In Focus
Defect of the Month – Tombstoning of Chip Components
Welcome to Defect of the Month. Every month, Bob Willis provides an example of a particular defect and hopefully some solutions. Bob has made over a hundred different defect videos over the years, so hopefully one will solve one of your process problems. A common...
Bob Willis Defect of the Month video guide
Welcome to our latest Defect of the Month – Solved, this month we illustrate solder voids. My name is Bob Willis, now a picture is worth 1000 words and if that is true then a video is must be worth a million. Hence the creation of Defect of the Month videos for...
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...
WNIE TV & Radio
Defect of the Month – Tombstoning of Chip Components
Welcome to Defect of the Month. Every month, Bob Willis provides an example of a particular defect and hopefully some solutions. Bob has made over a hundred different defect videos over the years, so hopefully one will solve one of your process problems. A common...
The Skills Gap – Roundtable Discussion at SMTConnect 2022
The Skills Gap – addressing the crisis With electronics manufacturers requiring an increasingly complex range of skills, it’s perhaps not surprising that there’s a shortage of appropriately skilled employees to fill roles. With many differing reasons behind this...
Rui Vidal from Juki at SMTconnect 2022 in Nuremberg
Karen Pearman talks to Rui Vidal from Juki 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
Tektronix Showcases New and Innovative, Precise and Easy-to-Operate Technology Solutions at electronica 2022
Tektronix, Inc., a leading global equipment and software manufacturer delivering innovative, precise and easy-to-operate test, measurement and monitoring solutions, has announced its participation at this year’s electronica 2022 exhibition, taking place in Munich from...
New SCS Labcoter® 3 (PDS 2010) Sets the Standard for Parylene Deposition
Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) has introduced the new Labcoter® 3 Parylene deposition system (PDS 2010). For Parylene laboratory research, applications development and testing, the Labcoter 3 performs reliable and repeatable application of SCS Parylene conformal...
Advantech focuses on AI for machine vision at VISION 2022
Advantech, a leader in Internet of Things (IoT) intelligent systems and embedded platforms, will use VISION 2022 (October 4 – 6, 2022) to showcase its expertise in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in machine vision applications. Visitors will see how...
Industry Insights
North America Electronic Component Sales Sentiment Plunges to Lowest Level Since COVID Collapse – More than Two Years
ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) August & Q3 2022 Survey Results Dale Ford, Chief Analyst The indices from the August 2022 and Q3 2022 Electronic Component Sales Trend Surveys (ECST) reveal expectations that go from bad to worse as the industry moves...
North American PCB Industry Sales Up 4.5 Percent in July
IPC releases PCB industry results for July 2022 IPC announced today the July 2022 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 0.98. Total North American PCB shipments in July 2022 were up 4.5...
UK interconnect sales advance despite slowing revenues
UK interconnect companies are reporting no signs of a let up in a booming market. Members of the Interconnect Technology suppliers Association (ITSA) enjoyed second quarter sales levels up as much as 20 per cent over the same period in 2021, adding the caveat that...
Appointments
STI Electronics, Inc. Welcomes Hamza Gouda as an Engineering Intern for the Fall 2022 Semester
STI Electronics, Inc., a full-service organization including engineering, contract manufacturing and training services and materials, announces that Hamza Gouda has joined the team as an engineering intern for the Fall Semester. Hamza is a senior at Bob Jones High...
SMTVYS Technology Hires New Account Manager
SMTVYS Technology has announced the appointment of Juan Alvarado as its newest Account Manager in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. Previously, Alvarado was a manufacturing equipment engineer for Sanmina México, where he coordinated the plans for corrective and...
Iván Román appointed to National Sales Manager at ROCKA Solutions
ROCKA Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Iván Román to National Sales Manager. Román has extensive experience in manufacturing, sales and management. Román enjoys visiting customers, working closely with them to understand their needs and offer the...
