In Focus
Defect of The Month with Bob Willis – Component Floating
Hello, my name is Bob Willis and welcome to Defect of the Month with WNIE TV. This month I wanted to talk about components floating. During reflow soldering components can float on the surface of the solder paste, they can also float on the solder after reflow. When...
2026: The Year “Electronics” Becomes a Systems Discipline (Again)
Leadership opinion by Doug Dixon If there’s one lesson the electronics community relearned in 2025, it’s that performance is no longer a “chip problem” or a “board problem” or a “factory problem.” It’s a system problem, spanning silicon, package, substrate, laminate...
Defect of the Month – Pallets and Fixtures for Assembly and Soldering
Hello, my name is Bob Willis and welcome to Defect of the Month with WNIE TV. Here is another video to watch and short article with photographic examples to add to your collection of training material. Help your team understand process and product failures. This month...
WNIE TV & Radio
Defect of the Month with Bob Willis – Desoldering
My name is Bob Willis and welcome to Defect of the Month. I try to focus on a particular process defect every month, give you some solutions & suggestions on how you might be able to fix common defects. If you have a particular process defect, drop us an e-mail,...
Matt Clark, Business Development Manager, MicroTech Global, at the Women in TechWorks event
Claire Saunders from WNIE talks to Matt Clark, Business Development Manager, MicroTech Global, at the Women in TechWorks event – Engineering Intelligently – hosted at ARM Cambridge. Kindly supported by: Keystone Law, Microtech Global, WNIE, UK Electronics...
Helen Ledger, Vice President Marketing, Pragmatic Semiconductor, at the Women in TechWorks event
Claire Saunders from WNIE talks to Helen Ledger, Vice President Marketing, Pragmatic Semiconductor, at the Women in TechWorks event – Engineering Intelligently – hosted at ARM Cambridge. Kindly supported by: Keystone Law, Microtech Global, WNIE, UK...
News Central
Defect of the Month with Bob Willis – Desoldering
My name is Bob Willis and welcome to Defect of the Month. I try to focus on a particular process defect every month, give you some solutions & suggestions on how you might be able to fix common defects. If you have a particular process defect, drop us an e-mail,...
PCB West Panel to Take On What’s Next for PCB Design
The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced a panel discussion on the technologies reshaping printed circuit board design over the next two to five years will take place at PCB West 2026. “The Future of PCB Design” (session 10) will be moderated...
CE3S and Desco Industries Host ESD Compliance Verification Training
Cumberland Electronics Strategic Supply Solutions (CE3S), your strategic sourcing, professional solutions and distribution partner, in partnership with Desco Industries Inc., will host a two-session technical training program designed to help quality professionals,...
Industry Insights
Mixed Storage Systems: Bringing Structure to Complex Material Flow
The CTS Perspective is a new regular column from the engineers at cts Group, exploring how industry really automates and digitalises – one practical insight at a time. In electronics manufacturing, material flow is rarely simple. SMT reels, trays, Euro Boxes and PCB...
The CTS Perspective: Material Carrier Placement: Why Correct Material Positioning Matters in Electronics Manufacturing
The CTS Perspective is a new regular column from the engineers at cts Group, exploring how industry really automates and digitalises – one practical insight at a time. In modern electronics manufacturing, significant attention is given to machine performance,...
AI Servers Are Reshaping the Entire Electronics Supply Chain
Leadership opinion by Doug Dixon Abstract The AI server market has moved beyond a semiconductor growth story. Record hyperscaler investment and rapidly increasing accelerator deployments are creating demand across high bandwidth memory, advanced packaging, substrates,...
Appointments
KIC Appoints Jos Timmermans to Lead Research & Development
KIC, a global leader in thermal process optimization and automated profiling solutions with more than 25,000 systems installed worldwide, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jos Timmermans as the company’s new Research & Development Manager, effective July...
MW Associates Expands Marketing Services in Mexico Through Strategic Collaboration with Andrés Luna Rodríguez
MW Associates, a global all-electronics marketing and electronics assembly consultancy agency, is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with Andrés Luna Rodríguez, founder of Black Sheep Marketing, who joins the agency as Regional Marketing Consultant –...
ViTrox Americas Welcomes Doug Ennis as Senior Field Applications & Service Engineer
ViTrox Americas is pleased to announce the addition of Doug Ennis as Senior Field Applications & Service Engineer, further strengthening the company’s technical support and applications expertise across North America. Ennis brings more than 25 years of...
