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EMS Industry M&a
Transactions up in 3Q
There were 10 complet-
ed M&a transactions in
the EMS industry in the
third quarter of 2015,
up from six transactions
in the previous quarter,
according to the latest
EMS Dealreader report
by lincoln international.
6
Saline Lectronics Installs a
Flexible assembly Flow Line
Saline lec-
tronics, inc.,
a leading
e l e c t r o n -
ics contract
manufacturer, recently installed a new assembly
flow line. The line is setup in a systematic, unique
configuration in order to provide a truly flexible
lean system.
7
Mentor's Michael Ford
on Lean for Surface
Mount Processes
Michael ford of Men-
tor graphics valor Di-
vision discusses with
i-connect007's andy
Shaughnessy his paper
about lean systems in
surface mount processes.
He also talks about how
the industry is now start-
ing to look at industry 4.0, and why the industry
should stop focusing on the endless optimization
processes, which are still important, but instead
consider the optimization from the point of view
of the product.
8
Tremol SMD Talks EMS
Trends and Industry Outlook
at the recent productroni-
ca 2015 event in Munich,
germany, i interviewed Kiril
yanneff, ceo of bulgaria-
based EMS firm Tremol
SMD about the electronics
manufacturing landscape
in east europe and his out-
look for the industry. He also spoke about the sig-
nificance of automating production lines.
9
LaCrOIX Electronics, Top
French Investor of the year
at the fDi awards gala on
15 october in Warsaw la-
croiX electronics poland
was awarded the prize of
Top french investor of the
year. The prize was given
by an independent jury
consisting of 24 commer-
cial counsellors from the embassies supported by
country specialists, ambassadors and investment
specialists.
J
new IPC Standards Gap
analysis Helps your
Bottom Line
How well do
you know your
manufacturing
process? are
costly inconsis-
tencies impact-
ing your bottom line? ipc Standards gap Analysis
(SgA) is designed to enhance the financial success
of ipc member companies.
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