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proven to reduce changeover times, improve quality, eliminate component damage and increase revenue once implemented on any screen printer, pick-and-place, chip shooter or dispensing machine.
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on technology, techniques or methodology. Submit abstracts of 300 words or less to conference co-chairs Pete Waddell (
pwaddell@upmediagroup.com) or Mike Buetow (
mbuetow@upmediagroup.com) by Dec. 27. If selected, final papers and presentations will be due Feb. 1, 2011.
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Juki sells FX-3 XL chip shooter to Saline Lectronics Juki Corporation sold an FX-3 XL high- speed modular chip shooter to Saline Lectronics, Inc., the seventh system purchased by Saline Lectronics since 2008. Dave Trail, president of Horizon Sales and facilitator of the purchase, said, “No EMS supplier in Southeast Michigan has the capacity that Saline now has with the addition of this high-speed chip shooter.” Founded in 2002, Saline Lectronics is a PCB assembly house that provides the latest in through-hole technology (THT), SMT, BGA and microBGA capability, in addition to mixed-technology assemblies. The FX-3 XL provides an upgrade in speed for Saline Lectronics, from 15,000 cph to 60,000 cph.
www.lectronics.net,
www.jukiamericas.com
Milara appoints Technica, U.S.A. as West Coast representative Milara Incorporated appointed Technica, U.S.A. as its representative for the West Coast and Colorado. Technica, U.S.A. will represent
Milara’s full line of fully and semiautomatic printers for the SMT and semiconductor industries throughout the West Coast and Colorado.
www.technica.com,
www.milarasmt.com
UP Media Group calls for presentations for Virtual PCB 2011 UP Media Group Inc. seeks abstracts for the fourth annual VIRTUAL PCB. The free two-day worldwide event takes place March 8-9, 2011. Presentations and moderated chats are sought for the technical conference, while papers are sought for the Virtual Resource Center. Presentations and papers must be
noncommercial in nature and should focus
Digi-Key and Exar sign global distribution agreement Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation has entered into an agreement with Exar Corporation to distribute Exar’s analog and mixed-signal ICs to Digi-Key customers around the globe. Exar products are now available for purchase on Digi-Key’s global websites and will be featured in future print and online catalogs.
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depend on the quality and durability of MYDATA machines, and on the responsive and pro-active support services provided by the company.
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Mentor Graphics and ARM join forces on memory test and repair Mentor Graphics Corporation has partnered with ARM to provide an automated memory test and repair solution for ARM embedded memories and processor cores. ARM now includes an optimized
memory BIST bus and interface that provides external access to all memories contained within the processor core. The Tessent MemoryBIST automatically configures, generates and integrates memory BIST and self-repair IP that operates with an ARM processor core’s specific bus and embedded memories.
www.mentor.com
Victron increases volume at Mexico facility
EMS supplier Victron, Inc., has increased volume at its recently opened facility in Rosarito, Mexico. The facility now can provide a full suite of services from printed circuit board assembly to system assembly and order fulfillment logistics. Victron also has added in-circuit
testing and a range of functional testing capabilities to its service offerings that include printed circuit board assembly, subsystem and final system integration for its OEM customers in the medical and industrial segments as well as other markets.
www.victron.com
Cogent boosts SMT capacity with MYDATA To support strong and sustained growth in its business, Cogent Technology Ltd, purchased a new MYDATA MY100DX14 pick-and-place machine to expand its SMT capacity. Factors that influenced the company’s choice of machine included its high throughput of up to 34,000 cph, its exceptional placement accuracy and its ability to handle almost any type of component efficiently. Cogent Technology also knew it could
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Altronic adds Europlacer’s iineo SMT Assembler to its assembly facility Europlacer announced that Altronic has added the iineo SMT Assembler to its assembly facility in Girard, OH. The single-head iineo can handle PCB sizes of 18”W x 27”L with options to handle up to 24”W x 63”L. The double-head system can handle PCB sizes of 18”W x 20”L with options to handle up to 24”W x 63”L.
www.altronicinc.com,
www.europlacer.com
Kulicke & Soffa wedge bonding business unit sold Inseto (UK) Limited announced that the Wedge Bond business unit of K&S, formerly known as MicroSwiss, was recently sold via a management buy-out to MicroPoint Pro Limited, led by Mr. Moshe Jacobi, one of the original founders of the K&S Bonding Tools unit. MicroPoint will transfer the existing
employees, adopt all of the manufacturing equipment, processes, documented procedures and technologies, complying with all the ISO quality standards, as was done before.
www.globalsmt.net
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