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SMT ASSEMBLY
Creative Technological Solutions for Complex PCBs
What the optimal assembly solution for a 2-mil-thick flexible PCB is, and other mysteries.
by Arbel Nissan

FACTORY AUTOMATION
‘Leaning’ the Business Model
Achieving zero variation in support infrastructure among larger and smaller contractors.
by Alexandra Topp

COMPONENT HANDLING
Stop Baking Components
Baking has been regarded as a cure-all for multiple soldering problems. In practice, this is simply not the case. In fact, most parts should not require any additional baking between the time they are removed from the manufacturer’s moisture barrier bag (MBB) and when they are soldered.
by Todd Clifton and Paul Austen

SHOW RECAP
Machines in Munich
The biennial Productronica trade show – the industry’s largest outside Japan – was filled with new machines, if not necessarily new technologies.
by Mike Buetow

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  Putting the pieces together.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  East beats West.
  Peter Bigelow
  

• FOCUS ON BUSINESS
  How small beats big.
  Joseph Fama

TECH TALK

• TECH TIPS
  Pin penetration.
  Roy Akber
• GETTING LEAN
  Operational strategy efficiency.
  Dereck Moore
• DEFECTS DATABASE
  On fire.
  Dr. Chris Hunt
• TEST AND INSPECTION
  X-ray vision hard to see.
  Robert Boguski