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█ Electronics Manufacturing Technical Articles

INTELLI-Pro -- The Future of Automated Optical Inspection

In today's Electronics Manufacturing Industry, standards for defect and quality control are stricter than ever due to advancements of electronic products and increasing safety and environmental regulations. Electronics Manufacturers are forced to maximize their production efficiency by implementing lean manufacturing ...

Credit: MIRTEC Corp

A Review and Analysis of Automatic Optical Inspection and Quality Monitoring Methods in Electronics Industry

Electronics industry is one of the fastest evolving, innovative, and most competitive industries. In order to meet the high consumption demands on electronics components, quality standards of the products must be well-maintained. Automatic optical inspection (AOI) is one of the non-destructive techniques used in quality inspection of ...

Credit: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

FICS-PCB: A Multi-Modal Image Dataset for Automated Printed Circuit Board Visual Inspection

Over the years, computer vision and machine learning disciplines have considerably advanced the field of automated visual inspection for Printed Circuit Board (PCB-AVI) assurance. However, in practice, the capabilities and limitations of these advancements remain unknown because there are few publicly accessible datasets for PCB visual ...

Credit: University of Florida

What is really inside your AOI?

Installed for the first time 20 years ago, Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) more recently has become an essential part of our SMT environment. Today, most process engineers are turning to machines as an inspection strategy for addressing quality and pro

Credits: Vi TECHNOLOGY

Streaming Machine Learning and Online Active Learning for Automated Visual Inspection

Quality control is a key activity performed by manufacturing companies to verify product conformance to the requirements and specifications. Standardized quality control ensures that all the products are evaluated under the same criteria. The decreased cost of sensors and connectivity enabled an increasing digitalization of manufacturing and provided greater data availability. Such data availability has spurred the development of artificial intelligence models, which ...

Credits: Jozef Stefan Institute

Comparing Costs and ROI of AOI and AXI

PCB architectures have continued their steep trend toward greater complexities and higher component densities. For quality control managers and test technicians, the consequence is significant. Their ability to electrically test these products is compounded with each new generation. Probe access to high density boards loaded with micro BGAs using a conventional ...

Credits: Teradyne

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█ Printed Circuit Board Assembly & PCB Design Forum

Interested in pin-in-paste process with standard ROHS connectors -- Hi. Alpha metals recently informed us of: Alpha OM-565 low temp solder which they note is popular with pin-in-paste process of through hole parts so that we can solder inside of our SMT oven (1809EXL). We commonly use ROHS DSUB connectors (9 to 78 pins) for our PCBAs. Any comments on if such (standard) through hole connectors can support the 175 peak temp required to melt this solder paste ? We will source a jar and attempt to use but ideally prefer to use our existing ROHS inventory of through hole parts but without deforming the connectors. Thanks.

Work station tool storage. -- What are some of the types of tool storage that you use for the assembly work stations?

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█ SMT, PCB Electronics Assembly Manufacturing News

North American EMS Industry Up 9.4 Percent in May

North American EMS Industry Up 9.4 Percent in May...

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

IPC - North American EMS Industry Up

IPC APEX EXPO 2023 Call for Participation Deadline Extended

Abstracts due August 8...

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

IPC-1402, Standard for Green Cleaners Used in Electronics Manufacturing Now Open for Public Review

IPC's draft version of IPC-1402, Standard for Green Cleaners Used in Electronics Manufacturing, is now open for public review. The draft standard has been progressing through the standards process since fall of 2021 ...

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

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█ SMT / PCB Products & Services

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Pillarhouse USA

PCB CLEANING

Purbest - Hydro-Clean LDS Cleaning Machine

Cleaning Equipment

Purbest Tech

PCB INSPECTION

MV-7 FIVE CAMERA In-Line AOI System

Inspection

Mirtec

PCB SOFTWARE

ProntoGERBER CONNECTION

Software

Unisoft

PCB REFLOW OVEN

Flux-Free Formic Acid Reflow Oven

Reflow

Heller

PCB COATING

DS Series Dispensers for Large Boards

Dispensing

GPD Global

PCB COATING

I.C.T. PCBA Conformal Coating Machine

Coating Equipment

I.C.T.

