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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 14 June 2013

WASHINGTON, DC -- More than 1 million parts now have RoHS and REACH materials declarations, thanks to BOMcheck, a collaboration of OEMs including Philips, Siemens and GE.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 14 June 2013

TORONTO -- PCB fabricator Lazer-Tech has acquired James Associates, a technical sales firm.

Jim Hyde of James Associates will market and sell Lazer-Tech’s PCBs in Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico.

"Selling in the high-tech and defense areas requires having sales professionals like Jim Hyde and his team to represent our company. I am extremely confident that Jim and his team will take us to the next level as we continue to focus on the quick-turn market as well as the military and defense sector," said Lazer-Tech CEO Jamie Armitage.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 14 June 2013

LEOBEN, AUSTRIA -- Coming off a year in which revenue rose 5% year-over-year, AT&S said it intends to break into the IC substrate market in pursuit of further growth.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 14 June 2013

AURORA, CO -- Advanced Circuits is building over 300 unique printed circuit board orders per day, a partner at the manufacturer's parent company says, a number that could rise if the company continues to buy competitors.
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RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, CANADA -- Nordson March and EMX Enterprises will sponsor a luncheon workshop on plasma technology for printed circuit boards here this month.

DUBLIN -- The global printed circuit board industry is forecast to grow 8.1% compounded annually from 2012 to 2017. Regionally, Asia Pacific will lead the pack during that period, says Research and Markets.