CircuitWorks Overcoat Pen applies acrylic conformal coating to circuit board traces for protection against shorts, moisture, abrasion, fungus and other environmental hazards.

A tooling upgrade for the PrinTek family of benchtop SMT printers provides flexible pin positioning and locking for easy setup of printer production runs. Provides disks and tracks, giving the tooling pins an R-Theta style range of freedom.  When the disk is secured and tightened, and the pin is locked in the track, the system is locked and ready to run many cycles, holding the PC board position and registration.  Comes standard on all Printek SMT printers, and features an additional set of pins with shoulders raised by 0.25".

Transition Automation, www.transitionautomation.com   

SPR paste retainer reportedly improves the management of solder paste within the printing area. Helps eliminate leakage of solder paste out of the print area by way of a floating spring-supported paste retainer attached to the end of the squeegee holder.  Applies constant pressure downward; glides along stencil surface.

Transition Automation, www.transitionautomation.com

SMT256/SMT266 chip assembly and ball attachment encapsulants can be dipped, printed, jetted or brushed at temperatures ranging from 140°  to 260°C. Are said to enhance solder joint reliability and eliminate solder joint cracking in microchip applications, reportedly creating a solder joint bond five to 10X stronger than a conventional solder joint. For use in Pb-free, SnPb and SnBi processes. Reworkable.

Yincae Advanced Materials, www.yincae.com