DECEMBER 2020 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 87
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Foundations of the Future:
Inspirational Career Paths—
Meet Tayler and Olivia
E
Charlene Gunter du Plessis
connected with Tayler Swan-
son, an engineering team mem-
ber at Digital Instruments Inc.,
and Olivia Lim, a manufactur-
ing engineer at Kimball Elec-
tronics, to discuss their studies, professional
career journeys, and exciting opportunities in
the electronics manufacturing industry.
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SMTA Additive TechXchange
Keynote: An Outlook on
Advanced PCB Fab
E
Tara Dunn of Omni PCB,
SMTA's Additive TechXchange
addressed additive technology
specifically in the context of the
electronics industry. Pete Star-
key details the keynote presen-
tation, an outlook on advanced printed circuit
board fabrication, from Jeff Doubrava, manag-
ing partner at Prismark Partners.
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SMT Solver: How to Audit OEM-EMS
Assembly Capability, Part 2
E
During the past two decades,
there has been a tremendous
increase in outsourcing by
OEMs to EMS companies, which
also results in a decrease in
yield. In this column, Ray Prasad
focuses on the technology and manufacturing
capabilities of the supplier.
8
Koh Young Joins IPC-DPMX
Consortium to Further Enable
Smart Factory Automation
E
Koh Young, an industry
leader in True3D™ mea-
surement-based inspec-
tion solutions, proudly
announced it joined the
IPC-DPMX (IPC-2581) Consortium to advance
the adoption of a data and transfer methodol-
ogy, which will improve efficiency and reduce
costs for electronics manufacturers.
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Part 7 of Siemens' Digital Twin
Webinar Series: Optimizing
Inspection and Test Engineering
E
In Part 7, Gorajia's discus-
sion centers on how to "Opti-
mize Inspection and Test Engi-
neering." In this segment, he
focuses on building the best
inspection and test outputs, leveraging learning
libraries, and allowing some "art."
J
IPC Standards Development:
Business Challenges and an
Inside View
E
The rapid pace of technology
development, miniaturisation,
and high-density packaging is
presenting new opportunities,
but with them come challenges
involving traceability and qual-
ity control. Graham Naisbitt addresses SMT-
related IPC standards as a chair and vice-chair
of several committees.
Jeff
Doubrava
Ray
Prasad
Gunter
du
Plessis
Graham Naisbitt
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