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News Release from: Frost and Sullivan
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 22 February 2007
Increased demand for SMT inspection and
test
The European SMT inspection and test equipment market earned revenues of US $83.2 million in 2005 and is projected to reach $138.9 million in 2012.
Ever since the economic downturn of 2001, the European electronics manufacturing industry has been facing a series of challenges, not least of which is the growing competition from low-cost economies such as China and other East Asian countries Uncertain business conditions and high equipment costs have combined to create a highly challenging situation for vendors of surface mount technology (SMT) equipment, who are finding it difficult to stay profitable in the European markets
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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