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PCBs: price reduction of up to -50.3% through AI
Thanks to the increased use of AI in production preparation, Multi-CB, a leading European PCB specialist, has been able to permanently reduce the prices for 1- and 2-layer PCBs. The price for a half Eurocard (80x100mm), for example, is now € 14.80 instead of € 29.80. Due to the process, the price reduction has the most significant effect on small quantities, although medium quantities are also benefiting.
Merlin Flex commissions new ENIG Line
April 17, 2024
UK-based PCB manufacturer Merlin Flex continues its investment programme by fully installing and commissioning a brand-new Electroless Nickel/Immersion Gold (ENIG) plating line.
Asia still dominates among EMS providers
April 16, 2024
According to Manufacturing Market Insider's (MMI) annual overview of the world's largest EMS providers, the top 50 companies generated USD 423 billion in revenue.
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PCB – what is the key component in electronics manufacturing?
Today, printed circuits are with us at every turn. They are present in smart phones, computers, household appliances, as well as medical devices and aircraft. In an era of miniaturisation of electronics and increasing complexity of board designs both, PCB suppliers and PCB assembly factories, are meeting customer needs with innovative technical solutions and materials. What is the process of ordering a PCB and assembling the PCBA components? What are the challenges involved? The answers to these questions are provided by the work of Comarch IoT Plant, a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility offering services in the field of rapid prototyping and assembly of electronic devices (EMS).
Amber Group and Korea Circuit sign supply agreement on PCBs
January 24, 2024
India's Amber Group and South Korea’s Korea Circuit have signed an MOU to manufacture high density interconnect and semiconductor substrate PCBs.
Flex completes spin-off of remaining interest in Nextracker
January 03, 2024
Flex has completed the spin-off of all of its remaining interest in Nextracker Inc. to Flex shareholders on a pro-rata basis.
Recovery in sight for Taiwanese PCB Industry
January 03, 2024
Recovery is now finally in sight for the Taiwanese PCB industry after enduring a year of market correction with the end of the pandemic boom. The global output of Taiwanese vendors in Q3 2023 was NTD 207.1 billion, and while this represented a decline of 18.4% over the same period last year, it also meant a quarterly growth of 22.3%.
Eltek orders $4.5m of equipment to boost 1Q 2024 production
December 19, 2023
Israel's Eltek has announced a range of purchase orders to scale up its output of printed circuit boards.
All Flex Solutions installs new inner layer factory
December 14, 2023
All Flex Solutions has purchased and installed a new inner layer factory in its Rigid Flex Center of Excellence located in Minneapolis, USA.
Axcelis officially opens its new logistics centre
December 06, 2023
Axcelis Technologies has officially opened the company's new logistics centre in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Ciena invests in US manufacturing with Flex
November 30, 2023
Ciena, a US-based networking systems, services and software company, is adding domestic manufacturing with the help of EMS provider Flex.
Asensus turns to Flex for design & manufacturing services
November 14, 2023
Medical device company Asensus Surgical has turned to EMS provider Flex for design and advanced manufacturing services for Asensus’s LUNA Surgical System, a next-gen surgical robot platform.
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Visit us at Productronica
Accelerating innovation has always been a touchstone of Seica’s approach to providing solutions to the electronics industry, so visitors to Seica’s booth at Productronica 2023 will see full alignment with this year’s theme in the latest, leading-edge, completely automated test solutions on display in Booth A1-445 as well as the fully automated selective soldering and optical inspection solutions on show at the Seica Automation Booth A3-335.
Europe’s first new PCB plant in two decades
November 08, 2023
European PCB production has, for several years, been outcompeted and outperformed by production in Asia. As a consequence, the industry has faced consolidation over the years and there are far fewer production plants than before. But now, Lithuanian high-tech group Teltonika is building a new PCB factory in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Fictiv expands its manufacturing network into Mexico
November 06, 2023
Fictiv, the operating system for custom manufacturing, has added Mexico to its global network of manufacturing partners.
