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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 15 October 2008

MELVILLE, NY and FULLERTON, CA– Park Electrochemical Corporation announced that Thomas A. Pursch has been appointed president of Nelco Products, Inc., Park’s printed circuit materials unit in Fullerton, CA.

Pursch has over 20 years of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry. Prior to joining Nelco, he was the vice president and general manager of Amphenol Printed Circuits in NH. He has also held key positions with Teradyne Inc., as well as various operational and managerial positions with several electronics manufacturing companies.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 15 October 2008

DAEGU, KOREA– ISU Petasys has been named “Supplier of the Year” by Cisco. The global award recognizes the Cisco supplier that has shown excellence throughout the supply chain and in all operational areas, including technology, quality, cost and delivery.

ISU received the honor due to its “superior responsiveness and flexibility” and ability to “consistently exceeded expectations,” according to Cisco. ISU sees the award as a platform from which it will strive to be the top PCB manufacturer worldwide.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 15 October 2008

DALLAS, TX – Eagle Circuits, Inc., a One Source Group company, announced the installation of an Excellon COBRA Hybrid laser via drilling system.

Nilesh Naik, president and CEO of One Source Group said, “Excellon a highly focused company which is very “tuned in” to the needs of the smaller niche suppliers in the industry. Consequently, we found Excellon to be closely aligned with our company, with regard to values, goals and behavior.”

According to Naik, the laser via drilling systems that Eagle Circuits has installed is extremely flexible, with the ability to perform additional tasks beyond standard microvia drilling including; micro machining circuits, routing flex circuits, bar coding panels and repairing PCBs.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 15 October 2008

NORCROSS, GA– T-Tech Inc. announces its association with Prototype This, a new Discovery Channel series. Prototype This showcases a team of engineers as they use emerging technologies to build prototypes for the future.

T-Tech supplied a Quick Circuit precision circuit board prototyping system, as well as tools and materials. The premier episode airs October 15, 2008.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/prototype-this/prototype-this.html

YAVNE, ISRAEL– Orbotech Ltd. has revised its third-quarter revenue estimate. The change comes in the recent wake of customers deferring previously confirmed PCB orders. The company states that its FPD inspection products have been unaffected.

With a revision of $90 to $95 million in revenue, third-quarter revenues are 10% to 15% less than previous predictions. The company also expects a moderate net loss for the quarter.

Despite the unstable, global economy, Orbotech plans to realign its infrastructure and tailor investments to support its planned growth. It remains confident in its “ability to preserve its own leadership position” in the world market.

TAIWAN– Compeq Manufacturing reported consolidation revenues for September of NT$2.7 billion (US$83.4 million). That marks an increase of 21.7% from August figures and 37.6% on year. Third-quarter consolidated revenues were NT$6.8 billion (US$209.9 million), up 30% on quarter.

The company’s revenue resulted from increased demand for PCBs for handsets and smartphone applications. In addition, US-based customers drove up orders for rigid-flex PCBs to record numbers, according to Compeq.

Third-quarter PCB shipments were nearly 50 million units. The shipment goal for the fourth quarter is expected to remain at the same level, with an annual shipment goal of 180 million to 190 million units.