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Real Time with... SMTAI 2024: SPEA Brings Added Sophistication to Board Testing Capabilities
November 5, 2024 | Real Time with...SMTAIEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Nolan Johnson recently spoke with Luca Fanelli from SPEA at SMTAI 2024. In this interview, Fanelli describes SPEA's new AI-based optical inspection technology and shares a powerful example from the field. He also updates Nolan Johnson on SPEA's organizational growth meant to improve customer value. Click here to listen.
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