Mike

I'm so glad that there will be time to learn all those new tricks. Woof!
Woof!  Also, our clients will not all disappear overnight.

Harvey Miller
www.FabfileOnline.com

Databases of North America and China PCB fabrication

--- Mike Buetow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> A wise man told me once: Never underestimate the tenacity of incumbent
> technologies.
>  
> Remember: Thirty years after SMT debuted, through-hole remains
> ubiquituous.
>  
> Mike
>  
>  
> Mike Buetow
> Editor in Chief
> Circuits Assembly
> 10 Cabot Court
> Amesbury, MA 01913 USA
> W/mobile: 617-327-4702
>  
> The 2007 Directory of EMS Providers: circuitsassembly.com/cms/dems
>  
> Korea RoHS/ELV - What You Need to Know webinar: Aug. 14
> by Design Chain Associates and Eco-Frontier
> www.pcbshows.com/webinars/
> 
> 
> >>> Harvey Miller <[log in to unmask]> 8/10/2007 10:25 AM >>>
> 
> Dr. Ron Lasky has spun a scenario for the reaction of an EMS exec to
> upending the established electronic assembly processes. He suggests that
> the enormous capital investments in those established processes will be
> a
> restraint from embarking on such sweeping change. That's just his first
> unwarranted assumption.  He ignores the simple fact that EMS companies
> work for OEMs, who have conveniently offloaded manufacturing to the EMS
> companies, including capital investments. If the OEMs choose Occam for
> its
> cost savings and reliability improvements, the EMS companies will find a
> way to supply Occam.
> 
> Not long ago the major OEMs chose to comply with the ban on lead in
> solder. At enormous expense, their EMS suppliers have met the "need".
> Now
> the increased cost and degraded reliability of lead-free have made the
> prospect of eliminating all solder very attractive. This example of
> Irony
> wins the historical prize.
> 
> Harvey Miller
> Fabfile Online
> 
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