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IPC: PCB Market Down 2.2%;
Production value at $59.4B
the world market for PCbs declined an estimated
2.2% in real terms in 2013, although real growth
in north america was positive at 0.8%, according
to iPC's "world PCb Production report for the Year
2013."
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Q3 PCB/EMS Market
Snapshot
i-Connect007's latest market survey—a one-min-
ute survey designed to provide a snapshot of the
current state of the PCb and ems industries—of-
fers a good sampling to give us a snapshot of
where we've been and where we're headed.
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FTG's Circuits Segment
Sales up $1.9M in Q3
"ftG's momentum has continued in Q3 2014 with
strong results across the corporation, particularly
at our Circuits business and the two new aero-
space facilities in tianjin and Chatsworth where
we continued to see progress on qualification ac-
tivities, strong orders, and increased shipments,"
stated brad bourne, president and Ceo.
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IPC Report Shows Moderate
Growth Through 2017
among PCb product types, hdi/microvia boards
experienced the highest growth rate in 2013. data
on vertical markets for PCbs show that communi-
cations and military/aerospace are the two largest
PCb markets in north america, together account-
ing for approximately 57% of the north american
PCb market in 2013.
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Germany Records Highest
PCB Sales Since 2011
the automotive electronics sector drove Ger-
many's PCb market in July, helping the industry
record its highest sales since 2011, according to
Zvei.
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Aspocomp Consolidates
Operation: May Close
Teuva Plant
as part of aspocomp's strategic transformation,
the company has issued a notice on statutory la-
bor co-determination concerning all its personnel
at the teuva plant regarding the consolidation of
production in finland and the possible closing of
the teuva plant.
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