November 2014 • SMT Magazine 79
e
congress meets on
nnmi; Highlights
activities of imis
The industry and institute panelists addressed the
benefits and impacts of the NNMi, highlighted
the activities of the four recently established iMis,
and expressed the need for the pending raMi act
to be enacted into law.
f
Flextronics, mantis vision
collaborate on 3D-enabled
tablet
Mantis vision and flextronics have announced
their collaboration and development of the revo-
lutionary, oeM-ready, 3D-enabled tablet specifi-
cally designed for Dynamic 3D Content Creation,
called aquila.
g
Partnertech achieves
iso 13485 certification
by achieving iSo 13485, partnerTech inc. proved
the highest level of requirements in a quality
management system designed specifically for the
manufacture of medical devices and related ser-
vices to consistently meet customer and regula-
tory requirements.
h
alphaems achieves
iso-13485 certification
This internationally-recognized certification was
awarded to the company upon demonstration
of its ability to deliver PCB assembly services that
consistently meet customer specifications and
regulatory requirements applicable to medical de-
vices and related industries.
i
sanmina wins award for
supplier Quality from echostar
echoStar, a premier global provider of satellite
operations and video delivery solutions, honored
Sanmina with its Gold award, given in recognition
of the company's high performance in product
quality and manufacturing excellence for products
produced in its Kunshan, China facility.
j
ems industry reports sluggish
growth of 4.9% in 2013
The worldwide eMS market is a determining force
in production of electronics products and now ac-
counts for almost 40% of all assembly. The indus-
try expanded approximately 4.9% in 2013 as a re-
sult of a downturn year when normal growth could
easily have been double without decline in demand
for computer desktop and notebook products.
November 2014 • SMT Magazine 79
smtonline.com for the latest smt news—
anywhere, anytime.
