32 SMT Magazine • October 2016
Digital X-Ray—For More Than Inspection
At the recent SMTA Ohio Expo, Sheri Martin, sales
manager at YXLON, spoke with I-Connect007's
Patty Goldman about her company, their digital
X-ray system, and the value of joining such trade
events, and the benefits of using X-ray when it
comes to failure analysis.
Real Time with NEPCON South China:
P. Kay Metal Discusses New Markets for MS2
James Goyne, the newly appointed global business
development director at P. Kay Metal Inc., speaks
with I-Connect007's Stephen Las Marias about
what he aims to achieve in his new role, as well as
the new markets and opportunities for their MS2
solder dross eliminator.
Real Time with NEPCON South China:
Mentor Graphics Discusses Control
on the Shop Floor
Ofer Lavi Ben David, director of shop floor man-
ufacturing solutions at Mentor Graphics Valor Di-
vision, talks with I-Connect007's Stephen Las Ma-
rias about how the smart factory should look, their
Open Manufacturing Language, and their solution
to provide end-to-end visibility and control in the
shop floor.
Being More than a Manufacturer's Rep
Matt Bonweg, process support specialist at man-
ufacturers' rep firm Murray Percival Company,
speaks with I-Connect007's Patty Goldman during
the recent SMTA Ohio Expo about the company's
history and philosophy, as well as their strategies
for success in this industry.
DS Electronics Installs Fourth ACE
Selective Soldering Machine
DS Electronics has invested in a fourth KISS-103
selective soldering machine from ACE Production
Technologies Inc., which has been installed at DS
Electronics' facility in Tempe, Arizona.
BEST to Hold Wire and Cable Harness
Hands-on Assembly Class
A complement to the IPC-A-620 Acceptability of
Wire and Cable Harness class, BEST's wire and ca-
ble harness assembly class takes a student through
the building of a wire harness assembly.
Cogiscan and Interlatin to Present
Track-Trace-Control Solutions for Enabling
Industry 4.0 at SMTA Guadalajara
Cogiscan Inc. will exhibit with Interlatin and dis-
cuss the TTC platform, the enabling technology
for Industry 4.0, at the SMTA Guadalajara Expo &
Tech Forum, scheduled to take place October 5-6,
2016 at Hotel Riu Guadalajara in Mexico.
GOEPEL Inline AOI System Addresses
Placement Inspection of THT Components
GOEPEL electronic's latest inline AOI system Mul-
tiCam Line provides placement inspection of THT
components with a test speed of up to 300 cm²/s.
Panasonic Launches Odd-form and
Insertion Solution NPM-VF
Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of Ameri-
ca has launched the high-speed NPM-VF, an odd-
form and insertion solution to help manufacturers
offset increasing global labor costs and manual as-
sembly complexity.
KIC Offers Automation and Smart
Oven Technology for the Smart Factory
KIC will demonstrate how its smart oven technol-
ogies lead to reduced production costs, higher
quality and the new capabilities that the electron-
ic assembly market demands, at the SMTA Gua-
dalajara Expo & Tech Forum, scheduled to take
place October 5-6, 2016 at Hotel Riu Guadalaja-
ra in Mexico.
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