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Atotech Product Experts to Present at SMTAI
September 20, 2019 | AtotechEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
Atotech will present at the 20th annual SMTA International Conference and Exhibition. This year's conference is dedicated to advancing the electronics manufacturing and assembly industry. It will be held on September 22 – 26 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois and features 15 professional development courses, 120 technical papers, and numerous complimentary offerings for engineers and professionals in the electronics manufacturing industry.
Atotech will be hosting two presentations at the conference:
- Atotech Product Manager for Surface Finishing, Sandra Nelle, will present a technical paper entitled: "IMC study of mid-phosphorous and high-phosphorous ENIG finishes". The presentation will be held on September 24, 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. on the Substrates/PCB Technology Track.
- On September 25, 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., John Foley, Systems expert at Atotech Group, will talk about the companies "New developed copper electroplating process for BMV filling with the special feature of a very bright Cu deposition on flex and flex-rigid PCB applications" on the substrates/PCB technology Track.
Visitors of the conference are welcome to join Atotech’s presentations at SMTA International 2019. Both product experts will be available to answer your questions after their talks.
About Atotech
Atotech is a global leader in surface-finishing solutions. Through a comprehensive systems-and-solutions approach, the company delivers chemistry, equipment, and service to support diverse industries such as consumer electronics, especially mobile devices and computers; global automotive; communication infrastructure; and many other industrial end-markets. Atotech's relentless R&D efforts and global TechCenter presence allows it to deliver pioneering and sustainable products combined with unparalleled on-site customer support – making Atotech a critical partner to over 8,000 customers worldwide.
Atotech is a team of 3,800 experts in over 40 countries generating annual revenues of $1.2 billion (2018). Atotech has manufacturing operations across Europe, the Americas, and Asia and its headquarters is located in Berlin, Germany.
For more information about Atotech or its product offering, please visit www.atotech.com
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