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Video from productronica 2017: Heraeus Highlights Need for Highly Reliable and Compatible Assembly Materials
November 21, 2017 | I-Connect007Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
At the recent productronica 2017 event in Munich, Germany, Stefan Merlau, global product manager of assembly materials for Heraeus Electronics, discusses with I-Connect007 Managing Editor Andy Shaughnessy the biggest pain points of their customers, and how his company’s latest technologies are helping them address these issues. He also speaks about their outlook for the industry going into the new year.
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