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April 2, 2009
Brian Smith, Global Sales & Marketing Manager, Kester
Halogen-free transitions will start with early adopting companies in 2009, leading the way through this next wave of green manufacturing processes. Nearly all legacy solder pastes and liquid fluxes contain some halogens, so soldering materials companies will be creating innovative new materials to meet this challenge.
Brian Smith
, Global Sales & Marketing Manager
Kester
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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March 3, 2010
Jim Greig, Sales and Marketing Manager - Electronic Materials LORD Corporation
 With more than 40 years of experience developing silicone, epoxy and polyurethane electronic materials for potting, thick film and microelectronic applications, LORD Corporation has seen the market shift and change based on a variety of factors. According to Jim Greig, Sales and Marketing Manager - Electronic Materials LORD Corporation, the company sees many indications at this time that the industry is in an under-supply situation ...
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