Market Update for the EMS Industry
Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 10:00 am–10:30 am, Central time         
IPC Director of Market Research, Sharon Starr, will discuss the latest findings from IPC's monthly PCB Statistical Program for North American manufacturers of rigid PCBs and flexible circuits in this 30-minute webinar. It will cover implications of the current trend in book-to-bill ratios and what they indicate about PCB business in the next six months. Trends in PCB sales by product type, backlogs, inventory levels and capacity utilization will be discussed, along with an outlook for the coming year.

What you will learn:

• How to interpret changes in the book-to-bill rati
• The current health of the industry
• Trends in the PCB marketplace
• What the leading indicators suggest about the North American PCB market in the coming yea
• How to join IPC PCB Statistical Programs and what to expect from them

Who should attend:

• Anyone with a role in marketing, sales, production planning or executive management in PCB companies that do business in North America
• Suppliers to PCB companies who want a current understanding of their customers' business climate

Market Update for the EMS Industry
Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 10:00 am–10:30 am, Central time         
IPC’s statistical programs for the EMS industry uncover valuable data about the North American and Asian markets and EMS company management metrics. The latest findings and their implications for the EMS industry will be presented by Sharon Starr, IPC director of market research.

Trends in North American EMS sales and orders will be explained, along with the implications of the EMS book-to-bill ratio and near-term growth forecasts. Longer-term forecasts for the EMS market in North America and worldwide will be discussed, as well as opportunities for expansion of the EMS market. Key management metrics - including average profit margins, inventory days of supply and return on value add - and trends in those metrics for EMS companies in North America and China will also be covered.

What you will learn:

• How to interpret changes in the book-to-bill ratio
• The current health of the industry
• Trends in EMS sales of assembly only versus turnkey assembly with component sales
• How the market is projected to grow in North America, Asia and worldwide
• How to join IPC’s EMS statistical programs and what to expect from them

Who should attend:

• Anyone with a role in marketing, sales, production planning or executive management in EMS companies worldwide
• Suppliers to EMS companies who want a current understanding of their customers’ business climate

Market Update for the Assembly Equipment Industry
Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 10:00 am–10:30 am, Central time   
The importance of IPC’s global Assembly Equipment Statistical Program to its participants is the access to current aggregate sales data by region and by product type. This webinar will highlight some of the latest sales trends for pick-and-place equipment in the Americas and for printers, ovens, soldering equipment and inspection equipment in various regions. Projections of North American EMS assembly capacity expansion and equipment needs will also be discussed.

This will be an overview. Detailed data are reported only to the statistical program participants. Information about how to become a participant in this program and what to expect from it will be provided.

What you will learn:

• Sales trends in the assembly equipment industry
• The impact of changes in the assembly market
• Opportunities for sales of assembly equipment in North America in 2011
• How to join IPC’s Assembly Equipment Statistical Program and what to expect from it

Who should attend:

• Anyone with a role in marketing, sales, production planning or executive management in assembly equipment manufacturing companies worldwide
• Assembly equipment distributors
  

Market Update for the Electronic Chemicals Industry
Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 10:00 am–10:30 am, Central time
Trends in sales of process consumables regionally and worldwide will be discussed in this 30-minute webinar. The latest data on growth in various product areas will be examined, including process chemicals, final board finishes, solder mask, dry film and developers and strippers. Regional trends will also be explored. The implications of the data will be explained by IPC Director of Market Research Sharon Starr and IPC Process Consumables Statistical committee chairman Michael Carano vice president of OMG Electronic Chemicals.

What you will learn:

• Sales trends in the process consumables industry
• Regional and product trends in the process consumables market
• How to join IPC’s Process Consumables Statistical Program and what to expect from it

Who should attend:

• Anyone with a role in marketing, sales, production planning or executive management in process consumables companies worldwide
• PCB manufacturers wishing to expand their understanding of the process consumables supply base

Co-presenter:
Michael Carano, OMG International
Michael Carano is vice president of technical operations for OM Group’s Electronic Chemicals facility. He holds 9 U.S. patents and 20 foreign patents covering a variety of technologies including plating, metallization processes and PCB fabrication techniques. Carano has published more than 65 technical articles and presented numerous papers all over the world. He holds a B.S. in chemistry, an MBA in international marketing, and has completed two years of graduate work in polymer chemistry.