How one contract manufacturer benefited from storage towers
10 October 2018, MyKay Tronics

In just five years, California-based XLR8 Services went from being an unknown contract manufacturing startup to winning the top customer awards for quality, responsiveness and technology at this year’s ...

Fibre fusion splicer
10 October 2018, Lambda Test

Sumitomo Electric Industries has released its new core-alignment fusion splicer, the T-57. The T-57 is built on the foundation of the previous model, the T-55, with several improvements including a short ...

Fibre splicer and cleaver kit
10 October 2018, IC Logistix

Fujikura has announced the launch of the world’s first Core-Sense splicer – the Fujikura-41S – featuring innovative specifications like Bluetooth connectivity and a unique Core-Sense splicing algorithm. ...

Norwegian PCB broker opens SA office
12 September 2018, News

Elmatica, a printed circuit board (PCB) broker based in Norway, has established an office in South Africa to support growing demand in the country. The company says it has been an active partner in dozens ...

From zero to 100 million placements a month in 25 years
18 July 2018, Microtronix Manufacturing

Microtronix CEO, Mike Goodyer, tells the story of the company’s remarkable journey to becoming an electronics manufacturing force to be reckoned with.

Designing high-speed PCBs using four layers
18 July 2018, EDA Technologies, This Week's Editor's Pick

There is an ever-growing demand for high-performance electronics products to use printed circuit boards with an absolute minimum layer count.

Flying probe tester
18 July 2018, MyKay Tronics, Test & Measurement

The Flying Probe S2 testers from SPEA are designed for the highly demanding test requirements of today’s electronics. Their entire force/measurement unit has been placed directly on the axis, so that ...

Contactless SMD component counter
18 July 2018, Testerion

The XRHCount from VisiConsult is a contactless counting system for surface mounted electronic components. To prevent production line stops the system delivers the exact amount of components directly into ...

Factory in a box
18 July 2018, MyKay Tronics

Mycronic has joined a Nokia-led group of 12 electronics industry players to offer a plug-and-play ‘Factory in a Box’ mobile solution for next-generation electronics assembly. The fully automated in-line ...

Printer for professional 3D printing
18 July 2018, RS Components (SA)

The Ultimaker S5 3D printer targets the professional end of the market across a number of applications and meets engineering requirements from the creation of prototypes to full end-use, industrial-grade ...

Cleaning agent concentration tester
18 July 2018, Electronic Industry Supplies

The Zestron EYE product family celebrated its latest automated cleaning agent monitoring solution for PCB and stencil cleaning processes at SMT Hybrid & Packaging 2018 in Nuremberg. In addition to the ...

Automated fluid dispensing platform
18 July 2018, Techmet

Nordson ASYMTEK’s Helios SD-960 series is a new automated dispensing system for medium and bulk volume deposits of single- (1K) and two-component (2K) materials in electronics manufacturing and printed ...