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
PULS Introduces New Low Power Field-Mounted Power Supplies
New 100 W and 200 W IP65 and IP67 Field Power Supply series help machine builders reduce cabling, simplify installation, and improve system efficiency in industrial environments. PULS, a global leader in industrial DC power supply solutions, announces the expansion...
Microscreen Opens New Stencil Manufacturing Facility in Oxford, Connecticut
Microscreen, a U.S. manufacturer specializing in high-precision SMT solder stencils and custom tooling solutions, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest facility in Oxford, CT. The new location expands the company’s manufacturing capacity and provides faster...
CE3S Expands Leadership with Promotion of Josh Funk to Vice President of Sales
Cumberland Electronics Strategic Supply Solutions (CE3S), your strategic sourcing, professional solutions and distribution partner, has promoted Josh Funk to Vice President of Sales, recognizing his leadership and expanding his responsibilities in support of the...
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
CE3S Recognizes Amanda Smeltz’s Leadership with Promotion to Vice President of Commercial Growth & Strategy
Cumberland Electronics Strategic Supply Solutions (CE3S), your strategic sourcing, professional solutions and distribution partner, has promoted Amanda Smeltz to Vice President of Commercial Growth & Strategy, recognizing her leadership in building and expanding...
PARMI Appoints Rob Guthrie as Sales Manager for US’s Central Region
PARMI, a leader in advanced 3D inspection systems, has announced the appointment of Rob Guthrie as Sales Manager for the Central Region. Guthrie brings more than 11 years of sales management, technical sales and product management experience across the B2B technology,...
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...
