BOSTON, MA – Creation Technologies, an end-to-end, scalable Global Electronic Manufacturing Services provider, today announced the completion of its facility expansion in St. Peter, MN. With the expansion, the company increases its floor space to a total of 88,880 ft². A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at the upgraded facility.

The facility has also been reconfigured to optimize workflow and efficiency, allowing for faster turnaround times and greater flexibility in meeting customer requirements.

“We're excited to offer our customers even greater capacity and capabilities at our St. Peter facility,” said Stephen P. DeFalco, Chairman and CEO, Creation Technologies. “This investment will enable us to take on more complex projects and improve service to our customers.”

The St. Peter facility has a team of more than 270 employees that operate three SMT lines. The facility is ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and AS9100D certified. Additionally, it maintains CSA, FM GLOBAL, UL, ETL, ITAR, and ATEX compliance.

With integrated EMS solutions located around the world, Creation Technologies helps OEMs succeed by providing expert design, manufacturing, supply chain, order fulfillment, and aftermarket solutions. The team at Creation believes that successful manufacturing and test for electronic products depends on a combination of high-quality standards, technology, and market expertise, and optimizing products for volume production.

With a focus on medium-volume/high-reliability programs, Creation allows its aerospace & defense, medical, and tech industrial customers to leverage emerging technology at every turn. With expert manufacturing capabilities, state-of-the-art equipment, and industry-leading “best practices,” customers can expect maximum efficiency and optimum product quality end-to-end.

For more information, visit www.creationtech.com

CRANSTON, RI – AIM Solder, a leading global manufacturer of solder assembly materials for the electronics industry, is pleased to announce their participation in the upcoming SMTA Wisconsin Expo taking place on May 16th at the Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. AIM will highlight their newest halogen-free no clean solder paste, H10.

H10 offers exceptional fine feature printing, improved electrochemical reliability, and powerful wetting in AIM's brand-new halogen-free no clean solder paste. H10 solder paste is capable of transfer efficiency >90% on area ratios of 0.50 and a stencil life >8 hours.

H10’s powerful wetting characteristics eliminate NWO (HiP) defects and improve pad coverage on all surface finishes. H10 reduces voiding on BGA, BTC and LGA and offers enhanced electrochemical reliability on all low stand-off devices. Fit for automotive, LED and aerospace assemblies, H10 no clean solder paste is robust, stable, and easy to implement.

To discover all of AIM’s products and services, visit the company at the SMTA Wisconsin Expo on May 16th for more information and to speak with one of AIM’s knowledgeable staff members, or visit www.aimsolder.com

MUNICH – ASMPT SMT Solutions has named Josef Ernst as its new CEO, succeeding Guenter Lauber, who will now focus more on his duties as the Chief Strategy and Digitalization Officer for the entire ASMPT Ltd. Group.

With Josef Ernst, an excellent leader and a proven SMT expert will be taking the helm. Together with CFO Mike M. Moehlheinrich Möhlheinrich, the new COO Dr. Martin Kruessmann and the proven core team, he will lead the SMT segment in the future.

"It has been a great pleasure and honor to be allowed to lead the SMT Solutions segment for so many years, and I thank the entire team of ASMPT SMT Solutions for their commitment and support," said Lauber. "We had to overcome some difficult obstacles together, but in the end we were very successful as a team. My thanks also go to our customers, suppliers and partners in the electronics manufacturing industry for their trust, cooperation and collaboration, which has made us successful – all together.

"Even though I will surely miss the operational collaboration with all of you, I am glad that I will be able to support the entire ASMPT group and I am looking very much forward to strengthen our strategic collaboration," he said.

HANOVER, GERMANY – At this year's Control, the many advantages of Viscom AG's X-ray inspection technologies are combined into a central theme. Visitors to booth 9314 in hall 9 of this international trade fair in Germany will learn more about the versatile uses of microfocus X-ray tubes as well as quality assurance for battery cells and final assembled products.

The right technology and related equipment are needed if demanding testing and digitalization functions are to be reliable, efficient and non- destructive. In this regard, X-rays are the perfect choice for comprehensive quality assurance in many manufacturing processes. At the same time as showcasing its high-end optical inspection systems as well as ultra-modern X-ray solutions for electronic assemblies at SMTconnect and PCIM in Nuremberg, Viscom is also featuring its X-ray technologies for a wide spectrum of further areas of application at Control 2023 from May 9 to 12 in Stuttgart.

One innovative component about which detailed information can be obtained is, for example, the XT9320 D open microfocus X-ray tube from Viscom. With its high acceleration voltage of up to 320 kV, it can easily penetrate mechanical parts made of particularly dense materials. Its large target power of up to 640 W makes rapid inspection possible even if complex CT with very many single exposures is needed. The tube is ideally suited for use in computer tomography systems designed for the quality control of industrial products. Flexible use with smaller outputs for delicate inspection objects is also possible. Viscom offers both direct beam as well as transmission and rod anode tubes for different tasks.

Specialists from Exacom GmbH are presenting details of the special features of automated X-ray inspection of battery cells at the Control trade fair. The subsidiary of Viscom has developed many innovative solutions for this increasingly important product range. At the Viscom booth, the special requirements for an X-ray inspection after final assembly will also be addressed in detail. In this context, the company's iX7059 inspection systems can be integrated into production lines or alternatively used as an island concept. Foreign objects that may lead to short circuits or missing components that later affect proper functionality are reliably detected. High- performance handling enables a high throughput – with workpiece carriers and precise fit.