Jim Griffin, VP Sales/Service, BTU International Inc.
There are great opportunities for manufacturing innovations in 2009. As the industry matures, companies must become more flexible to deal with changing business conditions. This flexibility also must translate to the manufacturing floor where manufacturing efficiency must be increased despite changes in product sets and manufacturing volumes.
We’ve seen manufacturers increase their efficiencies through the use of multiple lanes allowing them to increase their throughput per square foot and reducing the infrastructure investments.
Jim Griffin, VP Sales/Service BTU International Inc.
March 18, 2010 Gary A. Tanel, CEO & President, Circuitronics Inc. Last November I accepted a position to lead a mature, profitable, and small EMS company to the next level in its evolution. After 28 years in the industry, I still feel energized and confident in the future. At Circuitronics, we have recently added capital, hired senior employees, purchased a new ERP system, and adopted ...
March 10, 2010 A. James McLenaghan, President, Creyr Innovation So far, we have no reason for pessimism at Creyr Innovation. As a matter of fact, we see cautious optimism with almost all of our customer's forecasts. A very different and pleasant outlook from what we saw going into 2009. However, the business climate is tougher than ever. We can only hope that investors will allow companies to bolster their infrastructure and product portfolio ...
March 8, 2010 Mark Brawley, National Sales Manager Americas, DEK The actions needed to prepare for 2010, and the much anticipated upturn, were taken in 2009. These included improving lines of communication with customers and channel responsiveness. Experience shows that agility is essential in an upturn. Manufacturers tend to ramp up faster than they scaled down, and they typically want even greater value. Which is why we also took the initiative to invest in our core printer platforms ...
March 5, 2010 Daniel F. Baldwin, Ph.D., Founder, Engent 2010 promises to be a strong year with respect to next generation packaging solutions for small form factor electronics systems as a result of prior years development efforts. With the improving economy, semiconductor companies are showing positive returns and are beginning to turn on the capital funding faucet once again. Military and Homeland Defense budgets are defined and beginning to solidify ...
March 4, 2010 Scott Wischoffer, Marketing Manager, Fuji America Corporation The first few months of the New Year will be slower than we'd like but much better than it has been. Consumer confidence in the economy is still very negative and the high unemployment rate has most everyone afraid to spend money keeping any manufacturing expansion to the minimum. Machine sales will increase but production capacity will not. New capital equipment purchases will be mainly niche markets, equipment ...
Last November I accepted a position to lead a mature, profitable, and small EMS company to the next level in its evolution. After 28 years in the industry, I still feel energized and confident in the future. At Circuitronics, we have recently added capital, hired senior employees, purchased a new ERP system, and adopted ... 
So far, we have no reason for pessimism at Creyr Innovation. As a matter of fact, we see cautious optimism with almost all of our customer's forecasts. A very different and pleasant outlook from what we saw going into 2009. However, the business climate is tougher than ever. We can only hope that investors will allow companies to bolster their infrastructure and product portfolio ... 
The actions needed to prepare for 2010, and the much anticipated upturn, were taken in 2009. These included improving lines of communication with customers and channel responsiveness. Experience shows that agility is essential in an upturn. Manufacturers tend to ramp up faster than they scaled down, and they typically want even greater value. Which is why we also took the initiative to invest in our core printer platforms ... 
2010 promises to be a strong year with respect to next generation packaging solutions for small form factor electronics systems as a result of prior years development efforts. With the improving economy, semiconductor companies are showing positive returns and are beginning to turn on the capital funding faucet once again. Military and Homeland Defense budgets are defined and beginning to solidify ... 
The first few months of the New Year will be slower than we'd like but much better than it has been. Consumer confidence in the economy is still very negative and the high unemployment rate has most everyone afraid to spend money keeping any manufacturing expansion to the minimum. Machine sales will increase but production capacity will not. New capital equipment purchases will be mainly niche markets, equipment ... 