52 SMT Magazine • May 2017
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: The Power of
Synergies with MacDermid Enthone
and Alpha Assembly Solutions
Don Cullen, global director of marketing commu-
nications with MacDermid Enthone, and Tom Hun-
singer, VP global marketing with Alpha Assembly
Solutions explain the structure of MacDermid Per-
formance Solutions, which combines the former
MacDermid, Enthone and Alpha Assembly Mate-
rials businesses to provide PCB and EMS industries
with enhanced innovation and service throughout
the supply chain, with unified sales strategies and
improved processes.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Nordson Highlights
Improvements in Dispensing and
Conformal Coating Systems
Roberta J. Foster-Smith, global marketing commu-
nications manager for Nordson ASYMTEK, discuss-
es the continued improvements in Nordson's dis-
pensing and conformal coating equipment, es-
pecially when it comes to automation, precision
and consistency in delivering ever-finer deposits to
meet industry demands and customer needs.
Alpha Papers Investigate High-Reliability
Solder Alloys
During SMTA International, Morgana Ribas, man-
ager of Metals Technology Group at Alpha Assem-
bly Solutions, presented a pair of papers that focus
on the company's reliability testing of solder alloys.
I-Connect007 Managing Editor Andy Shaughnessy
sat down with Morgana to discuss these papers,
and some of the surprising results that the testing
yielded.
Lenthor Engineering Invests in Testing
with CyberOptics SPI System
Lenthor Engineering recently installed a new Cy-
berOptics SE500 solder paste inspection system.
Electrolube Solves Unusual Underwater
LED Application
Electrolube was recently approached by a com-
pany in Australia for assistance with a particularly
unusual application: protection for an underwater
LED lighting unit.
P4Q USA Installs Third ACE Selective
Soldering System in New Mexico
The KISS-101 selective soldering system has been
installed at P4Q USA Inc.'s Albuquerque, New
Mexico facility. It is the third selective soldering
machine P4Q USA has ordered from ACE Produc-
tion Technologies.
AIM Provides IPC-A-610 Training to
Sony Employees in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
AIM Solder is pleased to announce that it recently
provided IPC-A-610 training to Sony employees in
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Mycronic Receives Another Order for
Replacement Mask Writer
Mycronic AB has received yet another order for a
mask writer, replacing an older system for man-
ufacturing of display photomasks. The system is
scheduled to be delivered to a customer in Asia
during the first half of 2018.
Goepel Extends Support for Embedded
JTAG Solutions Technology
Goepel electronic is extending support for embed-
ded JTAG solutions technology for the SPEA4060
flying probe testers.
Rehm Expands Technology Center
with New Solder Paste and Coating
Inspection Systems
Two new inspection systems from Pemtron's TROI
series are now in use at the Rehm Technology Cen-
ter in Blaubeuren.
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