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Cleaning Up the SMT Production Environment
By Sheila Hamilton, Teknek
How clean is your SMT production environment? You would be surprised at the levels of contamination present that can impact yields and wastage levels. Before you can control contamination, you must be able to measure it and identify the sources.
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Creative Solutions to Stencil Printing Challenges
By William E. Coleman, Ph.D., Photo Stencil
Too often we think of a stencil as a simple, single-thickness foil with apertures defining positions where solder paste bricks are to be deposited. In today's world of complex PCB and package designs, more versatility is required.
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Elcoteq Starts Personnel Negotiations
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1-Source, ChipChecker Offer Anti-Counterfeit Service
(May 13, 2008) HONG KONG — Under a mutual interest in mitigating the growing problem of counterfeit and defective parts, 1-Source and ChipChecker teamed up to provide a suite of material management services ...
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Tyco Electronics Sells RF Unit
(May 13, 2008) PEMBROKE, Bermuda — Tyco Electronics Ltd. entered into a definitive agreement to sell its radio frequency (RF) components and subsystem business to Cobham Defense Electronic Systems, a subsidiary ...
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May Featured Products
Following are new products introduced to the testing market, pick-and-place innovations, PCB depanelers and other tooling, products in the emerging conformal coating sector, connectors for LCD assemblies, new packaging ...
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PROMATION Upgrades Buffer Software
(May 12, 2008) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — PROMATION Inc. released an enhanced software interface for its SCBL-77 vertical buffer system with last-in/first-out and first-in/first-out (LIFO/FIFO) capabilities.
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Sumitomo Creates Fine-pitch COF Process
(May 12, 2008) TOKYO — Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. (SMM) is preparing for full-scale production of chip-on-film (COF) boards made using a new method that can accommodate a wiring pitch as narrow as 20 µm. ...
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Kyzen Presenting Globally
(May 9, 2008) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kyzen Corporation will present research information and exhibit cleaning products at shows around the U.S. and internationally, including Sweden and Canada, in May 2008. Charles ...
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VJ Electronix Hosts Open House, SMTA Forum
(May 8, 2008) LITTLETON, Mass. — VJ Electronix will open its doors for an open house, coinciding with a technical presentation on advancements in BGA rework and X-ray inspection. The event is scheduled for ...
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From the Editor:
The Lead-free Dilemma
In his book on the modern state of agriculture and eating, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan states that few dominant products on the food market have risen to prominence wholly on their own; federal policies ...
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