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Heller - Choose an Oven For Your Reflow Needs

SMTnet Express, February 17, 2022, Subscribers: 25,920, Companies: 11,522, Users: 27,065

Impact of Dust on Printed Circuit Assembly Reliability

Atmospheric dust consists of solids suspended in air. Dust is well known for its complex nature. It normally includes inorganic mineral materials, water soluble salts, organic materials, and a small amount of water. The impact of dust on the reliability of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) is ever-growing, driven by the miniaturization of technology and the increasing un-controlled ...

Credits: CALCE Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering

Latent short circuit failure in high-rel PCBs caused by lack of cleanliness of PCB processes and base materials

Latent short circuit failures have been observed during testing of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) for power distribution of spacecraft of the European Space Agency. Root cause analysis indicates that foreign fibers may have contaminated the PCB laminate. These fibers can provide a pathway for electromigration if ...

Credits: European Space Agency

Back to Basics - Why Clean?

Effectively removing contamination is one step toward guaranteeing the long-term reliability of mission critical circuit assemblies. While circuit boards in ordinary consumer products are not intended to last, high reliability applications in the military, aerospace, communication, medical and automotive industries demand a guaranteed, long-term product life.

Credits: ZESTRON

Cleaning PCBs in Electronics: Understanding Today's Needs

Because of the phase-out of CFCs and HCFCs, standard solder pastes and fluxes evolved from RA and RMA fluxes to No-Clean, to low residue No-Clean, to very low residue No-Clean. Many companies came out with their cleaning solutions, aqueous and semi-aqueous, with each product release being more innovative than the previous one. Unfortunately for most of the suppliers ...

Credits: Inventec Performance Chemicals

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inline smt 1m 2 stage conveyor belt -- Hi guys, This stubborn conveyor (inline smt 1m 2 stage) keeps popping off its track. I have tried to replace the old belt, turn the new belt around, tighten it as much as I can, but it keeps coming off the little wheels as shown in the picture. Do you know what else I can try to do to keep the belt from slipping off? Attachments: 20220211_103842.jpg [2.5M]

Aoi systems Scanspection -- Hello all, we have a laser machine in house(we bought it to cut foam) that looks pretty accurate. We are considering to start cutting our own repair stencils, so I am researching into the material side of it. Would you recommend what kind of material will be good for rework stencil?

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Registration Open for Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo (EWPTE)

Free of charge, EWPTE offers unique educational and networking opportunities... | IPC

Seeking Student Applications for 2022 Stromberg Scholarship

The SMTA is currently seeking student applications for the JoAnn Stromberg Student Leader Scholarship by April 29, 2022.... | SMTA

Unigen Introduces PCIe Gen 4 Switch Evaluation Kit in Collaboration with Microchip

"Mahogany" EVK Targets Low-Lane Count Applications Using SwitchtecTM PFX PM40052... | Unigen Corporation

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MV-7 FIVE CAMERA In-Line AOI System

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Mirtec

ProntoPLACE SMT & Thru-hole Software

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1910 MK5 Dual Lane, Dual Temperature Reflow Oven

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PCD Continuously Volumetric Dispense Pumps

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PCBA Cleaning Machine ICT-5600

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AUCTION | 2nd in a Series: Complete N95 Mask Production Facility Remarkable Offering of Dukane & Branson Ultrasonic Welders Ace Controls-Fanuc N95 Nose Clip & Print Systems All Equipment Purchased New in 2020

AUCTIONEER | The Branford Group

TYPE | On-Line Auction

FEATURING | Complete N95 Mask Production Cells - Quantity 12

SCHEDULE | February 17-20, 2022

AUCTION | Front & Back-End Semiconductor Manufacturing Assets

AUCTIONEER | AllSurplus

TYPE | On-Line Auction

FEATURING | Camtek Falcon 200S Optical Wafer Inspection Systems, Balzers LLS-801 Sputter System, Hitachi S6600 SEM, Edwards/Alcatel/Ebara Vacuum Pump(s), K&S ICONN Wire Bonder, KLA 8100 CD SEM, LTX Fusion-HF Tester, Rigaku 3640 X-Ray Fluorescence Wafer Analyzer, Strasbaugh 7AA Wafer Grinder(s)., Thermawave TP420 Ion Implant Dose Measurement System, Tokyo Electron UL2604 Horizontal Furnace, ULVAC Enviro Resist Stripper

SCHEDULE | February 7-24, 2022

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MART - Used Equipment For Sale

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ASM Siemens Parts

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Panasonic DT401=M

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Chipshooters

Qinyi Electronics

Viscom S3016

Digital Test MTS-505 Condo II

AOI / Automated Optical Inspection

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Viscom S3088 Ultra Chrome 3D AOI

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Coherent Verdi V18 SOLID-STATE Diode-Pumped Laser

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PCB Labeling Equipment

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Agilent 3070

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Autosplice SAS/2

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Assembleon MG-1R

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Agilent 3070

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In-Circuit Testers

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EVENTS

Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium | January 31 - 3 | SMTA

Dallas Expo & Tech Forum | March 22 | SMTA

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Hand Solder Rev 8 Certification Course
Mar. 14 - Mar. 18, 2022 | New York, Rochester | EPTAC Corporation

Component Identification Online Live Certification
Mar 25, 2022 | New Hampshire, Manchester | EPTAC Corporation

IDEA-STD-1010 Essentials For Counterfeit Component Identification Online Live
Apr 13, 2022 | New Hampshire, Manchester | EPTAC Corporation

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Apr 15, 2022 | New Hampshire, Manchester | EPTAC Corporation

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Field Service Engineer
Florham Park, NJ | Heller Industries Inc.

SMT Process Engineer
Milwaukee, WI | Cree Lighting

Soldering Technician, Touch-up for PCBAs
Santa Cruz, CA | Dynamic Engineering

Business Development Sales Manager, Microelectronics
Suwanee, GA | MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions

Solderer
Nashville, NC | ACDi

Sr, CAD Engineer (SMT stencil)

Bangalore, India

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Industry Associations Events

SMTA - Surface Mount Technology Association is a non-profit international association of companies and individuals (totalling 4,000) involved in all aspects of advanced electronics assembly, surface mount and related technologies.

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IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries is a US-based trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its nearly 2,600 member companies which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed wiring board manufacturing and electronics assembly.

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