JANUARY 2019 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 101
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SMT Electrolytic Capacitor Solder
Joint Criteria and Integrity
Investigation
E
The body configuration of
SMT electrolytic capacitors
results in the solder joints
being only partially visible
for optical inspection purpos-
es. Therefore, the use of ade-
quate reflow soldering pro-
cesses is critical for producing solder joints
that are acceptable for their end-product use
environment.
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EMS Installs Two Panasonic
NPM-W2 Machines
E
Electronic Manufacturing Solutions Limited
(EMS) has installed two new Panasonic NPM-
W2 machines.
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Overcoming the Challenges of
Miniaturization with New Stencil
Technologies, Part 1: Solder
Paste Release
E
Product miniaturization
continues to challenge
capabilities in both design
and manufacturing in the
surface-mount assembly
process and has the potential to increase first-
pass defects more than ever. Looking at these
first-pass defects, time and time again, the
solder paste printing process is identified as
the largest contributor. This two-part column
will look at solder paste release during print-
ing, and how new stencil technologies can
reduce first-pass defects.
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Rehm Seminar in Korea
Draws a Crowd
E
Topics such as Industry
4.0, China Smart Man-
ufacturing 2025, Artifi-
cial Intelligence and the
Internet of Things are
currently heavily influencing the evolution of
traditional manufacturing.
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Smart Factory a Reality:
IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Hosts
Two Production Lines
E
Creating the next
generation of digital
Industry 4.0 technology
standards, IPC will
again take a major
step forward at IPC
APEX EXPO 2019, featuring two live produc-
tion lines, at which visitors can see and expe-
rience achievements made in digital standards
development over the past year.
J
Defense Speak Interpreted:
PERM—Pb-free Electronics Risk
Management
E
In this column, we explore
PERM—the Pb-free Electron-
ics Risk Management Con-
sortium. No, the group mem-
bers do not all have curly
hair! The name was chosen
around 2008 by a group of
engineers from aerospace, defense, and harsh
environment (ADHE) organizations.
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