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Real Time with... SMTAI 2024: LPKF Laser Depaneling—Debunking the Heat Myth
October 29, 2024 | Real Time with...SMTAIEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Nolan Johnson sat down at this year's SMTA International with LPKF's North American Sales Manager, Jake Benz to discuss what they have to share with attendees at the event. Benz shares the testing results he presented at the conference showing that laser depaneling is not a significant source of heat to PCBAs. Benz goes into details why. Listen now.
For more coverage from the event, visit the Real Time with... SMTA International 2024 site.
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IPC APEX EXPO 2024: LPKF—Debunking Depaneling Industry Perceptions
03/27/2024 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007In this audio interview, listen to Jake Benz discuss advances in laser depaneling at LPKF. Thanks to advances in laser technology, perceptions about laser depaneling are changing from a low-speed, specialized process to a high volume process suitable for production manufacturing. Benz elaborates on some of the development and engineering that went into creating their latest, most capable depaneling machines.
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