APRIL 2021 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 83
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North American EMS Industry Up
9.7 Percent in January
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I P C a n n o u n c e d t h e
Januar y 2021 f indings
from its North American
Elec tronic s Manufac-
turing Ser vices (EMS)
Statistical Program. e
book-to-bill ratio stands
at 1.18.
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Her Voice: Nothing to Lose and
Everything to Win
E
An opportunity to quote
a new job went sideways,
until CAMtek owner
decided to make a bold
move. Columnist Chris-
tine Davis explains.
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Super Dry: Increasing Component
Storage Needs
E
No lan Jo hns on sp eak s
w ith Super Dr y's Rich-
ard Heimsch about how
the need for dry storage
solutions has increased
throughout the pandemic,
including further demands
for traceability and auto-
mation capabilities.
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Koh Young Shows Full Suite of
Solutions During IPC APEX EXPO
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K o h Yo u n g , a n i n d u s t r y
l e a d e r i n Tr u e 3 D ™ m e a -
surement-based inspection
solutions, provided infor-
mation about its award-win-
ning KSMART Process Con-
trol Soware, Neptune Dispensing Process
Inspection, and KY-P3 Automated Pin Inspec-
tion solutions.
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Knocking Down the Bone Pile:
Salvaging Components for
Other Uses
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Electronic components and
their availability (or rather
their lack of ) have been in the
news recently. Automotive
suppliers are struggling with
their supply chain as electric
vehicle production, and the
associated consumption of electronic compo-
nents continues to expand.
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Foxconn's Chengdu Campus
Recognized as Lighthouse Factory
E
Foxconn Technology Group
announced that a second of
the company's factories, a
factory based in Chengdu,
China, has been recognized
by the World Economic
Forum (WEF)'s Global Lighthouse Network
(GLN) as a Lighthouse factory.
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Christine Davis
Richard Heimsch
Bob Wettermann
