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Another SMTA International (SMTAI) and Assembly Technology Expo (ATExpo) have come and gone, and with them, the traditional pairing of technical conference and exhibition that the industry has grown accustomed to has ended. The SMTA announced a split next year from ATExpo, with its move from the windy city to Orlando, Fla.
Horizon 02i Leads DEK Family
(October 11, 2006) FLEMINGTON, N.J. — DEK's next-generation Instinctiv printers combine options from established platforms to reportedly enhance cycle time, flexibility, and yield. The company released the Horizon 02i as the first in the Instinctiv family.
Implementing Lead-free Workshop Tackles Assembly Problems
(October 11, 2006) NASHUA, N.H. — Manufacturers facing challenges with lead-free assembly and a host of associated system changes — certification, failure analysis, traceability — can attend Implementing Lead-free: A Hands-on Workshop, October 16 – 19, hosted by SMT Magazine and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly (CEMA) in Rochester, N.Y.
Enthone Acquires Chinese Electroplating Entities
(October 10, 2006) WEST HAVEN, Conn. — Enthone, Inc., a business of Cookson Electronics, acquired Shenzhen Hua-Mei Electroplating Technology Co., Ltd.; and Hua-Mei Tianjin Electroplating Technology Co., Ltd. in China. The entity created by the acquisition will conduct business as Guangzhou Cookson Trading Company, Co., Ltd.; the October 1, 2006, sale brought Enthone from 51% ownership of the companies to 100%.
KEMET Honored at CARTS Europe
(October 9, 2006) GREENVILLE, S.C. — In recognition of a technical paper presented at the 2005 Capacitor and Resistor Technology Symposium (CARTS) Europe, three KEMET Corporation employees received honors from the 2005 CARTS delegates and program committee. Winning papers from 2005's symposium — held in Prague, Czech Republic, in October 2005 — were presented at CARTS Europe held September 25 – 28, 2006, in Bad Homburg, Germany.
MEM Ventures Acquires Artetch
(October 9, 2006) WEST SUSSEX, U.K. — Martin Morrell of MEM Ventures Limited acquired all share capital in Artetch Circuits. Artetch's Richard Wood-Roe, managing director; and Richard Evans, financial director, will support the handover in consultant roles.
APEX Keynotes Look to Space, Future
(October 6, 2006) BANNOCKBURN, Ill. — Buzz Aldrin, Ph.D. and American astronaut, and three PCB industry guides will give their interpretations of the future at the IPC Printed Circuits Expo, APEX, and Designers Summit, February 20 – 22, 2007 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Gail Flower to Keynote SWEPEX
(October 6, 2006) PLANO, Texas — SMT Magazine editor-in-chief Gail Flower will provide a keynote address at the Southwest Electronics Production Exposition (SWEPEX), November 14 – 15, 2006, in Plano, Texas. At the November 15th luncheon, Flower will interpret the progression of the SMT industry as a "dance," spinning "upside down and round."
GlobalTRONICS 2006 Notes RoHS Importance
(October 5, 2006) SINGAPORE — GlobalTRONICS, October 10 – 13 in Singapore, will emphasize the effect of the RoHS Directive on electronics manufacturing. Pooling design service, technology, and manufacturing service providers, the show will allow all aspects of SMT assembly to be represented and educated on environmentally friendly electronics manufacturing.
Pick-and-Place Head Targets High-throughput
(October 4, 2006) Hampton, N.J. — Ultra-low-mass, two-axis, and compact, IntellePro, Inc.'s IPROBE is a pick-and-place head targeted for high-throughput manufacturing that uses multiple, ganged heads. The product requires a 20-mm center and has a mass of 300 gms.
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