Global SMT & Packaging

Dave Murrin Ark Manufacturing Solutions

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:01:23 +0000

Bill Harp Martec Incorporated

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:01:22 +0000

Frank Mascietti Technical Resources Company

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:01:22 +0000

Dave Trall Horizon Sales

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:01:18 +0000

Chris Denney Matrix Sales

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:00:15 +0000

Larry Aderman LaPa Enterprises

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:00:11 +0000

Don Dupont Technical Resource Corporation

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:00:10 +0000

Steve Kirby Kirby and Demerest

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:00:08 +0000

Nihon Superior Singapore at electronica + productronica India 2010

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:38:00 +0000

Debasish Choudhury talks with Watanabe Daisuke of Nihon Superior Singapore

AEIS Singapore at electronica + productronica India 2010

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:26:45 +0000

Debasish Choudhury talks with Ronnie Wong of AEIS Singapore

NMTronics at electronica + productronica India 2010

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:26:30 +0000

Debasish Choudhury talks with Soni Saran Singh of NMTronics

Farnell at electronica + productronica India 2010

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:13:43 +0000

Debasish Choudhury talks with Ravi Pagar of Farnell

ASYS Asia at electronica + productronica India 2010

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:10:48 +0000

Debasish Choudhury talks with Praveen Madaan of ASYS Asia

JUKI India at electronica + productronica India 2010

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:09:43 +0000

Debasish Choudhury talks with N Chandramohan of JUKI India

Interview with Digi-Key's Mark Larson

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:05:03 +0000

Trevor Galbraith had a chance to spend a half hour discussing Digi-Key's strategies and meteoric growth with CEO Mark Larson at electronica 2010.

MIRTEC at SMTAI 2010

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:07:32 +0000

Brian D'Amico, president of MIRTEC Corp, talks about the award-winning ISIS vision system, which can be used for high-speed requirements or scaled down for microelectronic devices and LED manufacturing.

Interview with Nihon Superior's president at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:16:37 +0000

Trevor Galbraith talks to Tetsuro Nishimura, Nihon Superior's president, about the new R&D center that just opened in Osaka a week before the show.

Martin at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:16:16 +0000

Scott Rushia, sales manager for Martin GmbH, introduces the Hybrid 10.6 XL BGA rework system, which uses convection for top heat and a hybrid of convection and IR for bottom heat.

Speedline at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:15:12 +0000

Greg Lefebvre, national sales manager, MPM division, for Speedline Technologies, talks about the new features they've released for their world-class Momentum screen printer in the past year.

Nordson YESTECH at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:14:34 +0000

Troy Johnson, Nordson YESTECH's VP of sales, talks about the new FX series of AOI systems.

VJ Technologies at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:14:28 +0000

Don Naugler, VJ Technologies' general manager, talks about the 400R series of BGA rework systems.

Nordson DAGE at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:13:16 +0000

Hal Hendrickson, Nordson DAGE's sales director for global accounts in x-ray, talks briefly about the capability and applications of Norson DAGE's x-ray inspection systems.

FCT Assembly at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:12:07 +0000

Mike Scimeca, president of FCT Assembly, talks about the company's new line of solder pastes and UltraSlic stencils.

Juki at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:09:42 +0000

Bob Black, president and CEO of Juki, introduces the new KE-1080 high-performance placement platform.

Kyzen at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:09:19 +0000

Kyzen's Tom Forsythe, vice president of Kyzen Corporation, talks about the award they won for Best Cleaning Materials.

Essemtec at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:07:30 +0000

Steve Pollock, vice president of sales for Essemtec USA, shows off the new Cobra pick & place machine, which is aimed at anyone who's assembly circuit boards.

Balver Zinn at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:06:59 +0000

Stan Renals, managing director and CEO for the Cobar division of Balver Zinn, promotes the company's SN100C solder, a new range of fluxes, and their new epoxy line that they're representing in Europe.

Ellsworth Adhesives at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:06:51 +0000

Dan Cronin, engineered sales representative for Ellsworth Adhesives, is at SMTAI 2010 to promote their adhesvies, sealants, encapsulants, conformal coatings and dispensing equipment.

