46 SMT007 MAGAZINE I AUGUST 2019
Standard of Excellence: Choosing the
Right Replacement Vendor
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What happens when you have all of the suppli-
ers you need, but a larger firm acquires one of
them all of a sudden, and there is only one qual-
ified supplier left when there used to be two. As
a smart PCB user, you always want to keep your
options open in case you are going to have to
qualify another supplier to buy your PCBs from.
Altus' Axis: Why Are Data Analytics
so Important to R&D Within Inspection
Businesses?
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Any sales professional operating in the inspec-
tion space will tell you that the market is flooded
with competition when it comes to SPI and AOI
machines. Although I have no doubt their pre-
ferred solution will be the market leader, unless
you are knowledgeable about the differences in
provider and the array of technologies available
today, you can soon fall into a trap of not select
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ing the correct platform for your application.
The Mannifest: First Time With In-house
SMT Assembly? Start With a Great Design
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One of the best ways to eliminate possible pro-
duction issues when you handle your SMT work
in-house is to ensure that you have a manufac-
turable design. Thus, there are several factors
to keep in mind when reviewing your designs
before bringing your production in-house or
starting your first run of in-house prototypes.
Goepel electronic Solutions,
Webinar Series, and Trends
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Barry Matties catches up with Matthias Müller
to chat about the wide range of test and inspec-
tion solutions currently being offered by Goe-
pel electronic as well as the informative webinar
series produced by the company to help further
educate their customer base and promote tech-
nical discussion on a number of topics.
3D Optical Inspection Provides 'Eyes' for
Process Improvements in Industry 4.0
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Automated 3D solder paste inspection (SPI) and
3D automated optical inspection (AOI) systems
have become an integral part of the printed cir-
cuit board assembly (PCBA) process because
they help ensure high-quality production. As
today's board complexity is increasing, inspec-
tion technology becomes even more critical.
KYZEN's Chelsea Jewell Recognized by
Products Finishing 40-Under-40
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KYZEN, the global leader in innovative envi-
ronmentally friendly cleaning chemistries,
is pleased to announce that Chelsea Jewell,
application lab manager, has been selected to
the Products Finishing 40-Under-40 class for
2019. Jewell was recognized at the NASF Sur/
Fin Show on June 4, 2019, in Chicago.
Naprotek Purchases a Nordson SELECT
Selective Soldering System
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Naprotek Inc. has purchased the Nordson
SELECT Cerno 103IL selective soldering sys-
tem. The robust system provides the company
with an exceptional combination of versatility
and productivity.
Low-temperature SMT Solder Evaluation
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Until recently, the use of Sn/Bi-based SMT sol-
der materials has been investigated with neg-
ative consequences for high strain rate (drop-
shock) applications; thus, these alloys have
been avoided. Recent advances in alloy doping
have opened the door to revisit Sn/Bi alloys
as a possible alternative to SAC-305 for many
applications.
