2007 Industry Vsison Forecast

摘要

Predictions for 2007 are optimistic to say the least. We asked two questions from every SMT expert we could find: What is happening at your company and your market in 2007, and What challenges do you foresee in the conning year? Out of all respondents, we received only a few negative forecasts for the year ahead. Most experts talked of new products such as fuel cells, pick-and-place equipment, solder recovery systems and solutions, environmentally responsible products, higher yields, medical markets, consumer electronics growth, software options, lead-free materials/products, process control equipment, etc. Many mentioned globalization with growth in Asia, India, and Eastern Europe. Sometimes the expectation and belief in anything is just the boost needed to make it so. In SMT, growth continues at a healthy pace into 2007.