December 2016 • SMT Magazine 95
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MC Assembly Rolls Out
Lean Workshops in its
Three Facilities
Staff members of
EMS firm MC As-
sembly recently
underwent "Inci-
to
Man" Lean En-
terprise Simula-
tion Workshops presented by the Incito Consult-
ing Group.
6
Why Takt Time is Important,
and How to Calculate It
A common misconcep-
tion is that takt time re-
lates to the overall build
time, i.e., the number
of man-hours put in to
building a product. It
doesn't; it relates to the
time span required to build a product from start
to finish to ensure the continual flow of finished
products needed to satisfy customer demand.
7
Enics Expands Facility in
Elva, Estonia
Enics' manage-
ment has decid-
ed to carry out an
expansion in the
company's facto-
ry in Elva, Estonia. The expansion will enlarge the
workspace by an additional 3,900 sqm. The to-
tal value of the investment during the upcoming
years is planned to be over 5 million euros.
8
Kimball Electronics Reports 1Q
FY2017 Net Sales of $226M
Kimball Electronics Inc. has an-
nounced net sales of $226.45
million for its first quarter ended
September 30, 2016. Operating
income was $12.8 million, and net
income increased to $10.12 million.
9
Creation Technologies
Launches FDA UDI
Compliance Program
EMS firm Creation Tech-
nologies has announced
its milestone achieve-
ment of the USA FDA
Unique Device Identifi-
cation (UDI) Compliance
for Class I, Class II and
Class III medical device labeling across its global
operations.
J
Cemtrex Enters into
Agreement to Acquire
Electronics Manufacturer
Cemtrex Inc. has entered into an agreement to ac-
quire a Silicon Valley-based EMS company focused
on the semiconductor industry, as well as OEMs
in the medical, industrial, telecommunications
industries.
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