TEST SERVICES

SIR Testing for Process Qualification and Verification

Test Services

Zestron

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█ Electronic Equipment Mart

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Chroma Table Top Single Site Test Handler Model 3111

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Panasonic NPM-W P&P

AllSurplus Panasonic NPM-W P&P

Pick and Place/Feeders

AllSurplus

P&P / FEEDERS

Panasonic NPM-W2

SMTUnion - Panasonic NPM-W2 Chipshooter

Pick and Place Equipment/Feeders

SMTUnion

P&P / Feeders

Assembleon AX201

Pick and Place/Feeders

KD Electronics

CHIPSHOOTER

Panasonic DT401=M

Qinyi Electronics - Panasonic DT401=M

Chipshooters

Qinyi Electronics

SELECTIVE SOLDERING

Ersa Versaflow 3/45

Baja Bid - Ersa Versaflow 3/45

Selective Solder Equipment

Baja Bid

PCB INSPECTION

Viscom S3088 Ultra Chrome 3D AOI

Lewis & Clark Viscom S3088 AOI

AOI / Automated Optical Inspection

Lewis & Clark

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Assembleon MG-1R

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PCB TEST

Agilent 3070

Lewis & Clark Agilent 3070

In-Circuit Testers

Lewis & Clark

PCB TEST

Agilent 3070

KD Electronics Agilent 3070

In-Circuit Testers

KD Electronics

P&P /FEEDERS

Mydata SMT P&P

Baja Bid - Mydata SMT Placement Machine

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Baja Bid

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█ Electronics Manufacturing & Assembly Events Calendar

EVENTS

Wisconsin Chapter: PCB Workshop and PCB Plant Tour | July 13

SMTA

Surface Cleanliness Assessment July 26TH | July 26

ZESTRON

Queretaro Expo & Tech Forum | August 18

SMTA

█ Electronics Manufacturing Training Courses & PCB Assembly Training

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Online Training

TRAINING - Electronics Manufacturing and PCB Assembly Training Courses

IDEA-STD-1010 Essentials For Counterfeit Component Identification Online Live

New Hampshire, Manchester

Aug. 01 to Aug. 02, 2022

EPTAC Corporation

Counterfeit Components Workshop Online Live Training

New Hampshire, Manchester

Aug. 03, 2022

EPTAC Corporation

Component Identification Online Live Certification

New Hampshire, Manchester

Oct. 28, 2022

EPTAC Corporation

TRAINING - PCB Inspection Electronics Manufacturing Training Courses

SMT Processes Certification Course - Chihuahua

Alabama, Mexico, To Be Determined

Aug. 23 to Aug. 25, 2022

Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)

SMT Processes Certification Course - Guadalajara

Alabama, Mexico, Guadalajara, Jalisco

Sep. 19 to Sep. 21, 2022

Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)

610 Interactive Inspection Lab

Connecticut, Watertown

Oct. 07, 2022

EPTAC Corporation

TRAINING - PCB Rework and Hand Soldering Training Courses

Customizable Basic Hand Soldering

Arizona, Phoenix

Jun. 27 - Jun. 29, 2022

Aug. 29 - Aug. 31, 2022

Sep. 19 - Sep. 21, 2022

Blackfox Training Institute, LLC

Hand Solder Rev 8 Re-Certification Course

Ontario, Markham

Jul. 08, 2022

EPTAC Corporation

TRAINING - Online Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly Training Courses

IPC J-STD-001 Trainer (CIT) Certification Online Live Training Course

Online/On-Demand

EPTAC Corporation

Live Online Training - IPC/WHMA-A-620 Expert (CSE) Certification Training Course

Online/On-Demand

ACI Technologies, Inc.

Live Online Training - IPC/WHMA-A-620 Trainer (CIT) Certification Training Course

Online/On-Demand

ACI Technologies, Inc.

Reflow Soldering 101 Training Course

Online/On-Demand

Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)

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█ Electronics Manufacturing & PCB Assembly Jobs

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Lead Application Laboratory Technician

Manassas, VA

ZESTRON

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

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Palakkad, India

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█ PCB Design & Assembly Industry Associations

Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)

SMTA 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.

Membership Info | SMTA Certification | Bookstore | Upcoming Events

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

IPC 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.

Membership Info | Training & Certification | Online Store | Upcoming Events

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