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Jun 8, 2011
Cleaning Technologies -- Trends and Developments
Cleaning is an essential process within electronics manufacture and has been used for many years to remove potentially harmful contaminants during PCB manufacture. Such contaminants include flux, solder and adhesive residues, and other more general contaminants such as dust and debris present from other manufacturing processes. The purpose of ...
Jade Bridges , Electrolube Ltd
May 18, 2011
Exclusive - Conformal Coating vs. Encapsulation
The electronics industry is one of the most rapidly expanding industries to date, with new applications seemingly endless. Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are found in many domestic, industrial, applications ...
Jade Bridges, Electrolube Ltd
Apr 15, 2011
APEX Wrap - Electronics Industry Pride
As the APEX show wrapped up with a typical slow traffic day, I was thinking about "the Industry" which I have been involved for 30 years. Many industry friends have competed mightily with one and other but sit next to each other at Electronics Industry council meetings, and after ...
Steve DeCollibus, Circuitnet
Apr 14, 2011
APEX is Looking Good
With market forces conspiring against it as well as continuing disruptions and inventory corrections in the supply chain it looks like the electronics manufacturing industry can hold a very successful trade show and conference. The numbers are not in, but IPC insiders are claiming that that they are seeing a double digit increase in attendance from last year's ...
Steve DeCollibus, Circuitnet
Apr 12, 2011
APEX - Looking for Answers
APEX came fast this year and is the last year in Las Vegas as the show prepares to move to San Diego in 2012. Monday is a travel day as we prepare for the news, networking and new products the show will present. While there are over 250 announced ...
Steve DeCollibus, Circuitnet
Mar 14, 2011
Exclusive - Tragedy in Japan
I have been in Japan all week, attending Juki's quarterly management meetings in our headquarters in Tama Center, a suburb west of Tokyo. Friday was the last day of our meetings, a day where all top managers from around the world meet together for the whole day. Earthquakes are common in Japan, and I have experienced small ...
Bob Black, Juki Automation Systems
Jan 5, 2011
Perspective - The Next Big Thing
Over the break I took a little time to reflect on the past year and the strides that ...
Steve DeCollibus, Circuitnet
Mar 29, 2008
How and When the Chip Shortage Will End
, IEEE Spectrum
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