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Marantz UK User Group Meeting puts new AOI software through its paces
Marantz Business Electronics’ recent UK User Group Meeting created a unique learning environment for customers in this region to refresh their knowledge on the company’s AOI technology.

Landrex AOI appoints regional sales reps for US territories
The IPS Group will represent Landrex in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Southern California and Mexico, while Dytec Instruments will be responsible for sales in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Fewer than One in 10 U.S. consumers recycled their old mobile handsets in Q4
More than a third of all old handsets are collecting dust in closets throughout America.

Elcoteq joins the blogosphere
European EMS provider Elcoteq has created a blog to give readers access to insights and experience from experts and colleagues in the communications technology industry.

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Optimizing thermal and mechanical performance in PCBs

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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. Currently carbon composite laminates are being used in order to achieve an ideal PCB with thermal, CTE and rigidity with almost no weight premiums. Read more...

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Identification of assembly and soldering defects today – history tomorrow
Bob Willis

Bob Willis

How often have you solved assembly and soldering problems only to have them come back to haunt you in six months’ time? Even worse, you and your colleagues now don’t know the original cause of the problem or the temporary solution that solved the issue last time! Read more...

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Manncorp designs lead-free, small footprint, budget-priced wave solder system
ManncorpDesigned and built to Manncorp’s own specifications, the MT-300 brings a budget-priced lead-free wave soldering solution to low to mid-volume PCB assemblers.

Brady introduces the IP series printer system
Just load, click, print.

Inspection of 01005 components now standard in OptiCon AOI systems
The OptiCon AOI systems from GOEPEL electronic now include inspection of 01005 components as well as solder joints of 0.3mm pitch raster as standard.

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