The SMTA South East Asia Technical Conference on Electronics Assembly Technologies that took place May 19-20, 2011, in Penang, Malaysia, was a resounding success. SMTA reported that attendance increased 45% from 2009 and was very well received by attendees.
The Best of Conference Award was presented to Umut Tosun, ZESTRON, for his presentation on "Fluid Flow Mechanics: Key to Low Standoff Cleaning." Technical sessions offered high quality technical information on topics including Assembly Process, Materials, and Reliability, Cleaning for Today’s Challenging Designs, Harsh Environment Applications, Advanced Packaging Assembly Developments, Process Control, and Latest Developments in Surface Finish.
The conference would not have been possible without the skillful guidance of the technical committee.
- Chair: Ly Guat Lee, Flextronics Technology
- KL Lim, Plexus Corp. (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
- Lian-Huat Ng, Plexus Manufacturing Sdn Bhd
- Teng Hoon Ng, Celestica (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- Jonas Sjoberg, Flextronics Mobile & Consumer
- AK Tan, Robert Bosch Sdn Bhd
- David Vetharudge, Listech Technology
Plans will soon be underway for our 2012 event. If you live in SE Asia and would like to serve on the technical committee, please contact SMTA administrator JoAnn Stromberg at 952-920-7682 or joann@smta.org.
The SMTA membership is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.