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Koh Young America Participating at the SMTA Atlanta Expo & Tech Forum on 20 April 2022
April 12, 2022 | Koh YoungEstimated reading time: 1 minute
In support of the SMTA and its local chapters Koh Young, the industry leader in True3D measurement-based smart factory inspection solutions, will be supporting the SMTA Atlanta Expo & Tech Forum as a sponsor and exhibitor on Wednesday, 20 April 2022 at the Atlanta Technology Park located at 107 Technology Parkway in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. Register to attend for free technical sessions, lunch, and the change to network with Koh Young and others at SMTA's website.
At the SMTA event, just minutes away from Koh Young America’s Regional Headquarters in Duluth, Brent Fischthal, Senior Manager of Americas Marketing and Eastern Regional Sales will be onsite to discuss how True 3D inspection systems can help manufacturers characterize, optimize, and validate the electronics manufacturing process by using parametric measurement data from Koh Young inspection systems.
Aside from exhibitors like Koh Young, Expo attendees have an opportunity to gain experience from industry leaders:
- 9:00am Keynote Presentation: 2022 Semiconductor Challenges presented by Bill Bradford, Flip Electronics
- 10:30am Presentation: E-Mobility: Trends to Help Drive Your Business presented by Brian O'Leary, Indium
- 2:00pm Industry Roundtable: PCB Supply Chain Roundtable co-hosted by Gary Erickson & Joe Gibson, Sanmina
- 3:00pm Charity Raffle Drawing
- 4:00pm Happy Hour hosted by SMTA Atlanta at Anderby Brewing located next to the Atlanta Tech Center
Koh Young is always seeking top talent to continue building its best-in-class company.
- The Printed Circuit Assembler’s Guide to… SMT Inspection: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond by Brent Fischthal (a free eBook available for download)
- “Converting Process Data Into Intelligence” by Joel Scutchfield and Ivan Aduna, a free 12-part micro webinar series
- You can also view other titles in our full I-007e Book library here
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