November 2017 • SMT Magazine 93
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Abstracts Sought for IPC APEX
EXPO 2018 in San Diego
IPC—Associa-
tion Connect-
ing Electronics
Industries in-
vites research-
ers, technical experts and industry leaders to
submit abstracts for poster presentations at IPC
APEX EXPO, the industry's premier conference and
exhibition for printed board design and manufac-
turing, electronics assembly and test.
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Celestica Re-Energizes
Brand Identity
Celestica Inc.'s renewed
brand heralds an exciting
new chapter in the compa-
ny's evolution and repre-
sents its commitment to de-
livering bold solutions to its
customers that solve chal-
lenges, drive innovation and
create value.
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RTW SMTAI: Gary Tanel
Discusses How SMTA Helps
the Industry Evolve
Gary Tanel, president of
the SMTA Dallas Chapter,
speaks with I-Connect007
Publisher Barry Matties on
a myriad of topics, includ-
ing the goal of the SMTA
as an industry association,
and how it is helping the
industry evolve.
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RTW SMTAI: MIRTEC on
Staying Ahead of the Curve
Brian D'Amico, president of
MIRTEC, talks with I-Con-
nect007 Managing Editor
Andy Shaughnessy about
some of the latest 3D AOI
challenges, including deal-
ing with highly reflective
surfaces of solder joints or
wafer-level die, which make
it impossible to characterize in 3D.
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SMTA International 2017
a Success
The 2017 SMTA Inter-
national Conference
and Exhibition, which
took place Septem-
ber 17 – 21, 2017 at
the Donald E. Stephens
Convention Center in
Rosemont, Illinois, concluded successfully. A re-
cord number of international attendees from 22
countries were registered this year.
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IPC Releases 2017 Quality
Benchmark Study for Assembly
IPC's Study of
Quality Bench-
marks for Elec-
tronics Assem-
bly 2017 is now
available. The
annual study
provides valuable benchmarking data to electron-
ics assembly companies interested in comparing
quality measurements to industry averages.
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