be held June 16 in Leuven, Belgium at Imec headquarters. See www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/2011_RM_Euro_Workshop.html or more information.
