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DesignSpark PCB gets 3D upgrade
9 November 2011, RS South Africa , News
RS Components announced the release of DesignSpark PCB version 2, its free PCB design software package. Working in partnership with Number One Systems, new features in DesignSpark PCB include 3D visualisation ...

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Advantages of solder paste in assembling package-on-package boards
9 November 2011, News, Multimedia, Videos
Dataweek has partnered with the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to feature instructional videos on various defects encountered in the manufacturing of electronic printed circuit boards.    Industry ...

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DDZ Technologies company profile
12 October 2011, News
The company is now relocating to an industrial factory in Centurion to accommodate further expansion in both staff and work space

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NPL defect of the month
12 October 2011, News
Taken from the NPL defect database (http://defectsdatabase.npl.co.uk), the accompanying image shows a side view of solder joints on an LGA/QFN package. Between the terminations, evidence of flux residues ...

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Small air ioniser
12 October 2011, Actum
The Aerostat PC from SIMCO is an ionising air blower that provides elevated static charge decay rates over a targeted work surface area. Small, quiet and lightweight, it is easy to position and is designed ...

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PCB design rules for package on package devices
12 October 2011
This article provides some handy rules of thumb for those designing and assembling printed circuit boards with package on package devices.       Copper pad size The copper pad size used on the printed board ...

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Essential cleaning for electronic assemblies
12 October 2011
Cleaning is an essential process within electronics manufacture and has been used for many years to remove potentially harmful contaminants during PCB manufacture. Such contaminants include flux, solder ...

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No-clean solder paste
12 October 2011, Allan McKinnon & Associates (see Testerion)
NXG33 lead-free, halogen-free no-clean solder paste is the latest state-of-the-art material from Kester. Bringing together halogen-free chemistry, excellent printing and robust solderability performance, ...

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Component mounter
12 October 2011, Allan McKinnon & Associates (see Testerion)
JUKI has developed a new flexible, compact mounter for the placement of a wide range of components. The JX-200 is an entry level placement machine for those considering replacement of a manual placement ...

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Electro insulating resins
12 October 2011, MANTECH
Elite Chemical Industries, represented by Mantech Electronics as a distribution arm in South Africa, supplies an extensive range of two-part epoxy, polyurethane and polyester thermosetting resins which ...

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Desktop printer
12 October 2011
Available from Grafo Wiremarkers’ distributor network throughout South Africa, the Brady BBP11 series desktop printer provides high-quality thermal transfer printing at a reasonable cost. This entry ...

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Causes and tests for outgassing on through-hole leads
12 October 2011, News, Multimedia, Videos
Dataweek has partnered with the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to feature instructional videos on various defects encountered in the manufacturing of electronic printed circuit boards.    Industry ...

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NPL defect of the month
14 September 2011, News
The NPL defect database (http://defectsdatabase.npl.co.uk) this month features the accompanying microsection image showing an open connection between the through-hole copper plating and the inner layer ...

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The divorce between volume and price in South African electronics manufacturing
3 August 2011, Microtronix Manufacturing
Microtronix’ Jason Wilford discusses how the ailing relationship between pricing and volumes can be healed

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NPL defect of the month
3 August 2011
This month we feature a recent issue submitted to the NPL defect database http://defectsdatabase.npl.co.uk of a BGA solder short. Or is it? The accompanying optical inspection image of the BGA joints ...

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Industrial inkjet printer
3 August 2011
Grafo Wiremarkers Africa is now marketing the Brady Jet-ID industrial inkjet printer to manage all marking systems to print tags for cable and wire identification. Both black and white and colour graphics ...

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High-speed modular mounter
3 August 2011, Allan McKinnon & Associates (see Testerion)
Juki recently released the FX-3R high-speed modular mounter. The newest model in the series, the FX-3R has significantly higher production capacity than its predecessor, the FX-3. Through design improvements ...

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Component mounting robot
3 August 2011
New from Q Corporation is the Fanuc M-1ia robot, a lightweight, compact system designed for small part handling, high-speed picking and assembly applications. The unique parallel-link structure of the ...

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Film coater
3 August 2011, Techmet
Nordson ASYMTEK has introduced a new film coater for automated, selective and precision application of conformal coating materials. The Select Coat SC-280 provides greater than 99% fluid transfer efficiency, ...

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Technical book reviews from Bob Willis' 'other office'
3 August 2011
I love getting new books to review – it gives me the opportunity to learn from my peers and also see how much engineering people agree or disagree on design and process issues. The following were all ...

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