92 SMT Magazine • June 2017
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Your In-depth Guide to
Reducing Electronics
Manufacturing Waste
Whether large volumes
of faulty smartphones
need recalling or small
batches of complex PCB
assemblies need rework-
ing, waste can be time
consuming and costly
to rectify. This article dis-
cusses principles such as DMAIC, Six Sigma and
Lean manufacturing to help you implement strat-
egies to minimize your waste output.
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Full Video Coverage of NEPCON
China 2017 Now Available
If you didn't make it to
NEPCON China 2017,
don't despair. I-Con-
nect007 brings you com-
plete video coverage of
this annual event. Check
out our Real Time With...
NEPCON China video in-
terviews with the biggest names in the industry.
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The Benefits of Applying Flux
Directly to a Micro BGA
Technology trends con-
tinue to drive minia-
turization in electron-
ic components. As a re-
sult, product designers
are often forced into
specifying smaller and
smaller devices on their
bill of materials.
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Electronics Industry Leaders
Meet With Members of
Congress and Leaders of
Trump Administration
Senior executives from
leading electronics
manufacturing com-
panies—all members
of IPC—Association
Connecting Electron-
ics Industries—gath-
ered in Washington, D.C. for IMPACT Washington,
D.C. 2017 to advocate for a pro-growth, pro-ad-
vanced-manufacturing policy agenda.
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