JULY 2020 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 101
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Critical Manufacturing Appoints
E-tronix Upper Midwest
Representative
E
Critical Manufacturing, an
ASM PT company, is pleased
to announce the appointment
of E-tronix as its manufac-
turers' representative for the
SMT and electronics assembly
market in the states of Minne-
sota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wis-
consin, Illinois, and Indiana.
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Indium Corporation Expert to
Present During iNEMI Technical
Session
E
Indium Corporation's Dr. Hong
Wen Zhang, R&D Manager,
Alloy Group, shared his indus-
try expertise during the Inter-
national Electronics Manu-
facturing Initiative (iNEMI)
Packaging Technology Integration Group (TIG)
digital meeting on May 27.
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Manncorp Assists Northwestern
University's Efforts Against
COVID-19
E
In the fight against
COVID-19, Manncorp is
behind the scenes, help-
ing keep things going.
Even in this time of
social distancing, Manncorp is still dedicated
to helping establishments—especially those on
the frontlines—by providing equipment and
service for bringing production in-house.
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Quest for Reliability:
New Solder, Same Old Testing
E
Solder is inarguably one of
the required building blocks
for electronic assemblies and,
apart from a few exotics, every
assembly in the world has it.
When it comes to meeting the
lead-free requirement, opinions and histori-
cal reliability data are not taken into consid-
eration. Eric Camden explores testing and reli-
ability related to solder.
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Survey Results: Five Tips to
Stay Safe at Work
E
Face masks, gloves, arrows on the floor, social dis-
tancing, working in shifts, working remotely—
our work environment has been vastly altered
over the past three months. How has it affected
you and the people around you the most? Are
you open to these changes, or do you find your-
self resisting the changes? Here are five power-
ful tips for staying safe at work, according to
the latest I-Connect007 survey responses.
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Operational Excellence: Update Your
Business Contingency Plan
E
With the unprecedented events
with COVID-19, companies are
facing worst-case scenarios
and looking at ways to manage
work stoppage or limited pro-
duction for essential manufac-
turing needs. Alfred Macha provides a practi-
cal guideline to create or update your business
contingency plan to help you manage your
business during a crisis situation.
Eric Camden
Dr. HongWen Zhang
Anthony Noto
Alfred Macha
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