San Diego —KIC, Henkel Technologies, DEK, Engent, Vitronics Soltec and OK International will co-sponsor a lead-free workshop this Thursday and Friday at DEK’s facility in Schaumburg, IL.
This
hands-on training program is designed for engineers and engineering
management, and will provide a broader knowledge of lead-free materials
interactions, and a greater understanding of the process including
advantages and limitations. A sample lead-free board will be produced
and taken away by each attendee. Engineering and technical
representatives will be available for one-on-one discussion.
The workshop will feature hands-on production floor training in the following areas: · Screen printing surface-mount adhesives and solder paste, and placement · Reflow profiling · Inspection/analytical · Rework · Wave.
For agenda and additional information: kicthermal.com/index.html. Reservations must be made in advance.
WORCESTER, MA -- Although some designs are pushing 10 Gb/s, a
handful of connector and backplane manufacturers agreed that most
designs continue to fall in the 3.125 to 6 Gb/s range.
Exhibiting at DesignCon East this week,
Tyco and FCI, among others, claimed most interest remains centered in the mid-range, despite talk of high er speed applications.
Buffalo Grove, IL - Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America has moved from Elgin, IL, to a dedicated location in Buffalo Grove. The new facility will house three industrial market units: Welding and Robotics, Electronics Assembly (EAG) and Microelectronics (MEG).
"We're continually growing as an independent industrial division of the Panasonic family," said Tom Gebhardt, president. "This move is most advantageous: the location's proximity to O'Hare and other industrial corporations is far more convenient for customers visiting/training with us. We have expanded our MEG clean room by 60%, and added lab space specifically for metrology and solutions."
The company develops and supports innovative manufacturing processes around the core of welding, robotic, software and circuit manufacturing technologies.