Comments from industry executives on the past year and the year ahead.
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 ...
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 ...
March 2, 2010 Markus Wilkens, President, ASYS Group Americas, Inc. The ASYS Group Americas moves into 2010 in a position of strength. Throughout the global recession our Drive to Innovate continued and our market diversification allowed us to ride out the downturn. We continued to develop technologies across the SMT, Semi-Packaging, Hybrid, and Solar markets that increase our customer’s production capabilities. The last ...
March 1, 2010 Roberto Gatti, President, ORPRO Vision GmbH Great expectations. For ORPRO Vision, 2009 has been a year of foundation. The history of our activity goes back 12 years, to 1997 when Orbotech created the Assembly AOI division with the acquisition of Schuh GmbH. Orbotech consolidated the business until the acquisition by ORPRO Vision. This infuses ORPRO Vision with a unique combination of start-up spirit and market leader experience. The year 2009 has been ...
February 26, 2010 Tim McNulty, CEO and President, Harbor Electronics, the board division of Multitest We prepared for 2010 by not slowing down in 2009. As the leader in the prototype PCB business for the semiconductor test market, we cannot afford to fall behind the technology curve or lose pace with our customers' requirements. We continued to engage with customers as part of their R&D pipeline, and continued to invest in new equipment, our people and our processes. Tighter capital expenditure budgets meant we had to scrutinize our ...
February 25, 2010 Steve Harshbarger, Director Electronics & Advanced Energy, Sono-Tek Corporation Sono-Tek expects another year of continued growth in 2010. The diversification of our product lines in the advanced energy markets (Solar cell and Fuel Cell) has allowed us to stay on track with an aggressive growth plan for the company. We will be launching several new products this year; some focused on the recovering PCB industry with our ultrasonic spray fluxers, and other focused on the ...
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 ... 
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 ... 
The ASYS Group Americas moves into 2010 in a position of strength. Throughout the global recession our Drive to Innovate continued and our market diversification allowed us to ride out the downturn. We continued to develop technologies across the SMT, Semi-Packaging, Hybrid, and Solar markets that increase our customer’s production capabilities. The last ... 
Great expectations. For ORPRO Vision, 2009 has been a year of foundation. The history of our activity goes back 12 years, to 1997 when Orbotech created the Assembly AOI division with the acquisition of Schuh GmbH. Orbotech consolidated the business until the acquisition by ORPRO Vision. This infuses ORPRO Vision with a unique combination of start-up spirit and market leader experience. The year 2009 has been ... 
We prepared for 2010 by not slowing down in 2009. As the leader in the prototype PCB business for the semiconductor test market, we cannot afford to fall behind the technology curve or lose pace with our customers' requirements. We continued to engage with customers as part of their R&D pipeline, and continued to invest in new equipment, our people and our processes. Tighter capital expenditure budgets meant we had to scrutinize our ... 
Sono-Tek expects another year of continued growth in 2010. The diversification of our product lines in the advanced energy markets (Solar cell and Fuel Cell) has allowed us to stay on track with an aggressive growth plan for the company. We will be launching several new products this year; some focused on the recovering PCB industry with our ultrasonic spray fluxers, and other focused on the ... 