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News highlights
easybraid Unveils Latest Soldering
Iron handpieces
The ShP-K and ShP-KM soldering iron handpieces
can be used in competitive oKI/Metcal soldering
systems, designated PS-800, PS-900, Mfr-PS1100,
or Mfr-PS2200. The handpieces allow the use of
easyBraid eK series cartridges (tips) which do not
need the heating elements necessary with the oKI/
Metcal design, since the easyBraid cartridges in-
clude the heater.
Indium Debuts New Lead-free
Solder paste
rMA-155 was designed for balanced performance,
making it ideal for high-complexity boards with a
variety of component sizes, as well as simple as-
semblies. Compatible with both SnPb and SAC al-
loys, rMA-155 delivers consistent transfer efficien-
cies, excellent response-to-pause, and a strong oxi-
dation barrier, even for long and hot profiles.
Dymax Launches New encompass
technology
Adhesives formulated with new encompass tech-
nology incorporate the company's patented See-
Cure color-change and ultra-red fluorescing tech-
nologies into one light-curable product. As a result,
manufacturers gain efficiencies from rapid, on-
demand curing with easy cure confirmation and
post-cure bond-line inspection.
NCp material helps Advance
Flip-chip Designs
The electronics Group of henkel has developed a
non-conductive paste (nCP) material, loCTITe eC-
CoBonD nCP 5209, which can enable the move
toward fine-pitch flip-chip architectures. Moreover,
loCTITe eCCoBonD nCP 5209 delivers compre-
hensive underfill protection that overcomes the
challenges associated with conventional capillary
underfill materials.
btU enjoys 40.7% Sales Increase in Q2
"We are pleased with the strong showing of our
electronics equipment business. This, combined
with extra strength in our margins due to a favor-
able product mix and expense reductions, allowed
us to get to the first profitable quarter since the
sharp decline of the solar business," says Paul J.
van der Wansem, chairman and Ceo.
panasonic Names reStronics Southern
CA Sales rep
Panasonic factory Solutions Company of America
has announced the selection of reStronics South-
ern California as a sales representative.
Intertronics Launches DymAX medical
Device Adhesive
DYMAX MD Medical Device Adhesive 1072-M
from Intertronics is a uv- and visible-light-cur-
ing adhesive particularly suited to rapid bond-
ing of cyclic olefin polymers/copolymers (CoP/
CoC) which have become popular choices in
the point-of-care device industry because of
their many advantages, including high strength,
hardness, low water absorption, and excellent
biocompatibility.
Firstronic Launches Greenfield Facility
in mexico
The new facility is only five minutes away from
the Mexican border, ensuring a convenient com-
mute for customers choosing to stay in el Paso,
Texas while visiting the facility. Initially, it will have
two SMT lines, with plans to eventually expand to
seven lines as the business continues to ramp up.
essemtec Appoints Salmhofer Global
Service Leader
essemtec AG is pleased to introduce its new global
service leader who joined the company at the be-
ginning of february 2014. Klaus Salmhofer brings
excellent qualifications to further drive expansion
of the company's Global Service.
ellsworth Now Offers Dymax's
blueWave LeD System
Summer 2014 has seen a number of product
launches at ellsworth Adhesives europe and the
Dymax Corporation is the latest company to add
a brand new product to its existing portfolio.
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