Bliss Industries Inc., provider of material handling carts and racks for PCB assembly, announces that the FLEXconveyor is 20 percent off now through July 4, 2010

XFE, Xhatch Flex Enhancement, is designed to be the first easy to use 2D field solver with the capability of modelling crosshatched (meshed) ground return paths on a comprehensive variety of stripline, microstrip and embedded stripline structures

A-Tek LLC, an electronics equipment distribution company based out of Berthoud, CO is pleased to announce the introduction of the A-Tek TTR-6100 table top router. The A-Tek TTR-6100 provides today’s manufacturers with a low-cost depaneling solution in a compact table top enclosure. This robust and flexible router is the most viable depaneling solution to other low cost singulation methods

Camtek Ltd., reported today that, in its recurring attempts to stop Camtek's activities in the United States, Camtek has learned that Rudolph Technologies, Inc. has filed on June 1, 2010, a new patent infringement claim in the U.S. District Court in Minnesota against Camtek, according to which Rudolph claims that Camtek's Falcon and Gannet machines infringe Rudolph's new patent No. 7,779, 528 ("the 528 patent"). Camtek has not yet been served with a complaint in this lawsuit

Alta Manufacturing, a Tier 3 electronics contract manufacturer specializing in NPI to pilot production of complex PCBs, took over Fremont-based NRC Manufacturing

In response to member requests for benchmarking data, IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® released IPC Study of Quality Benchmarks for the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Industry for 2009. This report is designed to provide information to EMS companies interested in comparing their key 2009 operating variables to those of other EMS providers by net sales and type of product

IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® today expressed disappointment in the vote by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee to include broad families of chemicals, such as organobromines, in Annex III for priority assessment. While an outright ban of these chemicals has been averted in this vote, the committee’s decision falls far short of supporting a rigorous scientific assessment that would ensure protection of the environment and human health

Victron, Inc., a premier electronics manufacturing services (EMS) supplier of end-to-end manufacturing solutions to Fortune 500 companies, will host a grand opening celebration at its Rosarito, Mexico facility on June 3, 2010 at 12 p.m. Customers, suppliers, and local and state representatives will be on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony and event