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05/11/2007
AlternativeSMT showing at Productronica 2007


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AlternativeSMT will be attending Productronica 2007 in Hall A5, Booth 480. For the fifth consecutive show AlternativeSMT will be demonstrating their range of SMT and Through Hole equipment. Details of their stand below.

25/09/2007
AlternativeSMT demonstrates new image capture and analysis functionality of its FeederMaster® at Productronica, 13-16 November 2007


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AlternativeSMT, the designers, manufacturers and distributors of the Feedermaster® calibration system for feeders, will be demonstrating the latest options of the system at this year’s Productronica Show in Munich.

10/05/2007
AlternativeSMT Offer Late Model Mydata Machines


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London, May 2007 – AlternativeSMT, one of Europe’s largest resellers of refurbished electronic assembly equipment, today announced the ...



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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:34:00 GMT
Fire at Osram's USA plant


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Molten glass, which leaked from a furnace, caused a severe fire in the Osram Sylvania plant in Central Falls, USA.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:13:00 GMT
Elcoteq’s outsourcing concept sees no future in Estonia, says Mr. Vitsur


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Heido Vitsur, Tallinn’s economy advisor and economy professor, told local press that the outsourcing industry in Estonia has to change. He believes that Elcoteq’s outsourcing concept has no future in Estonia.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:55:00 GMT
Daewoo builds another plant in Poland


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Daewoo will invest into a new facility in Strzelce Opolskie in Poland, where the company is said to produce air bags, car electronics elements and shock absorbers.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:43:00 GMT
HANZA receives order from ABB Cewe-Control


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HANZA expands cooperation with ABB Cewe-Control and acquires new machinery.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:37:00 GMT
Samsung receives EU fundings for new LCD plant in Slovakia


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The European Commission has authorised around €65 million of aid that the Slovak authorities intend to grant to Samsung Electronics LCD Slovakia, belonging to the Korean Samsung Group.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:17:00 GMT
Intel opens facility in Kiryat Gat, Israel


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Intel has opened its wafer production facility in Kiryat Gat. The company invested a total some of $3.5 billion in the new facility.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:40:00 GMT
Infineon plans ambitious restructuring


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The new Infineon CEO Peter Bauer, said that the company with undergo a radical restructuring process. In addition, Infineon will also implement tough cut plans.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:07:00 GMT
Lacroix Electronique acquires PrehTronics


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France based EMS provider Lacroix Electronique has acquired PrehTronics GmbH, previously part of the Preh Group.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:47:00 GMT
XJTAG appoints Parallel Systems as UK distributor


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XJTAG has appointed Parallel Systems as a distributor to sell its XJTAG system into the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) channel in the UK and Ireland.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:19:00 GMT
56 employees at Elprint in danger


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The employees at Elprint AS had the worst possible start to their holidays, when the company filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:45:00 GMT
Pramac to invest in Central Europe


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Italian equipment manufacturer Pramac plans to build a new plant in Central Europe; however the location is not set yet.