100 SMT Magazine • February 2015
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News Highlights
Congressman Price Tours Juki
Headquarters
Bob Black, Juki Automation Systems' (JAS) presi-
dent and CEO, invited Rep. David Price (North
Carolina's 4th congressional district) to tour the
facility. The company is a leading-edge technol-
ogy provider in Rep. Price's district and he visited
to discuss the economic outlook for manufactur-
ing in the U.S. and hold a town hall meeting with
employees.
Assembleon Acquired by Kulicke & Soffa
for $98M
Bruno Guilmart, Kulicke & Soffa's president and
CEO, remarked, "We are extremely pleased to wel-
come Assembleon and its talented employees into
the K&S family. Assembleon's existing solutions
and technological competencies present a very at-
tractive strategic opportunity and further extend
our ability to capitalize on the advanced packaging
market."
Intertronics Releases New
Dual-cure 3401
Explained Peter Swanson, M.D. of Intertronics,
"Dual-cure 3401 cures rapidly and reliably under
UV with low shrinkage and is moisture and ther-
mally resistant. Post-process, it fluoresces blue un-
der low intensity blacklight for easy inline bond
inspection."
Nordson DAGE Intros New Method
for Testing Thin Die
Nordson DAGE continues to meet the challenges
for micro materials testing with the introduction
of a new test method for the evaluation of die
strength by means of cantilever bending where
3-point bending is not suitable for die with a thick-
ness of less than 50 microns.
Dymax Debuts Guide to Light-Cure
Conformal Coatings
Dymax Corporation's new Guide to Light-Cure
Conformal Coatings outlines the benefits of using
light-cure conformal coatings as well as cost justifi-
cation, typical processing guidelines and best prac-
tices, product selection criteria, data, and industry
specifications.
Manncorp Launches New Inline
Stencil Printer
With the features, performance, and build-quality
of systems twice its price, Manncorp's new AP430
fully-automatic inline stencil printer brings afford-
ability to leading-edge, solder paste printing tech-
nology.
Essemtec Debuts New SMT Assembly
System at APEX
Essemtec will exhibit in Booth #1211 at the IPC
APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place Feb. 24–26,
2015 at the San Diego Convention Center in
California. Company representatives will demon
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strate the multi-functional SMT center Paraquda,
Cubus SMT storage device and the new Lynx
highly flexible and accurate pick-and-place
system.
Amada Miyachi Europe Unveils
New Products
The new MIYACHI UNITEK LMWS Laser Marking
Workstation (LMWS) equipped with an ML-73 D
Series fiber laser marker, the MIYACHI PECO Active
Welding System (AWS) 3, and the MIYACHI EAPRO
hot bar are the company's newest products.
Electrolube Achieves Record
Growth in 2014
With increased growth figures year on year, 2014
has seen the biggest growth in the company's
72 year history. The Chinese R&D team, based
at Electrolube's manufacturing facility in Beijing,
is making rapid advances in high performance,
innovative materials at a pace that is hard to
match.
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