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Unlocking the Future of PCB: Bridge the Skills Gap and Nurture Next-Gen Talent
In today's highly-digital environment, embracing innovation and technology is no longer a choice but a necessity. The PCB industry is no exception. With a rising skills gap, the PCB industry faces an increasingly ageing workforce and retirement, so the loss of specialised skills and experiences is expected. This shortfall not only pressures the present but the outlook.
STARTEAM GLOBAL new Thai PCB factory is up and running
November 06, 2023
PCB manufacturer STARTEAM GLOBAL has officially opened its new PCB manufacturing factory in Prachinburi, Thailand.
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Sustainability Meets Hi-Tech: STARTEAM GLOBAL's PCB Factory in Thailand Officially Opens Doors
Right in Prachinburi, Thailand’s booming industrial hub, STARTEAM GLOBAL, a leading manufacturer of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), technology and service solutions, has officially opened doors to its highly-anticipated PCB manufacturing factory to partners, clients, and industry leaders — and the timing could not be better.
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Thriving Beyond Borders: STARTEAM GLOBAL Unveils New Smart Manufacturing Factory in Thailand
STARTEAM GLOBAL has recently opened a new PCB manufacturing factory in Prachinburi, Thailand, as part of its China+1 strategy to diversify production locations while maintaining its main facility in Jiangyou, China. This strategic expansion enhances the company's supply chain resilience and allows it to tap into the opportunities offered by the thriving industrial province.
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An insight into STARTEAM GLOBAL’s Smart Manufacturing factory in Thailand
As announced at the end of 2022, STARTEAM GLOBAL is well on its way to open the doors of our Thailand factory before the end of the year. For this to happen, rigorous planning is needed and has already started. Through the process so far, it has been decided to run the new factory under a Smart Manufacturing system.
STARTEAM to start mass production at new Thai factory in Q2
February 01, 2023
STARTEAM GLOBAL's new PCB factory in Thailand adds significant manufacturing muscles to the company.
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China +1 strategy in motion: STARTEAM GLOBAL announces acquisition of factory in Thailand
In line with STARTEAM GLOBAL’s recently communicated China +1 strategy, STG is proud to announce the purchase of a PCB factory in Prachin Buri, Thailand. With this move, it is STARTEAM GLOBAL’s goal to bring in more flexibility in your supply chain by offering a competitive alternative to PCB’s produced in China.
Starteam expands – acquires factory in Thailand
December 14, 2022
PCB manufacturer and supplier Starteam announces that it has acquired a PCB manufacturing facility, located about 90 minutes east of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Interview with STARTEAM GLOBAL CEO – Daniel Jacob talks about the change from CML to STARTEAM
The future of the Chinese PCB market and what’s next for STG. Q: It has been a very busy year for you. Up until September you were still known in the market as CML but today you are presenting yourself as STARTEAM. What inspired you to give up the well-known brand CML in favour for your new STARTEAM GLOBAL identity?
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Introducing STARTEAM GLOBAL – PCB Manufacturing redefined.
Today we are very proud and excited to share with you our new identity, our new look and what this will mean for our future.
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PCB Pedestal technology explained
The PCB industry is constantly evolving and looking to improve in product design. One of the technologies being used in PCB production is the Pedestal technology. You might ask yourself what this technology is and why it would be used.
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What’s new at Starteam? Expansion, sustainability and more
As a German family business with experience in the PCB industry since 1988 we are still experiencing growth periods in 2022. The key cornerstone for our strategy is Starteam, our factory in Sichuan which we acquired in 2017. We have been continuously increasing the output from 250,000sqf per month at the beginning to having reached 520,000sqf in Q4 last year. In 2021, further advancements were made promising a bright future for the factory.
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PCB prototypes to series production with the same project team? Here’s how!
Prototypes are important building blocks for product developers to support a product concept from the design phase to its series production. Here, it is primarily a matter of converting a concept functionally into a design, verifying it and working out optimization potential. Even with all the possibilities of today's "simulations", real sample setups are still needed to convert the theory into real results.
Starteam CML enters Russian market with a new sales office
November 11, 2021
German PCB supplier, CML Global Solutions, continues to execute its expansion plan to provide local sales and customer service in key markets. The latest step in this expansion plan is the new sales office in Moscow.
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Strategic solutions to the current material shortage in the PCB industry
In the past few month’s PCB laminates and base material costs have seen a dramatic rise. The natural consequences of this inflation besides the higher production costs are the unavailability of certain materials paired with longer delivery lead times. A problem like this will destabilize any supply chain, or that’s what you may think.
CML and CIA merge businesses
May 04, 2021
CML Group and Hong Kong based CIA Group Holdings, both active PCB players, announces that they have completed a merger agreement effective April 30th, 2021.
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PCB Manufacturer with Global Sales Network Starteam, CML and CIA Join Forces
CML Group and CIA Group Holdings, both global leaders in Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturing, sourcing and supply solutions, announce the completion of a merger agreement effective April 30th, 2021.
CML’s Starteam obtains medical certification
August 11, 2020
CML PCB factory Starteam, a German PCB manufacturer located in Sichuan, China, has achieved ISO13485:2016 certification.
From a PCB sourcing company to a manufacturer
June 09, 2020
CML has made a strategic decision to acquire Jiangyou Starteam Electronics Technology Co., Ltd (Starteam), a manufacturer of PCB’s in China, Sichuan province.
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