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From the Editor: Celebrating U.S. Labor
Labor Day is one of those strange holidays that evolved without a concrete birthday or significant historical event as a kick-off point, and even the U.S. Department of Labor is unsure about exactly who started the holiday. The celebration of the strength and capabilities of American labor began in New York City in 1882. Now, 126 years after that first demonstration, we should have a look at how the American electronics manufacturer is faring.
Names in the News
Following are the show announcements, distributor partnerships, expansions, industry certifications, and other news and happenings from companies in cleaning, component, handling equipment, pick-and-place, assembly, and related sectors.
People of Electronics Assembly
Following are the new hires, promotions, and personnel announcements from industry suppliers and PCB assemblers, from FINETECH, Indium, and Krayden to Endicott Interconnect, Prototron Circuits, Canadian Circuits, and others.
2008 SMTA Hutchins Grant Awarded to PBGA Reliability Student
(August 28, 2008) MINNEAPOLIS — The 2008 Charles Hutchins Educational Grant recipient, Lei Nie, a graduate student in the field of mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland, has been selected by the SMTA Grant Committee for her project entitled "Reliability of Reballed and Reworked Plastic Ball Grid Arrays in SnPb and SAC Assembly Process."
SCS Debuts Adhesion Promotion Technology
(August 28, 2008) INDIANAPOLIS — Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) announced a new adhesion promotion technology, AdPro Plus, developed to improve adhesion of Parylene conformal coatings to various substrates. Strong adhesion of Parylene is critical to enable the coating to provide maximum benefit to the application.
July Book-to-Bill Steady
(August 27, 2008) BANNOCKBURN, Ill. — IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries released its monthly North American PCB Statistical Program report, showing that the combined rigid and flex PCB industries posted a 0.94 book-to-bill ratio in July, maintaining a higher rate of activity than the same time last year.
Essemtec Premiers Automated Printer with Sideways-moving Loading Drawer
(August 27, 2008) AESCH, Switzerland — Essemtec AG debuted SP200-AV2, a new model of its automated stencil printer SP200. The printer is an advanced version of the previous-generation system and reportedly offers increased robustness, precision, and ease of use.
Allied Adds Next-day Kitting Service
(August 27, 2008) FORT WORTH, Texas — Allied Electronics has expanded its value-added services to include next-day kitting service. Customers can now order kitted products, such as Amphenol Industrial 97 Series connectors, and have them shipped within the next business day.
Mixed-system RF Design: Problems and Solutions
By Per Viklund, Mentor Graphics and How-SiangYap, Agilent
RF design used to be performed on a specialized RF design system with loose integration to design tools for other technologies. In recent years, we have seen a trend shift in system design towards advanced multi-technology systems having an extreme function-to-area ratio. RF, analog, and ultra-high-speed digital share board space as a single integrated system.
Seica, Corelis Partner for Test Integration
(August 26, 2008) STRAMBINO, Italy and CERRITOS, Calif. — Seica Inc. and Corelis Inc. formed a partnership to deliver and support an integrated system based on Seica's Pilot flying probe system and boundary scan products from Corelis. Seica Pilot and Corelis ScanExpress system integration is the partners' initial offering.
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