Electronics Alliance at SMTAI 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:06:29 +0000

Gary Tanel, president of Circuitronics, is part of a collection of companies that have formed an electronic alliance to help bring value to the customers.

VIP Electronics Jeopardy 2010

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:05:29 +0000

Watch electronics manufacturing celebrities play VIP Electronics Jeopardy at 2010 SMTA International

2010 Global Technology Awards

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:56:08 +0000

See who won Global Technology Awards in 2010.

SEHO at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:13:08 +0000

Christian Ott, senior sales & project manager for SEHO, shows off SEHO's new reflow concept with recovery system on the PowerReflow 2.4. SEHO also brought their SelectiveLine selective soldering system to the show.

Kyzen at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:10:45 +0000

Fernando Rueda, sales manager - Europe for Kyzen Corporation, introduces the latest developments, such as the Exaklean E5612, one of the most innovative stencil cleaning products on the market.

Finetech at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:08 +0000

Thomas Muller, Finetech's head of sales - Europe, introduces the newest member of the Finetech group: rework specialist Martin GmbH, as well as the new FINEPLACER Core for reworking small and medium boards and the FINEPLACER Matrix semi-automatic bonding machine.

Vi Technology at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:07 +0000

Chris Davies, Vi Technology's sales director, shows off the 5K Perform for high-quality, high-reliability detection for boards up to 535 mm square. Equipped with Vi Technology's proven vision technology, it can inspect components down to 01005.

MIRTEC at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:06 +0000

David Bennett, managing director of MIRTEC Europe, shows off the MS-11 high speed inline solder paste inspection system and the MV-7XI with the award-winning integrated Intelli-Scan laser inspection system for detecting lifted leads and coplanarity.

Mentor Graphics at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:05 +0000

Michael Ford, product marketing manager for Mentor Graphics, talks about combining the design tools from Mentor Graphics and Valor together into one complete end-to-end package.

Data I/O at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:04 +0000

Joel Hatlin, CFO of Data I/O Corporation, introduces the ProLINE-RoadRunner for programming microchips in the assembly line, just before they get placed on the placement machine. Two new versions just came out--the MYDATA version and the Siemens X-Series version.

KIC at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:02 +0000

MB Allen, general manager of European operations for KIC, introduces KIC's newest product to the European market: MVP, or Manual Virtual Profiling. The MVP allows a customer to run their specific product, get it in spec, and periodically check to be sure that the oven is still in spec.

Techcon at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:02 +0000

Steve Collier, European sales manager for Techcon Systems, gives an overview of the products on show at their stand.

Cookson at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:01 +0000

Corne Hoppenbrouwers, application engineer - customer support for Cookson Electronics, gives an overview of the Cookson stand at the show - paste, flux, stencils, squeegees, solder wire, bar solder - and introduces the newest products.

LPKF at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:55:27 +0000

Dr. Ingo Bretthauer, CEO of LPKF, shows off the new UV depaneling machine, the ML 1000 S. This machine brings very a economical solution to UV cutting. It's much cheaper than anything else we have seen so far.

Kurtz at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:55:23 +0000

Rainer Kurtz, CEO of Kurtz, at the SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING show in Nuremberg.

PB Tec at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:50:10 +0000

Reinhard Nitz, president of PB Tec, has BP Microsystems' 3000 FS Flashstream programming system on display as well as a programmer from Jot Automation and in-system programmers from SMH.

VJ Electronics at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:50:08 +0000

Al Cabral, product development manager for VJ Technologies, has the 400R series rework and scavenging system with prism optics and closed-loop control on display at the VJ stand, as well as the Summit fully automated rework system.

BTU at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:50:06 +0000

Peter Franklin, managing director - Europe for BTU International, talks about the show and the SMT industry.

JUKI at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:50:05 +0000

Heinz Schlup, marketing manager, JUKI Automation Systems - Europe, presents the FX-3 and KE-3020RL placement machines, both of which feature the electric feeders that were introduced at Productronica. Also, the KE-2070L now features a placement monitoring system.

