JULY 2019 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 75
Knocking Down the Bone Pile:
Straightening Out Those Corners
E
A PCB can be dropped, dinged, or mishandled
as it is placed into a board carrier in the PCB
assembly operations area. When the laminated
material is damaged in this manner, can it be
repaired? The answer, like most engineering
answers, is that it depends.
Synergy Between Smart
Manufacturing and the Secure
Supply Chain (Part 1)
E
As MRP and ERP functions follow comput-
ing trends and start to migrate into the cloud,
a fundamental question is being raised as to
whether these are still the right tools to use in
today's modern Industry 4.0 driven factory, or
whether these need to evolve, be enhanced,
or even replaced to meet the more extreme
requirements of operational flexibility as well
as cope with volatile material availability in the
market.
Laserssel Brings High-speed Soldering to
New Application Areas
E
Denis Barbini, general manager of Laserssel,
talks about the company's new laser-selec-
tive reflow solution aimed at reducing a typi-
cal reflow oven's 10-minute cycle down to just
10 seconds as well as the overall benefits man-
ufacturers could see from streamlining this
process.
Co-owner Philip Kazmierowicz on
New Role as KIC President
E
On March 25, 2019, KIC—one of the leaders in
reflow and thermal process control and smart
oven technologies—announced that Philip
Kazmierowicz, company co-owner, would take
on the position of president. Nolan Johnson
took that opportunity to sit down with Kazmi-
erowicz to discuss KIC's history and his plans
for the future of the company.
Smart Factory Transitions Are
Attainable—With a Plan
E
In a white paper, Zac Elliott, technical market-
ing engineer at Mentor, a Siemens Business,
outlines a structured organization for smart fac-
tory implementation. In this interview, Elliott
discusses how things have proceeded since the
paper was published and talks about strategies
for smaller firms and brownfield companies.
The Effectiveness of 75% IPA / 25% DI
Extraction Solution on No-clean
Flux Residues
E
The continuous challenge in the electronics
industry is to keep up with the demand for
smaller, faster, and more reliable electronics.
When it comes to cleaning, this rapid devel-
opment of manufacturing and reliability chal-
lenges is juxtaposed with the slow pace of new
test method development.
Yamaha Unveils Manufacturing Solutions
at SMT Connect 2019
E
At the recent SMTConnect 2019 event in
Nuremberg, Yamaha Motor Europe SMT Sec-
tion revealed more details of new surface-
mount equipment and software tools joining
the Yamaha Total Line Solution to boost pro-
ductivity and quality.
ITW EAE Launches PCB Temp Monitoring
for Prodigy Dispenser
E
ITW EAE is introducing a patent-pending
option for the Camalot Prodigy dispenser that
was developed to ensure process stability and
increase yields for underfill applications.
