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In The Loop News Letter - April 29, 2010

Camstar In the Loop April 2010

TOP STORIES                                                           April 29, 2010

Are You Qualifacturing?
Camstar has launched a new campaign to highlight the important difference between “MANufacturing” and “QUALIfacturing.” Don’t miss the video

Camstar clients are already Qualifacturing. Not a Camstar client? See how much you could be saving if you were Qualifacturing.
Thought Leaders Speak at The Summit on Solar Quality
The Summit on Solar Quality will be held in Santa Clara, CA, June 29, 2010. Thought leaders across the solar industry will focus on the state of quality and approaches to accelerate grid parity.

Speakers will include:
•  Jigar Shah, CEO of Carbon War Room and Founder of SunEdison
•  Ralf Plieninger, Director of Business Management, Q-Cells
•  Helen Milani, Director of IT, Solaria
•  Didier Chavet, JAPAC Operations, IT Sr. Director, SanDisk.
Register Now for The Summit on Solar Quality, June 29
REMEC to Drive Continuous Quality Improvement with Camstar
Camstar welcomes new customer REMEC Broadband Wireless, who selected the ElectronicsSuite™ in order to support its manufacturing, quality and customer satisfaction goals. “We needed a robust solution that can adapt quickly to our complex processes, and drive continuous quality improvements,” said Tim Gantick, VP of Operations for REMEC. “With instant visibility and feedback from production, we can proactively ensure top product quality, and shorten cycle times for improved customer service.”

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New eBook: Taking the Solar Industry Beyond Grid Parity
Camstar’s latest eBook explains how solar manufacturers can reduce cost per kWh and reach grid parity by making current operations less expensive and bringing new technologies to market more rapidly. “Camstar’s eBook analyzes benchmarks from Solar and High Tech manufacturers that have adopted the APQ model, and conservatively applies them to the factors driving grid parity,” said Karim Lokas, VP of Product Strategy for Camstar. “The analysis shows a shift down in the cost per kWh curve by 13-17%, putting some companies in the grid parity region today and shortening the time to achieve grid parity for the entire Solar industry.”

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What They Are Saying About Camstar
“By repeatedly collecting data against the workflow map steps with our Camstar enterprise platform system, we get instant visibility, enforcement and traceability. Corrective actions are faster, and root cause analyses are better.”

- Kal Nawawi, Director of Manufacturing for Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, quoted in “Window on Process Improvement” in Automation World, April 2010.

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 UPCOMING EVENTS
Upcoming Web Demonstrations and Professional Conferences


Live Webcast: Prevention & Early Detection: The Science of Advancing Product Quality Through eDHR
May 6, 2010
1:00 pm US EDT

eDHRs are not just paper DHRs converted into an electronic format. Creating eDHRs requires modeling your process in a structured way to define automated preventive controls which enforce proper procedures so that products are manufactured and tested/inspected correctly, the first time, every time. Compliance becomes a by-product of this approach.

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FDA News Medical Device Quality Congress
June 2 – 4, 2010
Bethesda, MD

The 2010 edition of the FDANews Medical Device Quality Congress will feature more than 15 in-depth sessions headed up by leading quality experts, including sessions led by three CDRH officials, as well as Mark Lincoln, VP Operations, Terumo and Karim Lokas, VP of Marketing and Product Strategy, Camstar.

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Intersolar Europe
June 9 – 11, 2010
Munich, Germany
Stand#: A5.656

Intersolar brings people and markets together under the guiding principle, "Connecting Solar Business". And as trade visitors from over 145 countries have confirmed: no other event brings together so many decision makers from industry, trade and commerce with solar industry manufacturers, suppliers, institutes and associations. The world's leading solar trade fair therefore facilitates the targeted, personal exchange of valuable information relating to products, markets and services.

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MESA International 2010 North American Conference
June 21 – 23, 2010
Dearborn, MI

The MESA 2010 North American Conference will take attendees deep into some of the most pressing challenges the industry faces today and, more importantly, into the Best Practices and actionable steps companies can take RIGHT NOW to meet those challenges. Meet with peers, MESA Working Groups, solution providers, and industry thought leaders to share your experiences and to learn from those joining you on the road to Operations Excellence.

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Intersolar North America
July 13 – 15, 2010
San Francisco, CA
Booth: 8551

Intersolar North America stands out for its depth and diversity of content as well as its specific focus on photovoltaics and solar thermal technology. Dedicated to recruiting companies across the solar supply chain from around the world, Intersolar helps the industry improve global supply, distribution, training, regulation and business issues to accelerate market transformation and advance solar as a significant part of the global energy supply. Intersolar North America 2010 takes place from July 13-15 in San Francisco.

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25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
September 6 – 9, 2010
Valencia, Spain

The 25th EU PVSEC will be the most important international Conference in the field of Photovoltaics and will be at the same time the 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion.

The 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion will unite the three most important scientific and strategic conferences for the global PV solar sector: the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, the 36th US IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference and the 20th Asia/Pacific PV Science and Engineering Conference.

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Missed a Session in Camstar's Solution Series?

Camstar's recent Solution Series provided an indepth view into Camstar's innovative solutions to key industry challenges and featured demonstrations of Camstar's products. If you missed any of these events, you can request access to a recorded version of these events.

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Creating eDHRs comprises modeling your process in a structured way to define automated, preventive controls that enforce proper procedures, ensuring that products are manufactured and tested/inspected correctly, the first time, every time. Compliance becomes a by-product of this approach.
Register now to see eDHR in action.
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Mr. Shimokawa Takashi,
Department Manager
Hitachi Plant, Suzhou,
China

“Hitachi efficiently collects accurate and timely information on work orders, WIP status, yield, high investment production equipment, material usage and defect analysis. As a result, Hitachi more accurately controls and manages production planning, work order progress, materials, quality, full product build traceability and equipment certification – all critical business requirements.”

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