MAY 2019 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 93
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CPCA Show and productronica China
2019 Review
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It was a busy week in China
for the electronics industry.
With multiple trade shows
and conferences going on
simultaneously in Shang-
hai—including the CPCA
Show 2019, productronica China, SEMICON
China, electronica China, and FPD China—
it appears from the crowds that the market is
strong in the region.
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Punching Out!: Getting to a Signed
Letter of Intent
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The letter of intent (LOI)
serves as a roadmap for the
buyer's attorney to begin
drafting the purchase agree-
ment, so it is important that
there are enough details in
the agreement. Any major
terms that are important to the parties should
be included. Here's a list of the very important
items in the LOI.
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Industry Outlook from IPC's
Sharon Starr
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Sharon Starr, IPC's direc-
tor of market research,
updates Patty Goldman on
the EMS and PCB indus-
try outlook, benefits of
IPC membership and par-
ticipation, plans to expand
the EMS statistical program, and new studies
being published.
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Flex Joins Open Invention
Network Community
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Flex announced that the
company has joined the open
invention network (OIN). As
a global company offering a
full range of manufacturing
capabilities, Flex is demonstrating its commit
-
ment to open source software as an enabler of
smart, connected devices.
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Altus' Axis: What Makes the
Smart Line So Smart?
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The drive for increased
automation and signif-
icantly escalating the
productivity
of an SMT
line requires several
critical factors coming together to create a truly
smart line. There must be innovative individual
machines should maximize the potential per
-
formance for the respective processes, intercon-
nectivity between the machines, and the abil-
ity to automatically adjust to products coming
down
the line with minimized downtime.
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Contract Manufacturing and Design
Services to Hit $658B by 2025
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The global electronic con-
tract manufacturing and
design services market size
is expected to reach $658.0
billion by 2025, according
to a new study by Grand
View Research, registering
a CAGR of 7.9% over the forecast period.
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Tom Kastner
Sharon Starr
