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German PCB Market Weakens in August
October 22, 2015 | ZVEI PCB and Electronic SystemsEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Total PCB sales in Germany were down by 10 percent in August compared with the previous month, and down by 5.7 percent year-on-year, according to the ZVEI PCB and Electronic Systems. The downturn was mainly due to the holiday period. Cumulative sales for the first eight months of the year were 3.8 percent lower compared to the same period last year.
Order intake, meanwhile, was 12 percent lower than in July, and 8.8 percent less compared to August 2014. Book-to-bill ratio reached 0.97.
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Twenty Companies Join New Industrial Digital Twin Association
09/28/2020 | ZVEI PCB and Electronic SystemsVDMA and ZVEI have founded the "Industrial Digital Twin Association" (IDTA) as a user organization for Industrie 4.0 together with Bitkom and 20 companies from the mechanical and electrical engineering industries.
productronica 2015 to Highlight PCB, EMS Industries
09/29/2015 | productronicaFor the first time ever, this year's productronica will highlight the sectors for PCB manufacturing and EMS in the new PCB & EMS cluster.