98 SMT007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2019
Electrolube Overcomes Secondary Cure
Issues with New UV-cured Conformal
Coatings
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Electrolube Managing Director Ron Jakeman
and Marketing Manager Julia Vorley speak
with I-Connect007 Technical Editor Pete Star-
key about the successful outcome of the inter-
national collaboration between the company's
R&D teams in the U.K. and China, which re-
sulted in a brand-new range of solvent-free UV-
cured conformal coatings about to be launched
at IPC APEX EXPO 2019.
Award-winning Koh Young Process
Optimizer
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Joel Scutchfield, sales director with Koh Young
America, discusses the company's outlook and
new product offerings, including their Koh
Young Process Optimizer (KPO), which won an
award at IPC APEX EXPO 2019 for the process
control software category.
Barbara Nichtern as VP of Global Sales
and Marketing at Yxlon
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Barbara Nichtern has taken over as the VP of
global sales and marketing at Yxlon and is re-
sponsible for the entire product portfolio in the
worldwide sales organization of the enterprise,
which belongs to the Swiss Comet Group.
Altus' Axis: The Drive to Automate the Labor-
intensive Task of Post-SMT Assembly
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At the dawn of SMT components and creating
automated electronic assemblies entirely from
SMT parts, many predicted the downfall of
THT in the assembly of future PCBAs. Howev-
er, the vision has not become a reality. To this
day, a variety of components are hand-placed,
soldered, inspected, and packed by CEMs and
OEMs alike across the globe.
Mentor and Seica Partner for Data Prep
and Testing Big Boards
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Mark Laing, business development manager of
the Valor division at Mentor, a Siemens company,
and Luca Corli, director of sales at Seica, speak
with I-Connect007 Technical Editor Pete Starkey
about the partnership between their two compa
-
nies, which enables efficient data preparation for
testing big boards, and accelerates NPI cycles.
Saki's AOI Systems are First to Be Certified
by Panasonic for APC-MFB2 System
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Saki Corporation, an innovator an innovator in
the field of automated optical and X-ray inspec-
tion and measurement equipment, announces
that SAKI's automated optical inspection (AOI)
systems are the first AOI systems certified to sup-
port Panasonic's latest Advanced Process Con-
trol-Mounted Feedback (APC-MFB2) system.
Three Long-time IPC Volunteers Receive
IPC President's Award
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In recognition of their significant contributions
of time, talent, and ongoing leadership in IPC
and the electronics industry, long-time IPC vol-
unteers Bhawnesh Mathur, Mark Wolfe, and
Udo Welzel, Robert Bosch GmbH, were pre-
sented with an IPC President's Award at IPC
APEX EXPO 2019.
IWLPC Tech Committee Unveils
2018 Award Winners
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The IWLPC Technical Committee is pleased to
announce the best of conference, best presen-
tation, and best papers in WLP, 3D, advanced
manufacturing, and test tracks as chosen by
the technical committee and attendees. Pa-
pers were evaluated based on technical merit,
relevance, originality, knowledge of the subject,
quality of material, and quality of presentation.
