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ESD flooring
1 January 2015, Actum
Actum Electronics’ range of ESD flooring has been specially engineered to facilitate a uniform flow of static electricity directly to a ground point. The range includes static dissipative (SD), electrostatic ...

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Dual grounding cord
1 January 2015, Actum
ESD (electrostatic discharge) wrist straps are antistatic devices used to safely ground a person working on sensitive electronic equipment. This serves to dissipate a build-up of static electricity, which ...

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Static shielding bags
1 January 2015, Actum
The potential differences created by electrostatic fields are dangerous for all electronic components as soon as they leave an electrostatic protected area. Static shielding bags are designed to protect ...

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PCB holders
1 January 2015, Hot Tools
The printed circuit board (PCB) holders of ideal-tek’s PCSA series are the ideal frames for fitting circuit boards with components. They can be easily disassembled into their constituent parts and reassembled ...

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Test and measurement accessories
1 January 2015, Communica
Hirschmann’s 0,64 mm conventional PCB plugs fit standard connectors available on the market. Ideally suited for fine pitch testing, the extremely small contacts are completely protected and mate with ...

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Customisable tool kits
1 January 2015, Hot Tools
Hot Tools makes a range of tool kits for those working in electronics and related industries. Standard kits are available with a variety of parts hand-picked for the typical needs of electronic engineers ...

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Soldering tips and tweezers
1 January 2015, Allan McKinnon & Associates
This system from Weller uses two micro-tools based on active tip technology, with quick substitution possible between them. The tips integrate the temperature sensor and the resistance, providing rapid ...

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Test probes
1 January 2015, Communica
Feinmetall’s assortment of test probes includes contact probes for automatic pick-and-place assembly of printed circuit boards (PCB) or other electronic devices. These solderable, short travel parts are ...

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SMT smart tweezers
1 January 2015, Hot Tools
ST-5 is an R-L-C meter in a set of tweezers, featuring a built-in direct precision SMD probe designed for component evaluation on the production line, component impedance testing and sorting of components. ...

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How to minimise flux use during selective soldering
EMP Handbook 2015, ZETECH ONE
In principle, selective soldering is similar to other soldering techniques, insofar as three ingredients are required to make a good solder joint: solder, clean metal surfaces to connect, and heat. All ...

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Electrostatic discharge: Know thine enemy
EMP Handbook 2015, Actum
What is ESD? Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the transfer of electrostatic charge between two objects caused by contact. While the discharge of energy resulting from this electron imbalance may be too ...

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Soldering in nitrogen atmosphere: does quality justify cost?
EMP Handbook 2015
Soldering in a nitrogen atmosphere has increased in popularity in recent years, owing largely to the ongoing miniaturisation of assemblies, the resulting tightening of pad and conductor pitches, and ...

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Reworking BGA and CSP ­components requires special ­profiling considerations
EMP Handbook 2015, Test & Rework Solutions
Board profiling for production versus rework If we consider profiling a PCB (printed circuit board) for reflow in production, we are generally concerned with achieving an even delta-T (ΔT) across all ...

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Arduino takes 3D printing open-source; HP lurks
19 November 2014, News
HP has outlined its 3D printer roadmap but while the industry waits for its release, an open-source option has become available.

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Integrated PCB test system
19 November 2014, Test & Rework Solutions
BoardMaster 8000 PLUS is a self-contained printed circuit board (PCB) test system from ABI Electronics. It comprises a comprehensive set of test instruments, complete with built-in Windows PC, for testing ...

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Soldering station
19 November 2014, Allan McKinnon & Associates
Weller has modified its popular WSD 81 soldering station for easier operation and a modern housing design. The result – WSD 81i – covers most soldering applications with a total power output of 95 Watts. The ...

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SMT assembly machine with integrated jet printer
19 November 2014, Test & Rework Solutions
Steadily increasing requirements regarding lead times and variability demand ever more versatile, highly flexible SMT production solutions. Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of SMT equipment, has developed ...

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Thermal profiler with companion app for mobile devices
19 November 2014, Techmet
KIC recently débuted its new thermal profiler, the K2, at NEPCON China. It builds on KIC’s philosophy of compact and robust hardware that measures profiles accurately, even in harsh environments. The ...

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Display mask writer
19 November 2014, MyKay Tronics
The Prexision-80 display mask writer from Micronic Mydata offers substantial improvement in image quality, which improves production efficiency for mask makers and enables manufacturing of future display ...

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On a positive note (with a pinch of salt)
8 October 2014, Microtronix Manufacturing, News
I realised that it is in fact me who is wrong and the government holds the master plan for our country, so I came back home and decided to embrace the new BEE codes and enter into a deal with great black partners.

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