EMS gets a charge out of medical devices: electronic manufacturing service providers' role in the medical device outsourcing arena continues to thrive, despite Medtech's unique challenges.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To many on the provider side of the healthcare equation, the initials EMS mean" emergency medical services." Should you be one of the many who toil in the outsourcing marketplace, however, the abbreviation takes on a significantly different meaning. EMS--or electronic manufacturing services--is the term...

Low times for hi-tech jobs: keeping your hi-tech job depends on many factors. But what happens when you're sent packing because of outsourcing and the odds of finding another job are against you?
Seven years ago, I was a Program Manager for a company that manufactured, tested, and designed printed circuit boards. I had been in the electronics field for over 20 years, working my way up alter starting out as an electronic technician. In the year 2000, my job was to...

Tyco takes an interest in Floreane Medical Implants.
The surgical arm of Tyco Healthcare agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Floreane Medical Implants SA, a maker of surgical mesh products, based in France. Tyco, part of Tyco International Ltd, said it would pay 30.00 [euro] in cash per Floreane share after dividend payment of...

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Byline: The Register-Guard REGION Deputies attempt to sort out details of dispute COTTAGE GROVE - Investigators tried to unravel the story behind a dispute that sent one person to the hospital Wednesday night. Lane County deputies got a call about a...

Nokia opens handset plant in populous India.
SRIPERUMBUDUR, India, March 12 (Reuters) a" Top handset maker Finlandas Nokia formally opened its first Indian handset factory on Saturday in a bid to increase its stranglehold on the worldas fastest growing wireless services market. Ultra low cost phones a" less than 2,000 rupees ($ 50) a"...

DoST signs agreement with EIAPI for electronic applications development.
In a bid to boost the untapped potential of the country's electronics industry and increase its global competitiveness, the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) has recently signed an agreement with local electronics firms in developing their capability in different electronics applications. In an interview, Philippine Council...

High Tech's Risk to the Environment.
The volatility and toxicity of the chemicals used in high-tech manufacturing processes pose a huge pollution risk. Here's what you need to know. If a company has no smokestack, there are no pollution problems to worry about, right? Wrong. Many so-called "clean industries"--including electronics, circuit board manufacturing,...

Sendo sues Orange over Smartphone patent infringement. (Wireless News Review).
UK mobile phone manufacturer Sendo Ltd has launched legal proceedings in the UK against Orange SA, the mobile unit of France Telecom SA, accusing the mobile operator of patent infringement. Sendo is already embroiled in legal proceedings against Microsoft Corp, with which it was developing the Z100...

Coaxing light beams out of cheap plastic. (Press 'n' Peel Lasers).
Like poker chips, lasers may someday be molded out of plastic by the millions. A new laser-making method takes a major step in that direction, its Austrian developers say. Lasers are devices that emit a coherent beam of light of a single wavelength. Their prices have been...

INDUSTRY NEWS: United States Surgical completes coronary artery trials
United States Surgical Corp (USS) says it has successfully completed Phase I of clinical trials evaluating the use of the AngioRadJ Gamma System for treating coronary artery disease. One trial, called the ARREST (AngioRad Radiation for RESTenosis) trial, is evaluating the safety of the system in reducing restenosis...