72 SMT007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2022
Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2022:
Blackfox Mixes It Up With Training
Opportunities E
Andy Shaughnessy speaks with Jamie Noland,
master IPC trainer and marketing manager for
Blackfox Institute, about current and upcom-
ing training opportunities and what you can
expect from them at the show.
Dr. Cordell Hardy Appointed to
CyberOptics Board of Directors E
CyberOptics Corporation announced that it
has increased the size of its Board and appointed
Dr. Cordell Hardy to its Board of Directors.
Operations Suspended at Taiyo Yuden
Philippines E
Operations are currently suspended at Taiyo
Yuden (Philippines) Inc., the subsidiary of
Taiyo Yuden in Lapulapu City, Cebu Province
in the Philippines, amid minor damages caused
by the recent Typhoon Rai.
Indium Introduces Indalloy 291
Supplemental Bar Alloys E
Indium Corporation announces that it is now
offering supplemental bar alloys for Indalloy
291 wave solder pots designed to maintain rec-
ommended solder pot specifications.
YINCAE Launches New Underfill
SMT 88UL2 E
YINCAE is excited to announce that we have
developed and upgraded SMT 88UL to SMT
88UL2, a fully flux residue compatible, room
temperature fast flow and easily reworkable
underfill.
Aegis' IIoT-based MES Platform to Improve
Speed, Quality, and Traceability E
Aegis Soware, a global provider of IIoT-based
Manufacturing Execution Soware (MES),
announces that CARI Electronic, EMS part-
ner in Valence near to Lyon, France, has cho-
sen FactoryLogix as a key part of their MES
Industry 4.0 journey.
Digi-Key Partners with CalcuQuote to
Integrate Quote API E
Digi-Key Electronics has partnered with Calcu-
Quote to integrate its technology with Digi-Key's
Quote API, providing customers with an easier
entry point to connecting with the company's
leading APIs with less development investment.
Successful Restart for the Electronics
Industry in India E
From December 16–18, electronica India, pro-
ductronica India, IPCA Expo, and MatDis-
pens, back in their physical format, were held
at the Bangalore International Exhibition Cen-
tre (BIEC) in Bengaluru and concluded this
special edition successfully.
Lockheed Martin Achieves First
Ultra-Secure, IIoT-based Smart Factory
With IPC-CFX, Aegis' FactoryLogix E
Aegis Soware announces that Lockheed Mar-
tin's Luin facility has connected key SMT
machines of all key types using the IPC-CFX
standard, providing IIoT data for Aegis' Fac-
toryLogix MES platform in a single standard
language, contextualizing accurate, timely,
detailed data into smart manufacturing values,
all in a highly secure environment.
