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80 SMT007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2022 "But you have three 100s. e prof even said if he was sick, you could sub for him," Andy teased. ey chuckled and both sensed it was time to change the topic. "I still can't believe your parents want me to go with you and them to Colonial Williams- burg," Andy said. "ey want to pay for every- thing, but I still feel that I should pay my own way." "I was kicking you under the table so that you would know that they really wanted to treat," Sue said with a little exasperation. "You know they really like you." "I don't understand why, I'm nothing spe- cial compared to you, the 'math star,'" Andy groaned. " You don't get it, do you?" Sue asked. "What?" Andy questioned. She elaborated: "You are a natural leader, everyone senses that. And you are very deter- mined. It's clear you are going to be successful. And there is the language thing." "What language thing?" Andy asked. "My mother is gaga over you because you speak Spanish and French," she said, then sighed. "Aer all, she teaches both at Hanover High. I always struggled with Spanish and never took French." "For me, it was a gi," Andy started to explain. "I played with a group of friends that were of Hispanic heritage and I asked them to only speak Spanish when we played. Also, my grandmother was French-Canadian and she babysat for me when I was young. She spoke to me only in French." ey continued to discuss this situation and the plans for their Williamsburg vacation. "Oh, there is one more thing," Sue men- tioned. "PDA." "Yikes, I have never even touched you in front of your parents," Andy groaned. "at's the problem," she replied. "ey can't understand why you never hold my hand, etc." "at is a problem I can solve," he said, lean- ing over for a kiss. Later, aer their pre-calculus class, the cou- ple went to the ice cream shop and began pre- paring for their next SMT 101 workshop. e workshop was on component place- ment. Both were comfortable discussing how the component placement machines work as well as ancillary equipment, like feeders. But Andy had a concern. Figure 2: If component placement is the "gate" in the assembly process, the component placement machines must be time balanced.