March 4, 2025, Dallas – CalcuQuote has partnered with Banyan.eco to transform sustainability in the electronics manufacturing industry by bringing instant, AI-powered, and cost-efficient product carbon footprint measurement directly to supply chain workflows. This collaboration enables manufacturers to turn sustainability efforts into a competitive advantage -- providing high-quality, audit-ready product carbon footprints instantly and affordably. Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers can now offer new, value-added services to their Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) customers, allowing both to make greener decisions, meet compliance requirements, and drive industry-wide sustainability efforts at scale.

Sustainability is becoming a top priority for electronics manufacturers -- driven by industry pioneers, global regulations, and customer expectations. To meet these demands, electronics manufacturers need to track emissions at every stage of the supply chain, from raw materials and transportation to manufacturing, packaging, and end-of-life treatment. However, without efficient tools, carbon footprint measurement can be time-consuming, costly, and dependent on outdated industry averages.

With Banyan.eco’s AI-driven automation, CalcuQuote customers can reduce carbon footprint calculation time from months to just minutes while ensuring greater accuracy and full auditability.

Through this collaboration, CalcuQuote and Banyan.eco eliminate the barriers to carbon tracking, making it easy and more accessible for electronics manufacturers to:

• Reduce Costs – Achieve cost-efficient carbon reporting compared to manual tracking methods.

• Ensure Compliance – Generate audit-ready, traceable carbon data for ESG goals, Scope 3 reporting, eco-design and digital product passport regulation.

• Speed Up Carbon Footprint Analysis – Lead with speed by obtaining accurate product carbon impact insights in minutes instead of months.

• Streamline Supply Chain Decisions – Integrate sustainability insights into sourcing and procurement for better decision-making.

• Stay Ahead – Future-proof operations with eco-design competitiveness and regulatory preparedness by measuring, predicting, and reducing product emissions.

"As part of Elisa IndustrIQ, CalcuQuote shares Elisa's mission of a sustainable future through digitalisation. By integrating Banyan.eco's AI-driven carbon footprint solution into existing supply chain processes, we enable electronics manufacturers to achieve greater efficiency and sustainability in a cost- and time-efficient way. Together, we are empowering businesses to make greener decisions and contribute to a more sustainable world," said David Sharp, CEO of CalcuQuote. " With over 300 electronics industry customers, CalcuQuote drives supply chain automation with innovative solutions. We are pleased to collaborate with them to extend this digitalization to product carbon footprint calculations, making it accessible at scale." said Francis D’Souza, CEO and Founder of Banyan.eco.

Free AI-Powered Carbon Footprint Analysis available

To help electronics manufacturers take the next step in data-driven sustainability, CalcuQuote is offering a free product carbon footprint report. They can simply upload their Bill of Materials (BOM) and receive a personalized AI-driven analysis of their product’s carbon impact.

Get your free carbon footprint report today: https://www.calcuquote.com/measure-carbon-footprint

About CalcuQuote

CalcuQuote provides software solutions that optimize supply chain operations across sourcing, purchasing, quoting, and supplier collaboration, serving as a strategic partner to EMS companies, OEMs, and component suppliers. The CQ platform offers access to real-time supply data and seamless API integrations, ensuring end-to-end management that significantly improves the speed, accuracy, and efficiency of supply chain processes. Founded in 2014, CalcuQuote serves hundreds of companies worldwide and has established its platform as an indispensable system for the future of the electronics industry. CalcuQuote is an Elisa IndustrIQ company, a part of Elisa Corporation. https://www.calcuquote.com/

About Banyan.eco

Banyan.eco is the world’s first sustainable design platform for electronics. By mutualizing industry intelligence and leveraging AI, Banyan.eco generates end to end environmental data visibility and transparency in electronics supply chains. This transparency enables companies across the sector including OEMs, manufacturers and intermediate component suppliers to design more sustainable products and processes using a cradle-to-grave approach. As a trusted partner to electronics companies, Banyan.eco helps reduce environmental footprints, gain a competitive advantage through sustainable design, and ensure seamless regulatory compliance. https://banyan.eco/

The electronics manufacturing company Incap Estonia, based in Saaremaa, has enhanced its quality control capabilities with a new high-resolution X-ray system. The nearly EUR 200,000 investment will improve the inspection of electronic components, accelerate defect detection, and reduce delivery times.

According to Margus Jakobson, Managing Director of Incap Estonia, the new X-ray system is a significant addition to the company’s state-of-the-art technology. “The fully automated inspection capabilities enable faster and more precise defect detection, reducing the risk of errors and increasing production process accuracy and efficiency. This means more reliable and higher quality products for our customers”, Jakobson explained.

The new system offers higher precision and superior image quality, capturing even the most detailed visuals. Its advanced 3D capabilities allow for in-depth analysis of complex components and layered structures, which is crucial for the production of high-tech electronics such as microchips and printed circuit boards. Thanks to open-tube technology, the new system is not only more accurate and faster but also more energy-efficient and has a longer lifespan.

