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Scanfil Continues to Succeed in Defending its Profit Margin in Challenging Market
Scanfil updated its outlook for 2024 on 10 June. Scanfil estimates its turnover to be EUR 780–840 (previous, issued on 23 February: 820–900)...
North American EMS Industry Shipments Up 10.3% in September
IPC announced the September 2024 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill...
Yamaha Reveals High-performance AOI Option for High-density and Lighting Assemblies
Yamaha Robotics Europe has introduced the YRi-V HS optical inspection (AOI) system with enhanced features for faster performance at high resolution...
SP Manufacturing Celebrates Grand Opening of New Factory in Senai, Malaysia
SP Manufacturing Pte Ltd., a leader in comprehensive electronic manufacturing services, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its new factory...
KYZEN to Feature Understencil and PCB Cleaners at SMTA Tijuana
KYZEN, the global leader in innovative environmentally responsible cleaning chemistries, will exhibit at the SMTA Tijuana Expo & Tech Forum,...
Kimball Electronics Indianapolis Employees Volunteer for Million Meal Movement
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Real Time with... SMTAI 2024: LPKF Laser Depaneling—Debunking the Heat Myth
October 29, 2024 | Real Time with...SMTAI
LPKF's Jake Benz shares the testing results he presented at the SMTAI conference showing that laser depaneling is not a significant source of heat to PCBAs. Benz goes into details why.
SMTAI Returns to Its Chicago Roots
October 28, 2024 | Nolan Johnson, SMT007 Magazine
SMTA International, the anchor conference and exhibition for SMTA, returned to the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, Oct. 20–24. After a COVID hiatus, followed by two years of co-locating with the MDMA show in Minneapolis, SMTAI went back to its Chicagoland home turf. The 2024 installment of the SMTAI event included more than 110 exhibitors, co-location with The ASSEMBLY Show, over 100 technical papers in the conference, technical forums, social activities, and renewed enthusiasm in the attendants.
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Global Citizenship: Comparing and Contrasting the U.S. and China PCB Industries
October 23, 2024 | Tom Yang, Global Citizenship
I have spent a lot of time in the U.S., and one question I am frequently asked is about the differences between the Chinese and U.S. PCB industries. It’s always an interesting question, and I will try to answer it in this month’s...
Global Sourcing Spotlight: 10 Rules of the Game
October 16, 2024 | Bob Duke, Global Sourcing Spotlight
No matter how many times I visit potential customers, I never tire of giving them advice on global sourcing. It also never surprises me that they usually know very little about the subject. They think they do, but once we discuss the...
The Government Circuit: Support for Defense Spending Takes Top Priority
October 15, 2024 | Chris Mitchell, The Government Circuit
For those of us living in the world of politics and policy, the final few weeks before a major election are a little nerve-wracking. Who is going to win? How might the candidates’ campaign promises affect our industry and our...
SMT Perspectives and Prospects: The AI Era, Part 3: LLMs, SLMs, and Foundation Models
October 9, 2024 | Dr. Jennie Hwang, SMT Perspectives and Prospects
Since the introduction of ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022, and ChatGPT4 on March 14, 2023, large language models (LLMs) have been in everyday news and conversations. LLMs represent a significant advancement in AI, which has the potential to...
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