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SMT Trends & Technologies
Column from: Sjef van Gastel
In addition to playing the clarinet in two bands, Assembleon's Sjef van Gastel has another passion: SMT. He has been with the company since its start-up as a Philips division in 1979. As the current manager for advanced development, he combines his experience as systems architect and machine designer to explore technical and business opportunities from emerging technologies.
van Gastel holds many patents and is a frequent speaker at international SMT-related conferences. He is also the author of Fundamentals of SMD Assembly, which has become a standard piece of literature in the industry.
June 11, 2014
SMT Trends and Technologies: LED the Sunshine In
After a relatively slow start, LED lamps are now becoming affordable, and domestic LED lighting is about to take off. It is expected that by 2020, more than 65 to 70% of all lighting will use LED lamps or LED modules. The manufacturing process for LED lamps is based on SMT, and this month's column explains some of manufacturing's special requirements.November 20, 2013
Making Sense of Bringing Manufacturing Back Home
Columnist Sjef van Gastel writes: "Recently, Royal Philips moved its electric shaver production from China back to the Netherlands, where the high-quality shavers will be assembled in the same highly-automated factory where development, manufacturing, and logistics processing takes place. Does moving back home mean sense and simplicity?"September 18, 2013
SMT Trends and Technologies: Route 66
The 2013 iNEMI roadmap predicts an average market growth of 7.9% in the automotive electronics market. This market will definitely boost the electronics manufacturing industry and will contribute to a more sustainable world, but will also bring new challenges for pick-and-place machine manufacturers.June 25, 2013
Get More (Products) Out of Your Day
A PCB assembly plant invests in SMT flow lines and intends to produce as many quality boards of the required product mix as possible. But, in reality, there will be a big difference in performance over different SMT lines. Why?June 11, 2014
LED the Sunshine In
After a relatively slow start, LED lamps are now becoming affordable, and domestic LED lighting is about to take off. It is expected that by 2020, more than 65 to 70% of all lighting will use LED lamps or LED modules. The manufacturing process for LED lamps is based on SMT, and this month's column explains some of manufacturing's special requirements.
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