Essemtec at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:50:05 +0000

Martin Ziehbrunner, managing director and CEO of Essemtec, presents the new Cobra pick and place machine. Cobra is not an upgrade but a completely new machine, more powerful and more modern than anything previously seen.

Assembléon at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:50:02 +0000

Alex Niles, global key account manager for Assembléon, presents new innovations for the AX-501 placement system, including the new TPR, or Twin Placement Robot, head. The TPR converts the A-Series into a combined chip and IC shooter on a single platform with IPC speeds up to 111 kcph and an accuracy of 25 microns.

MYDATA at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:50:01 +0000

Robert Gothner, general manager for MYDATA, talks about the newest version of the MY500 jet printer, which features new software, a new chassis, and new types of ejectors.

MIRTEC Technical Tips: Head in Pillow Defects

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:20:57 +0000

Inspecting head-in-pillow defects.

MIRTEC Technical Tips: Telecentric lenses

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:20:55 +0000

Learn the difference between conventional and telecentric lenses and how telecentric lenses help with SMT inspection.

MIRTEC Technical Tips: Inspecting color bands (through-hole assembly)

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:20:21 +0000

Verifying whether or not you have the proper resistor values at the proper locations.

MIRTEC Technical Tips: Augmenting vision inspection with laser inspection

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:20:18 +0000

Using laser inspection to augment vision inspection for SMT devices using the Intellibeam laser measurement option.

MIRTEC Technical Tips: Benefits of Intelliscan Laser System

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:02:50 +0000

Intelliscan picks up the most subtle of lead lifts.

Special Report: Interview with MIRTEC's Brian D'Amico

Thu, 27 May 2010 17:21:07 +0000

What are the benefits of 15-megapixel technology vs. today's standard of 5-megapixel technology? Brian D'Amico talks about speed, resolution and more.

Microscan and Juki Interview - APEX 2010

Tue, 11 May 2010 18:50:04 +0000

Trevor Galbraith talks with Jeff Timms from Microscan and Bob Black from Juki about integrating Microscan's Track, Trace and Control into the production environment.

Zestron APEX 2010 Interview

Fri, 07 May 2010 18:14:59 +0000

Trevor Galbraith interviews Richard Burke about ZESTRON's new Global Link Initiative, which aims to create a borderless environment for enhanced customer service and support.

IPC APEX Expo 2010 Show Highlights

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:50:19 +0000

Trevor Galbraith gives his video report of the IPC APEX Expo show.

Datapaq at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:44:41 +0000

David Dubia from the Datapaq booth on the show floor.

Glenbrook Technologies at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:40:08 +0000

Gil Zweig on magnification fluoroscopy x-ray camera technology, which allows them to build compact, affordable x-ray systems.

Microscan at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:40:07 +0000

Jeff Timms presents the Track, Trace and Control solution.

Assembléon at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:40:07 +0000

Greg Berry introduces the new MC-24X.

Cyberoptics at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:40:05 +0000

Parito Lee introduces Cyberoptics' two newest systems.

FCT Assembly at IPC Apex Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:40:05 +0000

Bob Dervaes talks about new lead-free, halide-free pastes; a new no-charge stencil service, and more.

Universal Instruments at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:40:04 +0000

Heinz Dommel sees a lot more business coming this year than last.

KIC at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:40:03 +0000

Brian O'Leary introduces MVP - Manual Virtual Profiling.

Nordson YESTECH at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:39:51 +0000

Don Miller introduces the latest products, including the FX automated optical inspection system.

MYDATA Automation at IPC APEX Expo 2009

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:39:49 +0000

Brian Duffey introduces the Flow Line for lean manufacturing.

Milara at IPC Apex Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:39:47 +0000

Krassy Petkov and Stephen Brodeur introduce three brand new machines.

Kyzen at IPC Apex Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:21 +0000

Tom Forsythe talks about Kyzen's newest cleaning technology, AQUANOX A4703.

Techcon Systems at IPC Apex Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:20 +0000

Melvin Miller from the Techcon booth on the show floor.

Seho at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:18 +0000

Christian Ott presents Seho's Go-Selective Light wave soldering system.

