Reuters reports Foxconn’s Terry Gou is positioning as peacemaker between U.S., China and Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The chairman of Apple supplier Foxconn said on Monday he wanted Beijing to recognize the existence of Taiwan, as he outlined his plans to be the peacemaker between China, the United States and the self-ruled island Beijing sees as its own. Billionaire Terry Gou, who said last month he would run for […]
International Conference forElectronics Enabling Technologies Program Finalized
Markham, ON, Canada – SMTA is excited to announce the technical program has been finalized and registration is now open for the International Conference for Electronics Enabling Technologies. The event will be held June 4-6, 2019 in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The conference is located within the ventureLAB, IBM Markham Convergence Centre. The SMTA Ontario Expo on […]
How Apprenticeships are Helping to Bridge the Manufacturing Skills Gap
It’s no secret that the UK is suffering from a severe skills shortage in the manufacturing industry. A British Chamber of Commerce survey of 6,000 manufacturing businesses across the country found that, during the final quarter of 2018, 81% of manufacturers had trouble finding the staff with the right qualifications and experience. Could apprenticeships be the answer?
UK tech startups overwhelmingly confident despite government’s ‘awful’ handling of Brexit, Q1 2019 Tech Tracker Survey reveals
79% expect to increase turnover in next 12 months, but 53% fear the impact of Brexit Studio Graphene has commissioned an independent survey of more than 100 UK-based technology startups to uncover their confidence levels and barriers to growth. It found: 79% of UK tech businesses are either ‘very confident’ (39%) or ‘confident’ (40%) they […]
Almar Thewissen, Program Manager, Industrial Applications EMEA for Nordson ASYMTEK at APEX 2019
Last year at APEX Nordson ASYMTEK announced the launch of their Helios Dispensing Platform. This year Program Manager, Almar Thewissen, returns to provide an update on the system’s success in the market and latest development in the dispensing arena. Talking with SCOOP founder, Philip Stoten, Almar explains why demand for dispensing is growing. Filmed in […]