Semiconductor Equipment Sales Forecast: $62 Billion in 2018 A New Record, Market Reset in 2019 with New High in 2020
TOKYO – Releasing its Year-End Total Equipment Forecast at the annual SEMICON Japan exposition, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing supply chain, today reported that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 9.7 percent to $62.1 billion in 2018, exceeding the historic high of $56.6 billion set last year. The equipment […]
Indium Corporation’s Vareha-Walsh Presents at Global Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) Event in China
Indium Corporation’s Donna Vareha-Walsh, Director, Metals Business Unit, shared her industry knowledge and expertise at the 2018 Global Minor Metals Forum on Nov. 28 in Kunming, Yunnan, China. Vareha-Walsh’s presentation, Indium Corporation Overview Global Indium Market, reviewed global indium supply and demand, how changes in trade between China and the United States are expected to impact the market for indium metal, […]
New IR sensor based on nanotechnology can eliminate one of Christmas biggest potential fire hazards
By Niklas Kvist, Head of Engineering at Swedish IR sensor manufacturer JonDeTech Sensors AB. Overheating problem for battery chargers has become an increasingly common safety issue – not the least around Christmas – causing fires at home at personal risk and dire costs for private persons as well as insurance companies. Industry expert Niklas Kvist explains […]
Industrial trends for 2019 from COPA-DATA
Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Regardless of the phrase used to describe digitalization in manufacturing, there’s no denying that a shift has already taken place. But, is the age of industrial buzzwords coming to a grinding halt? Stefan Reuther, Chief Sales Officer at COPA-DATA, gives his three […]
Robotic soldering partnership between TM Robotics and ELMOTEC
Toshiba Machine partner, TM Robotics, has partnered with ELMOTEC to develop robotic soldering technology using Toshiba Machine robots. The soldering machines allow customers to fully automate soldering applications, increasing efficiency of soldering for electrical and electronic components manufacturing. Based in Switzerland, ELMOTEC has been creating bespoke soldering products for over 30 years, allowing the company […]