January 2017 • SMT Magazine 113
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K-One Reports 53% Drop
in 3Q Revenues
For the third quarter ended 30 September 2016,
Malaysia-based EMS firm K-One Technology Ber-
had saw its revenue declined by 53% to RM19.4
million ($4.36 million) from RM41.6 million ($9.36
million) in the previous corresponding quarter,
primarily impacted by the programmed shifting
away from the mobile phone accessories' business
since the beginning of 2015.
6
Milwaukee Electronics
Merges with San Diego PCB
EMS firm Milwaukee
Electronics is merg-
ing with San Diego
PCB. "San Diego PCB
Inc. is a best-in-class
engineering PCB layout design service. We see it
as a great fit for our engineering-driven focus in
the EMS market and we have chosen to refer to
this transaction as a merger to better reflect the
collaborative environment it is creating," said P.
Michael Stoehr, Milwaukee Electronics' president
and CEO.
7
IPC: Connected Factory
Initiative Subcommittee's
Progress on Machine Data
Interface Standard
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
of industry's lead-
ing manufactur-
ers, machine, de-
vice, sensor and
software companies that comprise IPC's 2-17
Connected Factory Initiative Subcommittee have
made significant strides in developing a machine
data interface standard, "Connected Factory Ex-
change or CFX" that would enable manufactur-
ers, equipment, device and software suppliers to
achieve Industry 4.0 benefits.
8
NEO Tech Invests in New
Capabilities and Expands
Capacity at Otay Mesa Site
NEO Tech continues
to invest in infrastruc-
ture, equipment, pro-
cesses, and personnel
at its Otay Mesa man-
ufacturing site in Tijuana, Mexico.
9
Zollner's Karl Berger to
Present at IPC APEX 2017
Zollner Electronics is pleased
to announce that Karl Berg-
er, Vice President of the
Americas, has been accept-
ed to present at IPC APEX
2017 in San Diego, Califor-
nia on February 13, 2017.
J
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