SMT007 Magazine

4 SMT Magazine • September 2015 This month, SMT Magazine highlights how the latest technological advances in automotive electronics are driving innovations in the electronics assembly, testing and inspection industries. the "New Face" of Automotive traceability by Michael Ford Automotive ems: Going beyond Assembly by Frederick Blancas material Considerations for Advanced Driver Assistance systems Assembly by Steve Brown experience is Key Interview with Bernd Enser From Inspecting to measure: How Automotive electronics are Driving AOI Developments Interview with Jens Kokott Addressing the Need for reliable, Accurate Inspection results Interview with Nori Koike Choosing the right Conformal Coating Interview with Phil Kinner Driving Innovation Interview with Arthur Tan Automotive electronics Driving Innovations in test Interview with Boon Khim Tan benefits of paralyne Conformal Coatings in Automotive Applications by Sean Horn 14 22 38 50 58 66 84 90 102 106 Featured Content September 2015 Cars: a Driving ForCe in the eleCtroniCs inDustry m a g a z i n E

• Cover
• Featured Content — Cars: A Driving Force in the Electronics Industry
• Contents
• Column — What's Driving Automotive Electronics?
• Column — Surface Mount Technology Association—a New Milestone
• Short — Researchers Develop New Techniques for Creating High-Temp Alloys
• Feature — The "New Face" of Automotive Traceability
• Short — New Graphene-based Catalysts for the Energy Industry
• Feature — Automotive EMS: Going Beyond Assembly
• EIN Market Highlights
• Interview — Big Strategies for Success
• Feature — Material Considerations for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Assembly
• Article — A Case Study on Evaluating Manual and Automated Heat Sink Assembly using FEA and Testing
• Short — PA STEM Students Learn about 3D Printer Technology by Building One
• Feature — Experience is Key
• MilAero007 Highlights
• Feature Interview — From Inspecting to Measure: How Automotive Electronics are Driving AOI Developments
• Interview — The Demands on Automated Fluid Dispensing
• Feature Interview — Addressing the Need for Reliable, Accurate Inspection Results
• Short — Technica's Annual Tech Forum a Success
• Article — Tin Whisker Self-Mitigation in Surface Mount Components Attached with Leaded Solder Alloys
• SMT007 Supplier/New Product Highlights
• Feature Interview — Choosing the Right Conformal Coating
• Feature Interview — Driving Innovation
• Column — DoD's First Pass at Grey Market Regulation
• Feature Interview — Automotive Electronics Driving Innovations in Test
• Feature — Benefits of Paralyne Conformal Coatings in Automotive Applications
• Column — Selecting a Reflow Oven, Part 2
• Top Ten Recent Highlights from SMT007
• Events Calendar
• Advertiser Index and Masthead
• Back Cover