Already inside the gate: the company is specified into someone else's next wave, and the wave has not yet shipped
The model's full reasoning — Q3 2016 call → NOWe need answer YES/NO based on transcript. Need determine if management describes already chosen/specified/qualified/designed into another org's future product/program/platform, wave not yet arrived, position large relative, preparing. Need use only transcript. Let's parse transcript. Company Nordson. They discuss Q3 2016 results. Growth in electronics, medical, consumer non-durable. Advanced technology orders up 29% driven by mobile electronics, automated/semi-automated dispense, test/inspection, surface treatment. Backlog up 22%. They talk about new products, tiering, mobile. But do they describe being "designed in" to someone else's next product? They mention "new applications in mobile side which one example is more waterproofing or water resistant type of applications that are driving some opportunities." Also "new technology on dispense side that will allow us to put more dot smaller size, which widens application approach to get to wafer side." "We're seeing those new products get traction." "We're also seeing some new applications in mobile side... waterproofing." "On inspection side, three dimensional chips and three dimensional wafers are driving X-ray inspection." "tiered product offering... getting nice traction." "acquisition... getting really good traction in Asia by incorporating our X-ray technology onto an automation platform." This sounds like they are selling equipment to manufacturers for their production. But is there a secured position inside another party's next product? They talk about orders and backlog. They don't explicitly say "we have been designed in" or "specified" into a future product. They talk about demand from mobile electronics, orders up. They mention "new products creating new opportunities" and "customers responding to value proposition." But no specific mention of being chosen/qualified/designed into a counterparty's forthcoming product. They discuss "mobile and related electronics end markets drove orders with strong demand for our automated and semi-automated dispense systems, test and inspection equipment, and surface treatment systems." That's selling capital equipment to electronics manufacturers.
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