TORRANCE, CA — October 2018 — Seika Machinery, Inc., a leading provider of advanced machinery, materials and engineering services, announces that Michelle Ogihara, Senior Sales Manager at Seika, will co-chair the MSD Council Meeting with Mumtaz Bora, Peregrine Semiconductor, at SMTA International. The meeting is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 at 2 p.m. in Room #53 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

Steve Martell, Nordson/Sonoscan, will present on updates on J-STD 020, 033, 035.

Curtis Grosskopf, IBM, will present on the 075 updates, and Bora will present ‘Practical Guidelines for Handling Moisture Sensitive SMT Packages.’ The meeting will conclude with a Q & A with attendees to exchange information

The council is a voluntary group, under the auspices of the SMTA, dedicated to advancing the understanding and practice of moisture sensitive devices control in electronic assembly procedures and practices. All council members and anyone interested may attend this meeting. No reservations required. For more information, contact Michelle Ogihara at Michelle@seikausa.com.

The MSD Council serves industry professionals who are SMTA members that have an interest in moisture sensitive devices. Specifically, the council represents engineering, production management, quality assurance and reliability, research, sales and marketing, education, purchasing, and other functions. For more information about the MSD Council, visit http://www.smta.org/msd/msd.cfm.

For more information about Seika Machinery, visit www.seikausa.com.