Electronics Production | April 13, 2010

27% EMS companies likely to add capacity this year

Almost one third of the US based EMS providers will very likely add production equipment capacity this year, according to an IPC study Evertiq came across.

US based electronics industry trade organization IPC has collected information from the US EMS industry of how its equipment purchase for 2010 would be. IPC in January questioned a number of US based EMS providers if they were going to invest in electronics assembly equipment during 2010. 46% would possibly invest, 27% very likely, 6% definitely, and 21% will not add capacity this year. Inspection equipment is what these EMS providers most probably are going to invest in during 2010. This is followed by pick and place equipment, according to IPC.

IPC issued a statement this week expressing support of the recently bi-partisan approval of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and a strong desire for legislative approval by Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.

Nordson's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Gregory A. Thaxton, plans to retire in 2020 after thirty successful years with the company, with the last 12 years as CFO.

KUKA is restructuring a subdivision in the Robotics segment that is responsible for automated manufacturing solutions such as cells and special machines.

PCB manufacturers in the D/A/CH region were able to increase sales sequentially in the third quarter of 2019 by 1.1%. However, sales figures are 11% lower than those recorded for the third quarter of 2018, reports the industry association ZVEI PCB and Electronic Systems.

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British Columbia-based TF Massif Technologies has announced the appointment of Tom Peregoodoff as the company’s new chief executive officer.

The U.S. Justice Department is looking into anti-trust issues concerning Google's bid to buy Fitbit Inc.

L3Harris Technologies received a USD 50 million follow-on delivery order for Falcon III AN/PRC-160 HF radios and related equipment from the U.S. Marine Corps .

South African energy storage company, Metair Investments, says that its Romanian units Prime Batteries and Rombat have completed the installation of the group's first Lithium-Ion battery cell manufacturing and assembly facility in Bucharest, Romania.

An GBP 80 million Cardiff University powerhouse for Welsh scientific research has been ‘topped out’ by Bouygues UK – backed by over GBP5 million support from Welsh Government and industrial partners.