90 SMT Magazine • February 2017
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RoHS and PoPs Chemicals
Found in Nearly 40% of
Electronics in Sweden
Sweden's Chemical Agency (Kemi) found banned
chemicals in nearly 40 percent of audited low-cost
electrical and electronic products. The audits re-
vealed that the discount electronics category has
a "high rate of noncompliance" with Swedish and
European Union RoHS and Persistent Organic Pol-
lutants (PoPs) requirements.
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Millennials in Manufacturing:
Andrea Tarhanich – What's
Driving Millennials to Thrive—
and Stay—in Manufacturing
For our ongoing series on Millenni-
als in Manufacturing, we next feature
Andrea Tarhanich,
a millennial who
has been with Saline Lectronics for
more than four years. In this article,
Andrea talks about loyalty and work
ethics, leadership, and effective strategies to attract
millennials to the manufacturing world.
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Millennials in Manufacturing:
Kyle Robertson –
A Rewarding Career
We next feature SMT Techni-
cian Kyle Robertson. He discuss-
es how working for Saline Lec-
tronics has provided him the op-
portunity to learn new things re-
lated to the electronics industry
every day and to witness the lat-
est, most exciting technologies being developed.
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How to Create the Perfect
SMT Reflow Oven Profile
While EMS providers will have their own preference
when it comes to machine type and brand, broad-
ly speaking, the process steps they go through to
produce PCBAs are the same. However, one step
that can make all of the difference when it comes
to quality and consistency is reflow. This article de-
tails how EMS companies can go about creating
the perfect SMT reflow oven profile.
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