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ZDI to Demonstrate TAGARNO Digital Microscopes at the SMTA Rocky Mountain Expo
March 3, 2023 | ZDIEstimated reading time: 1 minute
TAGARNO announced that its representative, Zero Defects International (ZDI) will exhibit at the at the SMTA Rocky Mountain Expo & Tech Forum, scheduled to take place Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Colorado. Zero Defects will showcase the TAGARNO ZIP Digital USB Microscope and the TAGARNO TREND Digital USB + HDMI Microscope.
TAGARNO TREND is a powerful tool for demanding professionals in need of a documentation microscope, precision microscope, or automation microscope. TAGARNO delivers intelligent and smart digital microscopes – also known as a computer microscope or digital camera microscope. The HD video microscope features built-in software, optical zoom, high frame rates and 1080p image quality.
With more than 250X, the TREND takes quality control to the next level. Customize the digital microscope with powerful and specialized software apps. Optimize processes for your specific tasks and use the camera to maximize efficiency, enhance quality of work, and make routines faster.
The TAGARNO ZIP is a great entry product for those new to the world of digital microscopy. The microscope is small and simple with more than 50X magnification and USB 3.0. Its user-friendly design makes it ideal for magnification tasks that do not require advanced features or software. With a reduced set of features, ZIP comes with lower buy-in costs without affecting the image quality. In fact, the same high quality 1080p camera is in all TAGARNO microscopes.
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11/12/2025 | Lorena Villanueva, Global Electronics Association MexicoOn a weekday morning in the Bajío, Mexico, a training lab reviews accept/reject criteria before a line changeover. By mid-afternoon, a cross-border shipment clears in El Paso that left Ciudad Juárez at dawn. Farther south, a university team finalizes intake for a new electronics pathway blending online modules with factory practicums. These scenes—routine yet transformative—explain whyMexico is becoming the most strategic partner for the United States to ensure a resilient, innovative, and sovereign electronics supply chain in North America.
Standard of Excellence: Speed vs. Quality in Customer Service
10/29/2025 | Anaya Vardya -- Column: Standard of ExcellenceThe key to a company’s success is excellent customer service. In our industry, with tight deadlines, high expectations, and particularly where customers demand immediate responses, there’s a challenging balancing act between speed and quality. PCB companies—like all businesses serving demanding B2B clients in aerospace, defense, medical, and high-reliability markets—often feel caught between responding quickly and providing accurate, helpful, and meaningful information.
American Standard Circuits Achieves Successful AS9100 Recertification
10/14/2025 | American Standard CircuitsAmerican Standard Circuits (ASC), a leading manufacturer of advanced printed circuit boards, proudly announces the successful completion of its AS9100 recertification audit. This milestone reaffirms ASC’s ongoing commitment to the highest levels of quality, reliability, and process control required to serve aerospace, defense, space, and other mission-critical industries.
SMT Perspectives & Prospects: Artificial Intelligence Part 6: Data Module 1
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Happy’s Tech Talk #43: Engineering Statistics Training With Free Software
10/06/2025 | Happy Holden -- Column: Happy’s Tech TalkIn over 50 years as a PCB process engineer, the one skill I acquired in college that has been most beneficial is engineering statistics. Basic statistics was part of my engineering fundamentals classes, but I petitioned the dean to let me take the engineering statistics graduate course because I was creating a senior thesis for my honors focus and needed more training on Design of Experiments (DOE).