“Beyond the technical advantages, user-friendliness is also an important factor. Intuitive controls and automatic settings simplify the workflow and reduce the time needed for implementation. This makes the system more convenient and accessible even for operators with less experience”, Jakobson added.

As an international electronics manufacturing company, Incap provides cutting-edge electronic solutions for both large industrial players and emerging startups. Incap’s electronics can be found in remote-read electricity meters, electric scooters on the streets, smart street lighting across different regions of Estonia, as well as in the equipment of the world’s largest maritime corporations and the systems of renowned elevator manufacturers.

Lakeville, Minnesota, March 4, 2025 – ITW EAE, a leading manufacturer of high-performance equipment for the electronics assembly and thermal processing industries, is pleased to announce the promotion of Joy McKnight to Vice President and General Manager. In this role, Joy will oversee ITW EAE’s operations and strategic direction, leading its well-established brands, including Camalot, Electrovert, MPM, Vitronics Soltec and Despatch.

Joy brings extensive industry experience in product management, operations, and business leadership. She joined ITW in 2014 as Director of Product Management at Despatch. Following the formation of ITW EAE in 2016, she took on a broader role leading Global Parts, Service, and Support. In 2021, Joy was promoted to Business Manager for the EA Equipment segment, where she played a critical role in global engineering, operations, and sales.

As VP/GM, Joy will focus on advancing ITW EAE’s market position, strengthening customer relationships, and leading key initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and technology leadership.

For more information about ITW EAE, visit www.itweae.com

As one of the leading materials providers in the electronics assembly and solder industries, Indium Corporation® is proud to feature its lineup of high-reliability products at APEC 2025, taking place March 16-20, in Atlanta, Georgia.

With a strong focus on power device packaging, Indium Corporation provides advanced material solutions engineered to enhance energy efficiency, optimize thermal management, and support long-term sustainability in electrification applications. A key part of this innovation is Indium Corporation’s Fluxless Assembly Solder Technology (FAST), which enables high-reliability, flux-free soldering solutions tailored for next-generation power electronics.

Indium Corporation will showcase the following among its featured products:

• Award-winning InFORMS® are reinforced solder preforms that improve mechanical strength and produce consistent bondline thickness for superior reliability performance compared to traditional solder preforms, particularly in power module applications.

• InTACK® is a no-clean, no residue, halogen-free adhesive solution developed for holding parts in place during placement and reflow processes.

• Indalloy®301LT for Preforms/InFORMS® is a novel Pb-free alloy that enables lower reflow processing temperatures compared to SAC alloys, preventing delamination and reducing warpage in package-attach soldering applications.

• Indalloy®276 is a unique lead-free solder alloy that offers a wide service temperature capability and improved reliability up to 175°C. It has demonstrated high-reliability performance while also being capable at both moderate and high service temperature conditions

• Durafuse® HR, based on novel solder paste alloy technology, delivers enhanced thermal cycling performance (-40°C/125°C and -40°C/150°C) and superior voiding performance for high-reliability automotive applications. It also offers reduced solder joint cracking and increased shear strength.

• Durafuse® HT is an innovative Pb-free solution designed to deliver a high-temperature lead-free (HTLF) paste for discrete power electronics devices. Durafuse® HT can “drop in” to the current high-Pb die-attach paste process, with no special equipment needed. Functional performance and thermal cycling reliability are both equal to or higher than a high-Pb solder.

• QuickSinter® is a new approach to sinter technology. This high-metal, low-organic content approach enables fast drying and sintering times for high throughput. Both silver and copper sinter pastes are available. Applications include die-attach and substrate-attach in power electronics. The portfolio includes the InFORCE™ range of pressure sinter pastes:

o InFORCE™29 – a pressure copper sinter paste for high-reliability, high thermal conductivity, die-attach applications; InFORCE™29 features high workability, making it suitable for printing or dispensing applications.

o InFORCE™MF – a pressure silver sinter paste for the highest reliability, highest thermal conductivity, die-attach applications; InFORCE™MF is specially formulated for printing applications, providing low process yield loss due to print defects.

o InFORCE™ LA – a pressure silver sinter paste formulated for sintering of areas greater than 100mm2. Sintering is possible with reduced temperatures and pressure, making it suitable for transferring molded package-attach to cooler applications.

To learn more about Indium Corporation’s power electronics and solder solutions, visit www.indium.com or visit our experts at APEC at booth #404.

About Indium Corporation

Indium Corporation® is a premier materials refiner, smelter, manufacturer, and supplier to the global electronics, semiconductor, thin-film, and thermal management markets. Products include solders and fluxes; brazes; thermal interface materials; sputtering targets; indium, gallium, germanium, and tin metals and inorganic compounds; and NanoFoil®. Founded in 1934, the company has global technical support and factories located in China, Germany, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.

For more information about Indium Corporation, visit www.indium.com or email jhuang@indium.com. You can also follow our experts, From One Engineer To Another® (#FOETA), at www.linkedin.com/company/indium-corporation/.