Frost & Sullivan: The Global SMT Placement Equipment Market at a Crossroads - Focusing on Flexibility is Key to Success

LONDON -

- Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Global SMT Placement Equipment Market, on Tuesday, 1 September 2009, at 15.00 BST

The global Surface Mount Technology (SMT) placement equipment market is seeing a slump in demand because of cutbacks in capital equipment purchases by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Contract Electronics Manufacturers (CEMs) during the global economic slowdown. Consequentially, many top SMT equipment manufacturers are seeing unprecedented losses. To survive the global economic slowdown, they must focus on specific end user growth segments that have been relatively less impacted by the recession.

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Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2009 quarterly analyst briefing presentation open to all on the Global SMT Placement Equipment Market, on Tuesday, 1 September 2009, at 15.00 BST. Harish Natesan, Research Analyst for Frost & Sullivan’s Electronics & Security Group, will present the latest key findings from his study.

Highlights of the briefing include: analyses of the global SMT placement equipment market and its key segments, revenue forecasts for key market segments, hot trends emerging in the market, pricing trends, and a 360 degree view of the market from both the supplier and end user perspectives.

This briefing will benefit SMT placement equipment suppliers, OEMs, Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) companies and Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs), excluding SMT equipment distributors, by discussing emerging trends and market dynamics.

“SMT placement equipment manufacturers should focus on the flexibility segment of the market. Key end users like EMS companies are increasingly looking for flexible SMT placement equipment capable of accommodating the constantly changing product mix they face during the global economic slowdown,” remarks Harish Natesan.

To participate in the briefing, please email Joanna Lewandowska at joanna.lewandowska@frost.com with the following information: your full name, company name, title, telephone number, e-mail, address, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, a registration link will be e-mailed to you. You may also register to receive a recorded version of the briefing at anytime by submitting the aforementioned contact details.

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CONTACT: Joanna Lewandowska Corporate Communications P: +48-22-390-41-46 E: joanna.lewandowska@frost.com www.frost.com

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