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ipc releases salary reports for pcB, the Volume’ at Beijing Olympics network in Western usa
eMs industries Juki Corporation played a key role behind Indium Corporation named Recht Associ-
“2006-2007 IPC Wage Rate and Salary the digital brain that ‘pumped up the ates as its sales representative for Northern
Report for the PCB Industry” and “2006- volume’ at the world’s biggest event—the California and Nevada. Recht Associates
2007 IPC Wage Rate and Salary Report Beijing Olympics, held August 8-24, 2008. now sells Indium Corporation’s thermal
for the Electronics Manufacturing Services The sound of your name being interface materials (TIM)—solder TIMs,
(EMS) Industry” are now available from broadcast to thousands around a Beijing non-reflow products, compressible TIM
IPC. Olympic Stadium as a 2008 Medal Win- Heat-Spring®, liquid metal and burn-in
According to the studies, hourly wages ner must be hard to top. BiAmp Systems TIM.
in the PCB industry have increased since incorporates Juki placement solutions Recht Associates has been servicing the
2004. A similar trend can be seen in sala- in its production process and has been USA’s west coast since 1962.
ried positions. Overall average projected or- honored with supplying the specialized www.indium.com
ganizational salary budgets increased more audio sound systems being used to do just
than 3% from 2006 to 2007. In the EMS that—transmitting perfect sound-offs that
industry, on average, U.S. and Canadian catapulted this year’s Olympians into the
EMS organizational salary budgets for sala- history books. www.jas-smt.com
ried positions increased in 2007 by 3.1%.
Salary budgets for management positions
increased 3.9%, while hourly positions
increased 3.3%. Benefit costs in 2006 were,
on average, 16.8% of total wages, down
from 21.6% in 2004.
The PCB and EMS industry wage and
salary reports cost $450 for IPC members
and $950 for nonmembers. For additional
information on these studies, contact Sree
Bhagwat, IPC market research manager, at
330-677-5563. www.ipc.org
enthone acquires Ormecon gmbh
TT electronics implements ‘green’
Enthone Inc., a business of Cookson
solder recovery system
Electronics, acquired Ormecon GmbH,
TT electronics’ integrated manufacturing
headquartered in Ammersbek, Ger-
services in Rogerstone has halved the use
many. The acquisition further strengthens
of solder in its manufacturing following
Enthone’s market-leading printed wiring
the installation of an EVS waste solder
board (PWB) surface finishes product
recovery system. EVS equipment is already
portfolio. Ormecon GmbH is an emerging
in place at TT electronics’ Perry, Ohio, site,
technology company, with its primary focus June semiconductor sales up 12.2%
and the company is looking at installing
being PWB final finishes. Optimization of vs June 2007
the equipment at the Rogerstone mirror
the combined operational, technical, and June semiconductor sales are up 12.2% vs
site in Malaysia. TT electronics expects the
commercial organizations worldwide is June 2007, making Q2/Q1 growth 3.0%,
two EVS 6000 systems to pay for them-
presently underway. which is “way better than forecast,” accord-
selves in 12-14 months.
www.cooksonelectronics.com, ing to Future Horizons’ Malcolm Penn.
www.ttelectronics-ims.com
www.ormecon-nanotech.com On a year-on-year basis, total semicon-
ee Technologies adds
ductor sales and ASPs in June were up 12.2
pulse to increase component prices
Vitronics soltec Delta 5 wave
and 11.8 percent respectively, with logic the
soldering system
Pulse, a Technitrol company, announced star performer (up 25.3 and 16.6 percent),
EMS provider EE Technologies Inc. recent-
that it plans to increase prices of its compo- followed by analog (14.5 and 0.2 percent)
ly expanded its manufacturing capability
nents at least 10% worldwide, depending and micro (12.2 and 6.5 percent), let down
with the installation of a Vitronics Soltec
on the product, due to the skyrocketing only by memory (minus 5.8 and minus
Delta 5 wave soldering system. “We chose
costs of sub-components, consumables, 10.2 percent respectively). In the non-IC
this platform in order to meet increasing
energy, and labor. Worldwide distribution categories, opto was up 25.2 and 10.1 per-
environmental responsibility demands on
prices were increased in July and direct cent respectively, followed by total discretes
our customers, who require lead-free assem-
customer notifications are under way. at 8.4 and 15.7 percent.
blies,” said David McDonald, director of
www.pulseeng.com www.futurehorizons.com
operations. The new machine will enhance
Juki placement systems ‘pump up indium corporation expands sales
product quality and decrease lead times for
6 – Global SMT & Packaging – September 2008 www.globalsmt.net
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