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EMS/ODM industry set to Mirtec CEO Chan-Wha Park said, success was then not long in coming.
undergo slowdown “As sales have been rapidly increasing, www.jas-smt.com
iSuppli Corp. has trimmed its long-term we needed to establish a more extended
growth forecast for global electronics facility to meet the customers’ demands.
contract-manufacturing revenue to I’m very pleased to open the new facility
8 percent during the 2006 to 2013 to extend our capability. We will open the
timeframe, down from its previous outlook sales operation offices for our customers in
of a 9.3 percent expansion. Vietnam and Malaysia in the second half
“Reasons for the downgrade include of this year. This is part of an overall 2008
the large combined size of the $305 billion business expansion plan.” www.mirtec.com
Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS)
and Original Design Manufacturing
(ODM) businesses, which make it difficult
to achieve significant percentage growth in
revenue,” said Adam Pick, principal analyst
for EMS/ODM at iSuppli. “Furthermore, Digi-Key Corporation named Atmel’s
leading EMS provider Foxconn, which has Distributor of the Year for 2007
driven much of the growth in the EMS Digi-Key Corporation has been awarded
segment of the contract manufacturing Atmel Corporation’s prestigious Distributor
market, is beginning to undergo a of the Year Award for outstanding
deceleration. Finally, many EMS/ODM performance in 2007. A presentation was
players are rethinking their strategy of made at Atmel’s annual sales conference.
pursuing market share expansion and are “Digi-Key is not only our fastest
focusing on their competitive positioning Henkel named to “World’s Most growing distributor, but their success in
and financial performance.” Ethical Companies” list supplying the engineering community
www.isuppli.com Henkel’s business practices have been with a record number of design and
rated among the most ethical worldwide development tools is truly an indicator of
MYDATA acquires its German in the categories of corporate citizenship, why they were chosen for this award,” said
distributor Royonic corporate governance, innovation, Dave Esto, senior director of Americas
MYDATA recently acquired its German industry leadership, executive leadership distribution for Atmel. www.digikey.com
distributor Royonic. The acquisition style, internal management systems, and
represents a starting point to further reputation. Based on its score, Henkel has Asymtek celebrates 25th Anniversary
develop and expand the MYDATA been included in the second edition of the Established in 1983, Asymtek has become
business in Germany. “World’s Most Ethical Companies” ranking a leader in providing automated precision
“Germany represents one of our list. John Knudson, president of Henkel fluid dispensing and conformal coating
biggest markets already today,” said Bengt of America, and Brad Casper, president systems worldwide. Asymtek’s systems
Broman, CEO at MYDATA, “and we see and chief executive officer of The Dial are known for technology leadership in
opportunities to strengthen our position Corporation, accepted the award, which dispensing, closed-loop process controls,
further. With the acquisition of our was presented by the Ethisphere Institute, and patented processes in jetting and
distributor Royonic we are well equipped New York, and Forbes business magazine. coating. Nordson Corporation acquired
to leverage our new product introductions www.henkel.com/sustainability Asymtek in 1996, after it had been
and substantially grow our business in Asymtek’s customer for over nine
Germany.” www.mydata.com Early success for JUKI in Bulgaria years. Customers include the leaders in
After barely a year of co-operation with pb semiconductor packaging and printed
Mirtec opens new tec (formerly PB-Technik) Europe EOOD, circuit board assemblers in a wide range
manufacturing facility JUKI has been able to record its first of industries. The company celebrated
Mirtec opened its new upgraded successes in Bulgaria. The projects involve the anniversary on June 6, 2008 at its all-
manufacturing facility at Ahnsung, the supply and installation of a total of five employee meeting. www.asymtek.com
Kyungki-do, Korea. The 1,977 square-foot JUKI machines for two new customers.
facility consists of two factories as well The founding of pb tec Europe EOOD DAGE Appoints Inseto as new
as gyms and entertainment lounges for in Sofia took place at the time of Bulgaria’s UK & Irish distributor
employees. accession into the EU on 1 January Dage recently appointed Inseto as their
The new facility, coupled with state- 2007. In April of the same year, the new new and Irish distributor. “We are
of-the-art manufacturing equipment, will company was nominated as the official delighted to have secured the distribution
enable Mirtec to produce high-quality representation of JUKI. Activities were of the Dage Bond Testing Systems, which
AOIs (automated optical inspectors) at further intensified with the participation in complements our other leading brands
double the previous capacity. the ITM fair in Plovdiv in September, and of die and wire bonding equipment and
8 – Global SMT & Packaging - August 2008 www.globalsmt.net
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