PCB, SMT & EMS News and Press Releases

	LNG Experts Gathering at WTG’s 7th Annual LNG Tech Global Summit 2012 May 16, 2012 \| World Trade Group World Trade Group is organising the 7th Annual LNG Tech Global Summit between 3rd and 5th December 2012 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
	Cobar Solder Products Appoints North Electronics Automation in New England May 15, 2012 \| Balver Zinn Cobar Solder Products Inc. has named Northern Electronics Automation (NEA) NH LLC as its representative in New England.
	IPC RELEASES STUDY ON QUALITY BENCHMARKS FOR EMS INDUSTRY May 15, 2012 \| IPC IPC annual study provides data to EMS companies interested in comparing their key 2011 operating variables to those of other EMS providers by type of product.
	ACD Appoints AOI Programmer for Its Quality Department May 15, 2012 \| Automated Circuit Design (ACD) ACD, a leading supplier to the electronics industry, has promoted Bao Nguyen to Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) Programmer for its Quality Department.
	PANASONIC TO HIGHLIGHT HIGH MIX AT SMTA CAROLINAS INAUGURAL EXPO May 15, 2012 \| Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America May 15, 2012 - Rolling Meadows, IL - Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America will highlight high-mix, quick changeover solutions at the inaugural SMTA Carolinas Expo & Tech Forum at the UNC – Charlotte Barnhardt Center on May 23, 2012.
	Charlie Barnhart & Associates LLC (CBA) to Host Outsourcing Navigator Event in the Boston Area from May 29-31 May 15, 2012 \| Charlie Barnhart & Associates LLC Charlie Barnhart & Associates LLC (CBA) to Host Outsourcing Navigator Event in the Boston Area from May 29-31 announces that it will hold an Outsourcing Navigator Council
	AIM’s Tim O’Neill to Discuss Lead-Free Alloy Development at Ohio Valley SMTA May 15, 2012 \| AIM Tim O’Neill, Northeastern Regional Sales Manager, will present on Lead-Free Alloy Development at the Ohio Valley SMTA Solder Paste Round Table Meeting,
	SMTA Capital Chapter June 20th Meeting to Feature Presentation on “Counterfeit Components” May 15, 2012 \| Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) Tom O’Connor, DFR Solutions, will present a paper on the topic of counterfeit components.
	BTU International's Zeping Zheng Recieves Award from SMTA China May 15, 2012 \| BTU International Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) China presented Zeping Zheng with an award at the SMTA China’s annual breakfast reception and recognition ceremony
	WEBINAR EXPLAINS NEW FOUNDATION FOR IMAGE-BASED BARCODE READERS May 15, 2012 \| Cognex Corporation Please join us, as Bill, one of the most prolific and influential inventors in industrial machine vision, presents “A New Foundation for 1-D Barcode Reading: Hotbars™ Image Analysis Technology” in a live webinar on Tuesday, May 22 at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. PDT).