NOVEMBER 2022 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 79
In this follow-up to his recent
interview on the Q4 2022
outlook, Shawn DuBravac,
IPC chief economist, provides
an update on the incoming
supply chain for EMS provid-
ers. Naturally, this conversation centers on
component availability, where the supply
crunch is easing, and by how much.
Koh Young Technology, an industry-leader
in True 3D measurement-based inspection
solutions, is proud to announce its KPO
Printer technology earned the Mexico
Technology Award for Process Control
Software from Mexico EMS.
After living through more than two years
of the pandemic, we are very aware of
the issues facing the electronics indus-
try. We have witnessed months of factory
shutdowns, labor disruptions due to a
reduced workforce, and country, regional,
and citywide COVID regulations and shut-
downs. I will describe some of the issues
we've been facing, and then explain how
we learned to be creative and look for
the silver linings in these disruptions.
MacDermid Alpha
Electronics Solutions
announced it received
two Mexico Technology
Awards in the category
of for the category
Solder Paste, with ALPHA's OM-565 HRL3 low
temperature solder paste, and in the category
Conformal Coatings, for Electrolube's UVCLX
UV Curable Polyurethane coating.
Because of PCB layout
problems or required
circuit modifications,
at times a trace on the
surface of a PCB needs
to be severed. In this procedure a small
section of the trace is removed, thereby
forming a "break" in the circuit.
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Finally, Some Good News
About Supply Chain
Knocking Down the Bone Pile:
Opening a Trace on the Surface
of a PCB
MacDermid Alpha Electronics
Solutions Takes the Double at
Mexico Technology Awards
Axiom Inspired by Industry
Challenges
The Supervisory Board of
Neways Electronics Interna-
tional N.V. announces the
intended appointment of Hans
Büthker as new Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) and member of
the Executive Board of Neways
as per 1 October 2022 to lead
Neways through its next stages of growth.
Neways Announces
Hans Büthker as New CEO
Koh Young KPO Printer
Technology Wins Best Process
Control Software at SMTA
Guadalajara
Hans Büthker
