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24 SMT007 MAGAZINE I DECEMBER 2025 An ever-widening variety of components and denser board features are creating a gap for new equipment. Just as stencils are moving to multi-thickness panels for complex applications, soldering hardware is evolving to become more precise and integrated into the entire manufactur- ing line. Jeanine Norlin and Roberta Foster-Smith, representatives of Nordson Electronics Solutions, discuss the current state and implications of selective soldering, including a case study of a customer that made a change. How will selective soldering fit into your future? Nolan Johnson: Jeanine and Roberta, let's start by talking about the case study you conducted concerning a customer transitioning from tradi- tional wave soldering to selective soldering due to industry trends. Jeanine Norlin: Our customer, Kamstrup, which is known for precision and smart energy solu- tions, needed a major production upgrade. They were concerned with being able to meet their UPH requirements, and how to upgrade with lim- ited floor space. In automotive electronics, cus- tomers are finding that wave soldering is unable to meet their throughput requirements and precision needs. That's where our division does well; we're proud of the groundbreaking selective soldering solu- tions we offer to automotive electronics and manu- facturing. Kamstrup—or any customer upgrading to advanced selective soldering—positions them- selves to handle more flexible projects at scale. F E AT U R E I N T E RV I E W by N o l a n J o h n s o n , I - C o n n e c t 0 07 Nordson Rolls Out New Features for Auto Sector