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Barracuda commissions new IPC Class 3 aerospace facility
Barracuda Holdings, Editor's Choice, News

The company has commissioned a new dedicated IPC Class 3 facility in Somerset West. and has concluded a new investment partnership that will provide the capital and management capacity required to scale operations.
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The impact of harsh environments and ionic contamination on post-reflow circuit assemblies
MyKay Tronics, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

There is well documented historical proof that post-reflow circuit assemblies, when subjected to harsh environments, are particularly vulnerable to failure mechanisms, but modern electronic assemblies are far more susceptible to this phenomenon.
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The causes of solder balls in robotic soldering
Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

Solder balls (also known as solder splatter) are a major concern in many production sites as they may potentially cause shorts, leading to long-term impacts on product reliability.
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From the editor's desk: Could X-ray lithography disrupt the economics of advanced chip manufacturing?
Technews Publishing, Editor's Choice

Advanced semiconductor manufacturing has reached a point where technical progress is increasingly constrained by economic reality, and the proposed use of X-ray lithography represents a bold attempt to reset these economics.
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Future Electronics and SnapMagic announce CAD model integration to support faster design cycles
Future Electronics, Design Automation

Engineers can now download verified symbols, footprints, and 3D models directly from supported product pages, enabling a smoother transition from component selection to PCB layout.
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MyKay Tronics from humble beginnings
MyKay Tronics, News

MyKay Tronics prides itself on not only supplying products and equipment in a growing electronic market, but to also supply the best service and support to its client base.
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Could the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act affect your electronics manufacturing business?
Altron Arrow, Editor's Choice

South African companies exporting IoT devices to the European Union face a significant regulatory shift with the Cyber Resilience Act becoming mandatory in December 2027.
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Panasonic Industry launches its first flat lens, high-performing PIR sensor
Opto-Electronics

Panasonic Industry has announced the launch of its latest innovation in PIR motion sensors: the Flat Wide Detection Type (12 lens), being the first product incorporating its new PaPIRs+ technology.
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Tech Talks begins in February 2026
Events

This year’s Tech Talk series from Silicon Labs will deliver the practical training engineers rely on, plus all-new technology leadership sessions, thought-leader insights, and chats.
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Webinar – How to safeguard your load and power supply
Power Electronics / Power Management

Infineon’s latest webinar: ‘How to safeguard your load and power supply’ covers best practices with its PROFET guard products.
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Automatic stencil cleaning
ZETECH ONE , Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

The MBtech N29 series delivers high-precision stencil cleaning with a focus on efficiency, economy and the environment, and is ideal for SMT adhesive and solder paste stencil maintenance.
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High-performance stencil printer
Priben, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

The DEK NeoHorizon printer is a flexible, high-performance solder paste stencil printer engineered for modern SMT production.
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Robot series enhances repetitive production applications
Truth Electronic Manufacturing, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

The Robots 9494 Series from Quick-Global are versatile automation solutions designed to enhance industrial workflows where precision and repeatability are key.
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UV curing oven for high-efficiency PCB production
Techmet , Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

The jCURE-2UV+ from JTU is a cutting-edge ultraviolet curing oven engineered for fast, reliable curing of UV-sensitive coatings in SMT production environments.
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The mechanical side of power
Spectrum Concepts, Interconnection

[Sponsored] Power delivery has always been a key requirement of electronic systems, but the way power is generated, distributed, and consumed is changing rapidly with renewable energy installations and energy storage systems introducing new power sources.
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Compact, durable and wideband wireless performance
Altron Arrow, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The Taoglas Metal Stamped MPA Series of antennas is engineered to meet the growing demands of modern wireless devices that require high performance in increasingly compact form factors.
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Multiprotocol wireless System-on-Chip
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The nRF54LM20B from Nordic Semiconductor is a multiprotocol wireless SoC designed for demanding designs in Bluetooth devices used in smart homes and industrial applications.
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Ultra-low-power SDR tuner
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

CML Micro has announced the launch of the CMX918, an advanced, ultra-low-power, multi-mode Software-Defined Radio (SDR) tuner designed to significantly extend battery life in portable, embedded, and always-on radio applications.
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