24 SMT Magazine • July 2016
China, Trump, and the Future
At NEPCON China, Hamed El-Abd of WKK and I-
Connect007's Barry Matties discussed China's fluc-
tuating economy, the impact of the U.S. presiden-
tial election, the current state of electronics manu-
facturing in the region, and the overall craziness of
doing business in modern day China.
Indium's Andy Mackie Named to IMAPS
Global Business Council Steering
Committee
Indium Corp.'s Andy C. Mackie, PhD, MSc, has
been named to the International Microelectronics
Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS) Global
Business Council Steering Committee.
ALPHA Argomax 9000 Silver Sintering
Preforms Wins Prestigious Award at
JPCA Show
Alpha Assembly Solutions' ALPHA Argomax 9000
Silver Sintering Preforms won the award under the
materials category of Sangyo Times.
Goepel Free Webinar on Flexible Integration
of AOI Systems into the THT Process is
Available on Demand
The new GOEPEL webinar, "Individuality Desired?
Flexible Integration of AOI Systems into the THT
Process," is now available on demand.
Universal Instruments to Distribute
Mentor Graphics Production Plan Tool
for Fuzion SMT Platforms
Universal Instruments will offer Mentor Graph-
ics' Valor Production Plan tool to users of Univer-
sal Instruments' Fuzion surface mount technology
(SMT) placement platform.
Electrolube's FPC Gains UL94V-0 Approval
Electrolube's new Conformal Coating product
(FPC) was specially developed to resolve a number
of longstanding problems relating to coverage and
connectivity experienced by a specific user of sur-
face modifier materials.
BTU Continues Advanced Research
in Electronics Assembly
BTU International Inc. has renewed its member-
ship in the Advanced Research in Electronics As-
sembly (AREA) Consortium, established by Uni-
versal Instruments' Advanced Process Laboratory
(APL).
Rehm Expands Sales and Services Network
Rehm Thermal Systems has added two new repre-
sentatives for Sales Germany South East and Sales
Central Eastern Europe, expanding its worldwide
network for sales and service.
Dymax Introduces Multi-Cure 9451
Conformal Coating
Dymax's newest conformal coating, the Multi-
Cure 9451, is designed to enhance security on
PCBs.
Speedprint Moves to Direct Sales and
Customer Support in Germany
Speedprint Technology is investing in new infra-
structure, resources and personnel in Germany.
Starting this month, the company will deliver di-
rect sales and support to its customers in the coun-
try, and across other German-speaking regions.
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