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September 4, 2024 | Zero Defects InternationalEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Zero Defects International [ZDI] has announced their participation as an exhibitor at the SMTA Utah Expo and Tech Forum. It will be held at the Salt Lake City Marriott University Park. The date of this event is Thursday, September 19th. The address of the Marriott is 480 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City.
Foremost among the PCBA test and inspection products to be shown will be Viscom's AOI, X-Ray and SPI inspection equipment. The Viscom display will include updates on the very latest enhancements for each of these products. Other ZDI partners, for which information will be available, include Europlacer, Velan, Tagarno and Epoch International. Also, ZDI will have information on their flying-probe test services as well as reverse engineering and failure analysis services. Those in attendance will include Michaela Brody, President and Paul Benke, CEO.
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