DECEMBER 2022 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 83
If you've ever experienced an
electric car launching from a dead
stop, felt the torque and accelera-
tion that a motor made of magnets
and copper coils can deliver over
a combustion engine, then you'll
have a sense for how this year's
SMTAI took off—both literally and
figuratively.
It's not just
automotive
and medical
devices for
which cap-
ital equip-
ment manu-
facturers like BTU International are finding a
market. It's also not just domestic. The com-
pany has seen an uptick in sales after the
pandemic into more "purpose-built" equip-
ment with sophisticated requirements and
very tight process control.
Indium Corporation, a U.S.-
based global materials supplier
to the electronics assembly
and semiconductor packaging
industries, organised a grand
opening for its new 37,500-
square-foot manufacturing
facility with a special ceremony
in Penang.
Inventory management should be simple; after all, it is
how many of us learned to count. ERP solutions have
become complex yet cannot solve our immediate supply-
chain and manufacturing challenges unaided. It's time to
unfold the root-causes
behind key issues and
reveal the secrets for
success in modern
inventory management
which have a significant
impact on any manufac-
turing business.
IPC announced the
September 2022 findings
from its North American
Electronics Manufacturing
Services (EMS) Statistical
Program. The book-to-bill
ratio stands at 1.29.
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SMTAI 2022: Like a Tesla in a Drag Race
North American
EMS Industry Up
15.5% in September
Modern Inventory Management Secrets
Indium Celebrates
Grand Opening of
New Manufacturing
Facility in Malaysia
Bryce Timms,
managing
director,
gives Nolan
Johnson a
tutorial on
Essemtec's
position in the market, how Essemtec (as a
division of Nano Dimension) fits not only into
the additive manufacturing space but also
in the more traditional EMS market.
Real Time with... SMTAI 2022:
Essemtec Claiming Its Place in
the Automated Factory
New Growth Opportunities
Worldwide for BTU
