In Focus
Bob Willis – Defect of the Month video guide
Welcome to our latest Defect of the Month – Solved, this month we illustrate secondary reflow on Low Temperature Soldering. Secondary reflow is when part of a solder joint gets close to reflow temperature or is in a semi liquid state. One of the reasons I have...
Bob Willis – Defect of the Month video guide
Welcome to our latest Defect of the Month – Solved, this month we illustrate PCB delamination, which can be very subtle or very obvious. Delamination is caused by expansion of moisture in the PCB laminate during soldering or rework but may not be the root cause....
Interview with Beth Turner, Electrolube, at APEX 2022
Firstly Congratulations are in order… Thank you very much. It was a surprise, I’m over the moon. It was funny because I had the email announcing the paper had won the award a few weeks ago and I didn’t realise. On the build-up to any show, you have lots of emails...
WNIE TV & Radio
Dave Brehler from ToTech at SMTconnect 2022
Karen Pearman talks to Dave Brehler from ToTech at SMTconnect 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany. WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Electrolube, Koh Young Technologies, ASYS, Fuji, Humiseal, ART, Cyberoptics and Global Industry...
Adrian Radu from Scienscope at SMTconnect 2022
Karen Pearman talks to Adrian Radu from Scienscope at SMTconnect 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany. WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Electrolube, Koh Young Technologies, ASYS, Fuji, Humiseal, ART, Cyberoptics and Global Industry...
Valentin Storz from Nano Dimension at SMTconnect
Karen Pearman talks to Valentin Storz from Nano Dimension at SMTconnect 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany. WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Electrolube, Koh Young Technologies, ASYS, Fuji, Humiseal, ART, Cyberoptics and Global Industry...
News Central
Analog Devices’ Low Jitter Synthesizer Enables Excellent Performance in GSPS Data Converter Solutions
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has introduced an 800MHz to 12.8GHz synthesizer for high performance ultra-wideband data converter and synchronization applications. The new ADF4377 synthesizer enables excellent signal-to-noise performance by providing an ultra-clean clock...
Titan Tool Supply Introduces Industrial Videoscope Series
Titan Tool Supply Inc. (www.titantoolsupply.com), a worldwide supplier of industrial-grade optical instrumentation and precision micro finishing tools, today announced the global market introduction of its TVM Series, a family of accurate, cost-effective, handheld...
Women’s Engineering Society joins the Tomorrow’s Engineers Code
The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) has joined the Tomorrow’s Engineers Code, just in time to markInternational Women in Engineering Day (INWED), which takes place on Thursday 23 June. Supporting and celebrating women working in the engineering sector is imperative...
Industry Insights
Industry Groups Urge U.S. Congress to Fix Weaknesses in Electronics Supply Chain
Three top industry organizations this week urged U.S. Congress to support legislation that would address challenges confronting the U.S. electronics supply chain. The letter, organized by IPC, a global electronics manufacturing association, urged Members of Congress...
Higher Costs Continue to Dominate Electronics Industry Narrative
Per IPC’s June Global Sentiment of the Electronics Supply Chain Report, nine in 10 electronics manufacturers surveyed are currently experiencing rising material costs, while 86 percent of electronics manufacturers are concerned about inflation. Supporting data from...
The Automotive Industry is driving down acceptable chip defect levels
The Automotive Industry is setting ever tougher targets for ‘Zero Defects’ in chips because of the need for ultra-high levels of reliability and safety in cars. ‘Zero Defects’ is industry shorthand for the acceptable level of defects and Sondrel, who provides turnkey...
Appointments
Digi-Key Appoints Mike Slater to Vice President of Global Business Development
Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, announced that it has hired Mike Slater as its new vice president of global business development. In his new role, Slater will oversee the...
Arch Systems Announces New VP of Engineering
Arch® Systems, the leading provider of machine data and analytics for electronics assembly operations, today announced the appointment of Benjamin Freeman to Vice President of Engineering. The company is in an active hiring phase as a result of significant growth. ...
ZESTRON Americas Welcomes John Neiderman as US and Canada Sales Manager
ZESTRON, the global leading provider of high precision cleaning products, services, and training solutions in the electronics manufacturing and semiconductor industries, is pleased to announce that John Neiderman has joined the company as the US and Canada Sales...