Thermal profiling optimizes printed circuit board assembly
Etienne Witte and Paul Austen

Thermal profiling is a critical function in printed circuit board assembly. This article describes thermal profiling hardware and process management software solutions as used at EMS provider Axiom Electronics LLC to meet the thermal profiling challenges of today’s microelectronics environment. Read more...

Feeling a little bit better about 2008
Walt Custer and Jon Custer-Topai

The predicted ‘global slowdown’ became fact in early 2008 as a combination of normal seasonality, heavy snows in China, Asian New Year plant shutdowns and a weak economy combined to depress 1Q’08 electronic industry sales. Recent GDP and electronic equipment global growth forecasts suggest that 2008 will represent the ‘bottom’ of the current business cycle. Read more...

ZESTRON's Harold Wack on cleaning evaluations & technical troublshooting

Recently a lot of companies have struggled to find the resources and the budgets to take a closer look at their cleaning processes. This can lead to problems--and unwelcome expenses--down the road. Zestron's Harold Wack talks to Trevor Galbraith about reducing cleaning costs, both mechanically and chemically. Also, learn how quickly it takes Zestron on average to resolve a technological issue for its customers--it's pretty quick! Watch the interview...

Aqueous Technologies introduces new financing offer
Aqueous Technologies Corp. announces the availability of a three-year, zero interest financing offer on many of its defluxing, stencil cleaning, and cleanliness testing products for its US and Canadian customers.

Valuable aid for evaluating placement machine investments now available for downloading
The Siplace Compare checklist provides decision-makers with valuable support for systematically comparing the placement solutions from different manufacturers.

Essemtec Provides LED Placement on Flex Circuits
World-class equipment provides high flexibility and accuracy for LED placement.

Green Monster is a high-tech product, not a commodity or just another understencil wipe
Chris Merow, Blue Thunder Technologies’ VP sales and marketing, explains why the Green Monster is so well received by the electronics industry.

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Kyzen’s Mike Bixenman to present during 2008 SMTA Toronto conference
Kyzen Corporation’s CTO, Mike Bixenman, will present during the SMTA Toronto conference, scheduled to take place May 13-16, 2008 at the Hilton Airport Hotel in Toronto, Canada.

NBS Corp. Sponsors the SMTA China Annual Dinner Meeting
As a silver sponsor, NBS Design received a complimentary full-page color greeting in the events leaflet and also lent its support to this premier association in China.

IPC offers Technical Seminars at National Electronics Week
IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries® is pleased to announce a series of in-depth technical seminars to be held in conjunction with National Electronics Week (NEW).

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