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Turn up the volume. The MYPro A40: Agility accelerated
The MYPro MY300 set the benchmark for productivity in high-mix PCB assembly. Now its successor, the MYPro A40, is raising the bar even further with 48% faster placement speeds and an ability to mount six times larger components with the MX7 high-speed mounthead. All so you can master any product mix. And pump up production volumes to levels never seen before.
The Polish electronics industry is anything but static
October 17, 2023
There’s been a lot of movement within the Polish electronics industry during the year. Evertiq has listed some of the bigger events that have taken place in the country during 2023.
APCT now offering full turnkey solutions following acquisitions
August 18, 2023
With the acquisition of Advanced Circuits in March of 2023 and the subsequent acquisition of San Diego PCB Design the following month of April of 2023, APCT has become one of the largest Printed Circuit Manufacturers in North America offering design, fabrication and assembly.
Enphase Energy starts microinverter production shipments with Flex in Romania
June 27, 2023
Energy technology company, Enphase Energy, announces that the first shipments of Enphase microinverters produced with electronics manufacturer Flex in Timisoara, Romania.
One million Ericsson 5G radio produced in Poland, exclusively for Telia
June 15, 2023
Ericsson, with its manufacturing partner Flex in Poland, has produced one million 5G radios with the millionth radio unit to be installed at Telia.
Wrekin Circuits expands capacity and flexibility
June 02, 2023
UK-based fast turn bare board fabricator Wrekin Circuits reports that it has optimised its electrical test capability with the addition of a third Flying Probe test machine at the Telford site.
Trackwise looking to sell Stevenage Circuits
May 29, 2023
Back in March 2020, Printed circuit technology specialist, Trackwise Designs, announced that it had acquired short flex and rigid PCB manufacturer Stevenage Circuits Ltd (SCL) for GBP 2.5 million. Now, just three years later, the company has launched a sale process for the Stevenage Circuits business.
Ersa installs Versaflow 3/45 at Flex in Hungary
April 21, 2023
Ersa GmbH recently installed the 2,000th selective soldering machine of its Versaflow 3/45 in Hungary. The receiver of the anniversary machine was EMS provider Flex in Hungary.
APCT acquires and merges with Advanced Circuits
March 16, 2023
APCT has acquired and merged with Advanced Circuits, Inc. and its affiliated entities and subsidiaries.
Flex plans to upskill over 2,000 employees each year in Mexico
February 23, 2023
Flex has just opened its new learning center in Jalisco, Mexico where the company says it will develop more than 2,000 employees annually to improve advanced manufacturing skills.
Flex expands operations in India
February 21, 2023
Flex is opening its new Global Business Services (GBS) center in Coimbatore, India. This will be Flex’s third GBS center in India that will complement its existing GBS facilities in Chennai and Pune.
Foldable smartphones will drive up market value for hinges
January 16, 2023
Annual global shipments of foldable smartphones are projected to climb from around 12.8 million units for 2022 to around 18.5 million units for 2023, says TrendForce in its latest report on the market for OLED displays.
Flex to lease additional 28,000sqm in Poland
December 22, 2022
Panattoni signed a new lease agreement covered a total of 28,000 sqm at Panattoni Park Łódź A1 with Flex, a global supplier of equipment and technology. Flex will run both a warehouse and office space at the park.
ILFA expands its PCB lamination capacities
September 29, 2022
PCB manufacturer ILFA and LAUFFER have entered into close cooperation, sealed with a joint letter of intent. In a new investment project, ILFA is taking aim at expanding its lamination capacities at its Hanover site.
Zollner to handle production of Loxone's “Touch Pure Flex”
September 06, 2022
Austrian Loxone, a home and building automation solutions provider, has assigned EMS provider Zollner Elektronik with the production of their new “Touch Pure Flex” user interface.
Flex adds to its Polish footprint
September 01, 2022
European industrial real estate developer, Panattoni, will extend the manufacturing and warehouse space for Flex in Tczew to 100,000 square metres – adding an additional 20,000 square metres.
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