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Friday, August 18, 2017

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Conecsus Outlines Major Benefits of Metals Recycling

Terrell, TX — Conecsus has published a brochure that outlines the major benefits of recycling metals-contaminated waste for electronics manufacturers and PCB assemblers. Conecsus processes solder, dross and consumable wastes that primarily contain tin, tin-zinc, lead, silver, gold, and copper, and ...

	Diodes Intros AEC-Q100 Grade 3 Packet Switches


	Plano, TX — Diodes Incorporated has introduced packet switches qualified to AEC-Q100 grade 3. Reportedly, these are the first-ever switches to meet the standard. The PCIe 3-port, 4-lane and 4-port, 4-lane packet switches are specifically designed to meet automotive industry requirements, targeting applications ...

DuPont Develops Materials for 3D Printing

Wilmington, DE — DuPont is joining the 3D printing industry with a range of high-performance materials in filament forms, including Hytrel^® thermoplastic elastomers, Zytel^® nylons and Surlyn^® ionomers.

EA Expands Lineup of Touchscreen Displays

Gilching, Germany — Electronic Assembly (EA) has expanded its uniTFT family of intelligent touchscreen displays. The new modules have a diagonal screen size of 10.1 in. (25.7 cm). Developed in-house, the intelligent display modules with object graphics offer a wealth of design options to users. ...

EMS Solutions Purchases Aqua Klean Systems

Anaheim, CA — Utah-based EMS Solutions has placed an order with Aqua Klean for one of the company's T-12 water soluble cleaners and a DI recirculating system. EMS Solutions is an EMS provider that specializes in PCB assemblies for SMT and through-hole, RoHS and non-RoHS manufacturing, IPC-A-610 II ...

EMS: Negative Photoresist for MEMS and IC Wafers

Delaware, OH — Engineered Material Systems has introduced its DF-35120 dry-film negative photoresist for use in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), wafer-level packaging and CMOS applications (TSV sealing). With a thickness of 120 µm, the material has been formulated for hot-roll lamination ...

EPE Purchases Ekra Serio 4000 Screen Printers

Manchester, NH — EPE Corporation has purchased three Ekra Serio 4000 solder paste screen printers. Each of the company's SMT lines now contains one of the flexible and high-performance printers. Customizable and scalable, the printers are expected to help the company reach new business growth and ...

Epec Invests 250k to Meet Battery Pack Demand

New Bedford, MA — To meet the growing demand for custom battery packs, Epec has expanded its New Bedford, Massachusetts, facility by more than doubling the battery pack assembly space. Construction highlights include a new electrostatic discharge (ESD) floor throughout the entire area and LED lighting ...

EPLAN and Siemens Synchronize Parts Data

Schaumburg, IL — EPLAN and Siemens are synchronizing the parts data available through the online EPLAN Data Portal, ensuring users that the component datasets they import are identical to those on the Siemens Mall.

Hanwha Adds Flying Vision to Component Mounters

Irvine, CA — Hanwha Techwin Automation Americas has introduced flying vision verification to its SM Plus component mounters. Flying vision verification uses on-the-head, upward-looking camera systems to verify presence of multiple components simultaneously to follow pickup, then verifies alignment ...

Indium Offers High-Purity Tin Materials

Clinton, NY — Indium Corporation is now offering a single-source solution, from mine to packaging, for high-purity tin materials. The company offers tin in a number of physical forms and purity levels of up to 5N or 99.999 percent pure.

	Inovar Earns Medical Device Certification


	Logan, UT — Inovar is now certified to the ISO 13485 medical device standard at its Tecate, Mexico factory. With this certification, the company is equipped to serve the medical device market along with the commercial, consumer and industrial higher-volume opportunities from its Mexico facility.

IPTE Intros High-Speed In-Line Laser Marker

Alpharetta, GA — IPTE has expanded its line of laser markers with the SP-Marker II, a high-speed, in-line system. Users benefit from the machine's 380 x 380 mm (15 x 15 in.) wide field of view and its capability to handle a range of PCB thicknesses. The system has a compact footprint of 500 mm (20 ...

Laselec Intros Laser Wire Stripping System

Grand Prairie, TX — Laser stripping is establishing itself as an excellent solution for the stripping of shielded, twisted and multi-filament cables. It also meets the new requirements of the aerospace standards ASD EN2812, SAE AIR6894 published in recent months.

Libra Industries Adds Third Omron SPI System

Mentor, OH — Libra Industries has completed the installation of a third Omron CKD VP5200-V solder paste inspection system at its Mentor, Ohio, facility. The company also runs one Omron SPI system at its facility in Dallas, Texas. The VP-V series is specifically designed to achieve rates of inspection ...

LPKF Offers Rapid PCB Prototyping

Tualatin, OR — LPKF Laser & Electronics has developed a range of in-house rapid PCB prototyping services. The company has a full line of PCB prototyping equipment, including milling machines and laser systems for the creation of prototype boards, and desktop SMT assembly equipment, such as screen ...

Master Bond: Two-Component Potting Compound

Hackensack, NJ — Developed specifically for potting and encapsulation applications, MasterSil 157 is Master Bond's latest two-component silicone system. With low viscosity and low exotherm, the material has excellent electrical insulation properties and can cure in sections more than 1 in. (2.5 cm ...

MC Assembly Purchases YESTECH AOI System

Melbourne, FL — MC Assembly has enhanced its inspection capabilities with the purchase of a Nordson YESTECH FX940 ULTRA 3D automated optical inspection machine. The new upgrade enables 3D inspection of PCB assemblies for quality control during MC Assembly's SMT operations.

Mycronic Launches High-Speed Jet Dispenser

Rowley, MA — The new MY700 high-speed jet dispenser for jet printing solder paste and dispensing assembly fluids is the first release in Mycronic's next-generation MYPro series product lineup. As part of the high-productivity MYPro series, the MY700 is designed to process any type of circuit board ...

Nano Dimension Integrates Zuken Software

Ness Ziona, Israel — Nano Dimension and Zuken have joined forces to enhance Nano Dimension's 3D printing user experience and prototype turnaround times. Nano Dimension will take advantage of the support for implementing electronic technologies provided by Zuken's native 3D, system-level design solution ...