Seika Machinery at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:18 +0000

Michelle Ogihara from the Seika booth on the show floor.

Juki at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:17 +0000

Bob Black introduces the new 3020 fine pitch placer.

Aqueous Technologies at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:16 +0000

Mike Konrad shows off the new, improved Trident, with a Trident Duo at the show.

Nihon Superior at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:14 +0000

Masato Nakamura talks about their halogen-free products.

Vi Technology at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:13 +0000

Olivier Pirou speaks about super resolution and 3D selective AOI.

Nordson ASYMTEK at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:11 +0000

Dan Ashley from Nordson ASYMTEK's booth on the show floor.

IPC APEX Expo 2010 Show Highlights

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:20:40 +0000

Trevor Galbraith gives his video report of the IPC APEX Expo show.

Acculogic at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:20:06 +0000

Saeed Taheri introduces Acculogic's new Flying Scorpion flying probe system.

VJ Technologies at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:10:09 +0000

Al Cabral shows off the Summit 1800 rework system.

Valor at IPC APEX Expo 2010

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:10:07 +0000

Julian Coates from the Valor division of Mentor Graphics introduces their complete factory-level control system.

Elcoteq SE at Electronics Next India 2010

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:44:19 +0000

Debasish Choudhury speaks with Patrik Aghren

QUAD Electronics at Electronics Next India 2010

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:44:15 +0000

Debasish Choudhury speaks with Raminder Singh Soin

SPEA, Italy at Electronics Next India 2010

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:40:04 +0000

Debasish Choudhury speaks with Stefano Gibo

Khanna Traders & Engineers at Electronics Next India 2010

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:40:03 +0000

Debasish Choudhury speaks with SK Khanna

Kyzen Cleaning Tip: Application Cleaning Labs 1

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:02:27 +0000

In this episode of Dr. Mike's Cleaning Tips, we get a case study of one customer's use of the application cleaning lab to solve a process problem.

Kyzen Cleaning Tip: Developing Process Parameters

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:02:25 +0000

In this episode of Dr. Mike's Cleaning Tips, we learn more about the process cleaning rate theorem, specifically the dynamic cleaning rate.

Kyzen Cleaning Tip: Vapor Degreasing

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:00:13 +0000

In this episode of Dr. Mike's Cleaning Tips, we learn about vapor degreasing, an elegant cleaning process.

Kyzen Cleaning Tip: Materials Compatibility

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:00:10 +0000

In this episode of Dr. Mike's Cleaning Tips, we learn about materials compatibility issues, such as part marking.

Kyzen Cleaning Tip: Designing a Cleaning Agent

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:00:07 +0000

In this episode of Dr. Mike's Cleaning Tips, we learn something about how cleaning agents are designed.

Kyzen Cleaning Tip: Application Cleaning Labs 2

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:50:20 +0000

In this episode of Dr. Mike's Cleaning Tips, we learn more of what goes in an application cleaning lab.

Kyzen Cleaning Tips: Process Cleaning Rate

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:50:03 +0000

This episode of Dr. Mike's Cleaning Tips covers the process cleaning rate theory.

GLOBAL Technology Awards 2009 - presented at Productronica

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:30:12 +0000

The 5th annual GLOBAL Technology Awards, recognizing innovations in the area of electronics manufacturing equipment, materials, services and supplies, were presented at Productronica 2009 in Munich, Germany.

Counterfeit Components Debate at Productronica

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:30:51 +0000

Trevor Galbraith moderates a debate on counterfeit components. Panelists include Dr. Jens-Peter Steffen from Yxlon, Dage's Keith Bryant, and Mathieu Bini from ABI Electronics.

Panel_line optimization_rev

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:30:14 +0000

Techcon at Productronica 2009

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:15 +0000

Steve Collier showcases their latest products for the electronics market.

Kyzen at Productronica 2009

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:12 +0000

Tom Forsythe talks about the new AQUANOX 4703 neutral cleaning chemistry.

Dage at Productronica 2009

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:11:57 +0000

Keith Bryant talks about the launch of three new machines.