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The digital manufacturing challenge for Africa
EMP 2018 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Technology Station in Electronics
Examples of successful digital manufacturing implementation are far and few between, with many still in a trial phase showing the potential a fully automated system holds.

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Localisation and the importance of brand
EMP 2018 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook
A great manufacturer knows they are in business so that their customers can focus on meeting their business objectives without worrying about the product build, logistics and manufacturing.

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To tent or not to tent vias
EMP 2018 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Pam Landman (IJ-CCAL cc t/a)
A combination of approaches can be considered, namely to tent the via on the component side, while only tenting the annular ring on the opposite side.

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The importance of paying attention to component specifications
EMP 2018 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Techmet
Critical components such as LEDs, crystals, bottom-terminated components including micro BGAs, and others have very specific process limits that can be challenging to achieve and devastating when missed.

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Smart manufacturing is about more than just robots
EMP 2018 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook
Automation in factories isn’t new. Today, though, the disruptive force of digital transformation is taking manufacturing far beyond automation. Industry 4.0, mass customisation, and advances in tech like ...

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Printing using micro stencils for LGA/QFN rework
EMP 2018 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook
If you are repairing land grid array (LGA) or area array devices, should you print the circuit board or the device terminations? Either method can work, with your own skills determining which is easier ...

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Current carrying capacity of a through-hole via
EMP 2018 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, EDA Technologies
Editor’s note This article contains several references to the books ‘Right The First Time, A Practical Handbook on High Speed PCB And System Design, Volumes 1 and 2,’ written by Lee Ritchey and published ...

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How to choose the correct type of flux for your process
EMP 2018 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, MyKay Tronics
Whilst often overlooked, the flux chosen for the selective soldering process has a great impact on solder joint quality, long-term reliability and overall selective soldering performance. This article ...

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SMT screen printer with automatic dispense unit
1 January 2018, Truth Electronic Manufacturing
The SP710 SMT screen printer from Speedprint is equipped with an optional automatic dispense unit (ADu), which can be fitted with any combination of paste and glue module. The machine utilises advanced ...

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Semi-automatic screen printer
1 January 2018, MyKay Tronics
The new affordable, semi-automatic entry-level Miniko printer from Reprint International provides the user with the functionality and features normally only found in more expensive semi-automatic machines. An ...

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Long-board SMT screen printer
1 January 2018
ESE’s US-X range of SMT screen printers includes the US-LX1, US-LX3 and US-LX5 models for long boards up to 1000 mm, 1300 mm and 1500 mm, respectively, and widths of 100 mm. The machine is especially ...

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Pick-and-place machine for high-mix applications unit
1 January 2018, Truth Electronic Manufacturing
A new edition to Yamaha Motor’s Z:LEX series, the YSM20W, provides flexibility and efficiency in various forms of production without the need for replacing the head thanks to the ‘1 head solution’ concept. ...

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SMT pick-and-place platform
1 January 2018, Techmet
Panasonic Factory Solutions improved on its NPM-W pick-and-place platform to produce the NPM-W2, with 10% higher throughput and 25% better accuracy. It also integrates a multi recognition camera that ...

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High-speed surface mounter
1 January 2018, Truth Electronic Manufacturing
Yamaha Motor IM Europe announced the release of the new Z:TA-R YSM40R surface mounter, which boasts a placement speed of 200 000 components per hour, and is said to be the fastest in the industry on a ...

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Component mounter for high-mix manufacturing
1 January 2018, Testerion
Fuji Machine Mfg’s AIMEX IIIc is a compact component mounter for high-mix production, with a width of 1280 mm and a length of 2346 mm. The machine boasts a very high number of loadable parts with up to ...

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Pick-and-place plus dispensing platform
1 January 2018, Test & Rework Solutions
Essemtec’s Puma is a high-speed pick-and-place solution that can also be used in the ultra-flexible prototyping development sector. With an IPC assembly performance of 18 100 components per hour, the ...

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Compact pick-and-place machines
1 January 2018, MyKay Tronics
Mycronic launched a series of new compact, high-capacity MY300 pick-and-place machines at this year’s SMT Hybrid Packaging exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany. The SMT machine is the second member of the ...

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