Few things strike more dread in the hearts of technical service personnel than the words "Is your flux compatible with material 'XYZ'?" This issue is especially difficult if 'XYZ' polymerizes (cures). The customer's expectation is that there will always be an unequivocal yes-or-no answer, yet there is a myriad of complexities behind the question that materials suppliers and users alike are sometimes unaware. Read more...

 

Subsidies, feed-in tariffs and other legislation in Asia-Pacific countries are beginning to create favourable conditions for PV fabs and adoption at the consumer level as well. These regional markets should continue to see healthy growth contingent upon continued governmental subsidies and other incentives”, said Paul Davis during an interview with Debasish Choudhury. Read more....
 

 

The IPCA Expo 2008, co-hosted with electronicIndia 2008 during 2-5 September 2008, was a trade fair for the printed circuit board (PCB) industry with the participation of high quality of international and national exhibitors of printed circuit boards, allied materials and machinery in the IPCA Pavilion of electronicIndia 2008. The separate IPCA pavilion had on the whole 89 stalls on show with 60 exhibitors including 20 international exhibitors actively participating with their products and machinery on display. Read more....
 

Indian electronics industry poised for strong growth, iSuppli report says
The market researcher iSuppli’s Q3 2008 India Market Tracker has predicted strong growth for the electronics industry in India.

Intertek to invest Rs 60 cr in next 3 years
Quality certification services provider Intertek has said that it would invest Rs 60 crore in the next three years.

Kerala minister to scout for investments in the US
Kerala's Industries Minister Elamaram Kareem is leaving for a week-long trip to the US to scout for investments.

Incap secures new contracts in India
Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Private, a subsidiary of Finland based Incap Corporation, has signed agreements with six new customers operating in India.

Clear Skies Solar bags projects worth $ 30 million in India
Clear Skies Solar has announced an $8 million USD agreement with Prayag Green Solar Power Private Limited to develop and construct a two megawatt solar power project in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Indian Space Agency aims $60 mn revenue from satellite manufacturing
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to play a major role in satellite manufacturing.

Milara SMT names SLN Technologies distributor for India
Milara Inc. is currently in the engineering process of rolling out its latest SMT inline printer, the TD2929.

Nokia Siemens Networks to invest $70 million
Nokia Siemens Networks inaugurated a new facility for the manufacture and distribution of mobile communications infrastructure at Oragadam near Chennai.

Juki Automation Systems announces record growth
Sales of surface mount placement systems grew almost 40%, complemented by 20%+ growth in the selective solder product line.

SIPLACE has new identity after carve-out
Effective October 1, 2008, most international units of the Siemens business unit Electronics Assembly Systems now has been converted to legally independent companies.

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Workshop on Lean Manufacturing - Concepts & Implementation
ELCINA Center for Knowledge Management is organizing a Workshop on Lean Manufacturing - Concepts & Implementation on 14th & 15th November 2008 in ELCINA House, New Delhi.

IPCA re-elects Anil Kumar as its President & Executive Committee Members for 2008-10
It is Mr. Kumar's second consecutive two years term starting in 2006.

ISA-NMCC report on the Solar PV industry launched
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor driven industry launched the report on "Solar PV industry: Global and India Scenario" in association with the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC), Government of India and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) at the inaugural session of the first annual Solar PV Conclave 2008.

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Vitronics Soltec's mySelective 6748 offers wave height measurement feature
Vitronics Soltec’s high-throughput, full-featured mySelective 6748 Selective Soldering System now features a wave height measurement system.

Wintek to increase monthly capacity in Indian plant to 4 million units
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has seen immensive growth in India in terms of mobile phone sales.

New OK International Multi-Function Rework System provides process control, value and flexibility
Designed to minimise training investment, maximise application solutions and increase productivity, the system features a choice of three hand-pieces for soldering and rework applications.

Juki releases FX3 high-speed modular mounter for high-volume circuit board assembly
JUKI Corporation is beginning worldwide sales of its high-speed modular mounter FX3.

iNETest Technologies launches Agilent SJ-5000 automated optical inspection solutions
The Agilent Medalist SJ-5000 automated optical inspection solutions offer high speed and high resolution component and joint inspection capabilities with 4 mega-pixel camera and speed of inspection - 33 cm square per second.

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