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6 SMT007 MAGAZINE I JULY 2018 SHORTS: Vertical Gallium Oxide Transistor High in Power, Efficiency Jigar Patel Discusses ZESTRON's Reli- ability Solutions for Class 3 Assemblies The Michigan SMTA Expo & Tech Forum 2018: A Review The Value of a Global Sourcing Partner Twisted Meta-molecules as They Really Are Raising the Capability Ceiling: SMTA Upper Midwest Chapter Expo Seeing Clearly: XR Headsets and Flex's Reference Design at AWE DEPARTMENTS: Career Opportunities Events Calendar Advertiser Index & Masthead ARTICLES: Use of Lean Manufacturing Principles Enhances Quality and Productivity by Mike Baldwin AXI 4.0 in a Smart Factory Environment by Matthias Müller and Andreas Türk Full Material Declarations: Removing Barriers to Environmental Data Reporting by Roger L. Franz COLUMNS: We Have the Best Practice for That by Stephen Las Marias The Role of Bismuth (Bi) in Electronics, Part 3 by Dr. Jennie S. Hwang Contamination: The Enemy of Electronics by Eric Camden Replating of Gold Fingers: Getting the Shine Back by Bob Wettermann HIGHLIGHTS: MilAero007 Supply Line Markets Top Ten from SMT007.com 76 80 86 8 12 46 60 32 54 68 94 10 15 39 49 67 84 93 98 104 105 JULY 2018 • ADDITIONAL CONTENT 76