46 SMT Magazine • November 2015
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46 SMT Magazine • November 2015
ELCOSINT—The Future of
High-Temperature Interconnect
The increasing need for electronic assemblies to
endure high-temperature operating conditions
in aerospace, automotive, oil and gas drilling,
power management and renewable energy ap-
plications, whether those conditions involve high
ambient
temperatures, high cycle temperatures
or high junction temperatures, is driving the de-
velopment of high-temperature interconnection
technologies.
NEO Tech Accelerates LEAN
Implementation at Fremont,
California Site
NEO Tech has made significant progress on its
LEAN continuous improvement initiative at its Fre-
mont, California manufacturing facility—making
newly available more than 15,000 square feet of
manufacturing space.
Briton EMS, 42 Technology Partner
on Wind Tunnel System
EMS firm Briton EMS and product design and de-
velopment consultancy 42 Technology have de-
veloped a sophisticated control system for Aircraft
Research Association's new gust generator, the
first of its kind in the world capable of simulating
gusts at transonic, or cruising, speeds typically ex-
perienced by aircraft.
Plexus Earns ISO 14001 Certification
in Mexico
Plexus Corp., a leading electronics engineering,
manufacturing and aftermarket services provider
for customers in mid-to-low volume in higher
complexity market sectors, announced that its
Manufacturing Solutions facility in Guadalajara,
Mexico has achieved ISO 14001 certification.
TTM Technologies' Shanghai EMS Facility
Gets NADCAP Certification
TTM Technologies' Shanghai EMS facility has been
awarded Nadcap certification. The facility is also
certified to the aerospace industry specification
AS9100. This makes the Shanghai E-MS facility
TTM's 12th facility to gain Nadcap accreditation.
Accelerated Assemblies Boosts Capabilities
with ACE Soldering Technologies
Accelerated Assemblies has strengthened its
capabilitiesbyinvestinginaKISS-102ILin-line
selectivesolderingsystemfromACEProduction
Technologies.
Kitron Signs Long-term Supply Agreement
with Northrop Grumman
KitronAS,asubsidiaryofKitronASA,hassigned
along-termagreementwithNorthropGrumman
Corporation to supply subassembly electronic
modulesforF-35LightningIIaircraftavionics.
Sparton to Shut Down Georgia
Manufacturing Facility
SpartonwillbeclosingitsLawrenceville,Georgia
manufacturingoperationsnolaterthanJune30,
2016.Theclosingisinlinewithactionsbeingtak-
enrelatedtoacquisitionsynergiesthatoptimize
thecompany'sfacilityfootprint.
Nortech Systems Launches PCBA
Operations in Mexico
"AddingaPCBAmanufacturingoptioninMex-
icohasalwaysbeenapopularrequestfromour
customers,"saidRichWasielewski,presidentand
CEOofNortechSystems."We'rehappytoprovide
thesepartnersagreatoptionthatprovideshigh
valuewithassurednessofNortech'sstrongquality
andspeed-to-market."
3rd Annual DDM Novastar Open House
a Success
Forthethirdconsecutiveyear,DDMNovastarheld
itsannualTechnicalWorkshopandOpenHouse
onSeptember15–17,2015anditwas,byallmea-
sure,anenormoussuccess.
