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Alpha to Demo Products for Flexible and PEC at IDTechEx in Germany
March 27, 2018 | Alpha Assembly SolutionsEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
Alpha Assembly Solutions, a leading global supplier of innovative electronic assembly materials, is participating in the IDTechEx Show taking place on April 11-12 in Berlin, Germany. Alpha will be exhibiting jointly with MacDermid Autotype at Booth #J15.
Alpha will introduce a mutually compatible platform of Products that include: Silver Inks, Carbon Inks and Dielectric Inks. Additionally, for Flex-PCB assembly applications, the ALPHA product portfolio includes Low Temperature Solder Pastes and Electronic Adhesives that meet performance and reliability requirements.
“Currently, the key challenge in Printed Electronics is to have the right balance of compatibility with a variety of substrates along with robust and reliable overall performance. Alpha’s inks combine excellent printability with good adhesion, and have best-in-class electrical conductivity and mechanical robustness,” said Rahul Raut, Director of Strategy & Technology Acquisition for Alpha Assembly Solutions.
“On the other hand for Flexible PCB assemblies, warpage remains a major issue. Alpha’s novel low temperature solder pastes mitigate F-PCB warpage and offer a robust platform for low temperature processing,” said Dr. Bawa Singh, EVP of Technology and Corporate Development for Alpha Assembly Solutions.
Alpha’s sister company, MacDermid Autotype, will also be exhibiting within the same space, located at Booth #J15. They are a world leading global supplier of high quality precision coated films and materials for use in Electronics, Automotive and Printing industries.
Alpha’s exhibit will also include the ALPHA Graphene Portfolio consisting of inks, pastes and foils, in addition to ALPHA Products for Flexible, Formable and Printed Electronics.
About IDTechEx
Since 1999 IDTechEx has provided independent market research, business intelligence and events on emerging technology to clients in over 80 countries. They provide clients with insights to help make strategic business decisions and grow their organisations. IDTechEx is headquartered in Cambridge, UK with additional offices in USA, Germany and Japan and associates in South Korea. To read more, click here.
About MacDermid Performance Solutions
MacDermid Performance Solutions Business group of businesses supply innovative, functional products to a rapidly changing electronics marketplace. We research, develop and deliver specialty substrates and high performance environmental friendly materials that enable the manufacture of complex electronic circuits and assemblies.
About Alpha Assembly Solutions
Alpha Assembly Solutions, a MacDermid Performance Solutions Business, is the global leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of innovative specialty materials used in a wide range of industry segments, including electronics assembly, power electronics, die attach, LED lighting, photovoltaics, semiconductor packaging, automotive, flexible & printed electroncis and others.
With a unique global presence in over 30 locations throughout the Asia Pacific, Americas and Europe regions, Alpha supplies a full line of ALPHA electronics assembly material products, including Solder Paste, Exactalloy Solder Preforms, Cored Solder Wire Solder, Wave Soldering Fluxes, Bar Solder Alloys, and Stencils. It offers die attach product technologies to the power electronics segment in its Argomax, Atrox and Fortibond brands.
For the LED segment, Alpha offers its Lumet products covering applications from die attach to systems assembly in the LED manufacturing process. Alpha also offers product technologies for the Photovoltaic segment, including high performance liquid fluxes and solder alloys for producing standard ribbon and bus bar, as well as, solder pastes, cored wire, conductive adhesives and preforms for use in PV module assembly. Also, Alpha’s Advanced Materials unit is the leader in electronic polymers and solder materials for semiconductor packaging applications.
Since its founding in 1872, Alpha has been committed to developing and manufacturing the highest quality specialty materials. For more information, click here.
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