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Candidates sought for IPC board of directors
Nominations are being accepted through February 5, 2008. The final vote by IPC membership will take place Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at the IPC annual luncheon meeting at IPC Printed Circuits Expo®, APEX® and the Designers Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Contract service company Labman One launches
Laboratory management services improve operation, efficiency.

Photo Stencil recognized for job growth
Photo Stencil was recently recognized by the Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation (EDC) for its role in area job growth. 

Aqueous Technologies announces third installment in e-learning presentation series
The Trident E-Learning presentation is a 17-minute self-paced, in-depth presentation.

Nihon Superior to present during the 2008 Pan Pac Symposium
Nihon Superior’s presentation, “Strength of Lead-Free BGA Spheres in High-Speed Shear Loading,” will take place during Session WA1 in the Mechanical Integrity of Assemblies tract from 9 to 10:30 a.m on Wednesday, January 23, 2008.

Elcoteq's new action plan proceeds
New customer-centric organization as of January 1, 2008.

Landrex AOI appoints Derek Crouchman as European regional manager
Derek will be responsible for directing, coordinating and managing activities of the sales and support organization in Europe, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe.

Christopher Associates delivers 100th Koh Young solder paste inspection system
The solder paste inspection system was delivered to a major international supplier of embedded computing systems in Huntsville, Alabama.

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Trevor Galbraith

PIHR and lead-free solder joints
We are delighted to bring you this year-end roundup from some of the leading distributors around the world.

The distributors and manufacturers reps are the real ‘movers and shakers’ in our industry. They interface every day with engineers at the ‘rock face’ on the manufacturing floor. Consequently, they are very much the eyes and ears for OEM suppliers trying to predict technology and buying trends across the world. Read the full article...

This article appeared in Global SMT & Packaging 7.12 December 2007. 

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Optimizing thermal and mechanical performance in PCBs
Alex Mangroli and Kris Vasoya   

PIHR and lead-free solder joints
Engineers are always striving to make a lighter, faster and stronger PCB. In order to achieve their designs, engineers must turn to alternative materials to enhance their designs. There are many materials that allow for thermal, coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and rigidity. Many times if a material enables an engineer to have CTE, they will have to sacrifice thermal. Read more...

This article appeared in Global SMT & Packaging 7.12 December 2007. 
 

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Ralph Hoeckle Interview

Global Technology Awards
Zestron are one of the oldest, established manufacturers of cleaning chemistries in Europe. Through recent expansion in the US and Asia, they have taken their expertise global. Trevor Galbraith interviews Ralph Hoeckle, managing director, at Productronica. Read the full interview...

This interview appeared in Global SMT & Packaging 7.12 December 2007.

 New Products Spotlight

New solder die attach from Henkel offers unique advantages for power semiconductor devices
Effective thermal control for copper leadframe power semiconductor devices is one of the most challenging issues facing package designers and assemblers today.

Verifier H series horizontal x-ray inspection for industrial, automotive and medical applications
The 4-Axis, 360° sample manipulator provides detailed quality inspection and defect analysis from nearly unlimited viewpoints.

Mini Wave soldering system ‘Mini Wave’ performs specialized soldering
System also desolders components from PCBs.

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