SMT007 Magazine

April 7 The Changing Landscape of REACH Workshop Herndon, VA USA April 13 Wisdom Wednesday — for IPC Members ONLY Webinar April 18–20 IMPACT Washington, D.C. 2016 Meeting Washington, D.C. USA May 17–19 IPC Reliability Forum Conference Dusseldorf, Germany May 19 Europe Government Regulation Workshop Workshop Co-located with IPC Reliability Forum Dusseldorf, Germany May 25 Wisdom Wednesday — for IPC Members ONLY Webinar June 6 ITI & IPC Conference on Conference Emerging & Critical Environmental Product Requirements Boston, MA USA June 8 ITI & IPC Conference on Conference Emerging & Critical Environmental Product Requirements Chicago, IL USA June 10 ITI & IPC Conference on Conference Emerging & Critical Environmental Product Requirements Silicon Valley, CA USA June 14–15 IPC Manufacturability Forum Conference Chicago, IL USA June 29 Wisdom Wednesday — for IPC Members ONLY Webinar July 19–20 IPC Technical Education Workshop Chicago, IL USA July 27 Wisdom Wednesday — for IPC Members ONLY Webinar August IPC Education Online: Summer School Webinar August 31 Wisdom Wednesday — for IPC Members ONLY Webinar September 21 Wisdom Wednesday — for IPC Members ONLY Webinar September 24–30 IPC Fall Committee Meetings Meeting Co-located with SMTA International Rosemont, IL USA September 26 EMS Management Meeting Meeting Rosemont, IL USA October 19 Wisdom Wednesday — for IPC Members ONLY Webinar October 25–27 IPC-SMTA Cleaning and Conformal Conference Coating Conference Chicago, IL USA November IMPACT Europe 2016 Meeting Brussels, Belgium November 2 PCB Carolina Conference Presented by the RTP Chapter of the and Exhibition IPC Designers Council Raleigh, NC USA November 2–3 IPC Technical Education Workshop (in conjunction with PCB Carolina) Raleigh, NC USA November 7–11 IPC EMS Program Management Certification Training and Certification Chicago, IL USA November 16 Wisdom Wednesday — for IPC Members ONLY Webinar December IPC Education Online: Winter Semester Webinar December 7–9 HKPCA International Printed Circuit Conference & IPC APEX South China Fair and Exhibition Shenzhen, China December 14 Wisdom Wednesday — for IPC Members ONLY Webinar Questions? Contact IPC registration staff at registration@ipc.org or +1 847-597-2861

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• Featured Content — Pocess Engineering
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• Column — Taking the Gremlins out of Your Process
• Short — Are You Considering Further Automating the Control of Your Processes?
• Feature — In a Culture of Continuous Improvement, Processes Continually Improve
• Column — Cost vs. Cause: What is More Critical to EMS Profitability?
• Short — Producing Electronics without Semiconductors is Now a Reality
• Supply Lines Highlights
• Feature — Best-Practice Process Preparation for PCB Assembly
• Short — Manufacturing Method for Batteries with Organic Electrode Materials
• Column — To Outsource or Not to Outsource PCB Rework
• MilAero007 Highlights
• Feature — Benefits of Improving Reflow and Screen Printing Processes
• Column — The Importance of Being Earnest (Educated)
• Short — New Research Ensures Car LCDs Work in Extreme Cold, Heat
• EIN Market Highlights
• Feature Interview — Enabling Process Innovation through Test and Measurement Solutions
• Column — Selecting a Selective Soldering System, Part 1
• Feature — Achieving Repeatable, Consistent Control over the Selective Soldering Production Process
• Short — New Terahertz Source Could Strengthen Sensing Applications
• Article — Case Study: Working Smarter Through a Proprietary Systems Strategy
• Top Ten Recent Highlights from SMT007
• Events Calendar
• Advertiser Index and Masthead
• Back Cover