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Repair system for SMD easy-to-use
27 August 2003
Weller's WQB 3000 Repair System supplements its product range in the SMD repair tool sector. This tool has a design concept that combines reliability and maximum process control with ease of use and technically-mature ...

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Government funding results in manufacturing and exports
30 July 2003, Poynting Antennas
Poynting Antennas developed as a result of seed funding provided by government-related agencies. Paying tribute to their beliefs and contributions, this article offers some concrete measure of the employment ...

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Central Circuits and Somacis in joint venture and technology partnership
30 July 2003
In 2002, Central Circuits, in co-operation with sister company Central Electronic Technologies (CET) expanded their presence and market share in the PCB industry by establishing a joint venture and technology ...

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Assembly and supply of cable harnesses
30 July 2003
Hillcor Holdings can offer assembly and supply of cable harnesses that are normally associated with the mobile radio/RF market and electronic assemblies. Currently, the company assembles its own locally-manufactured ...

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Test laboratory can cut your product's time-to-market
30 July 2003
ITC Services was established in 1988 as the first privately-owned electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test laboratory and consultancy service in South Africa. With a MIL-STD-461 test facility and an 'open ...

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Turnkey contract manufacturer focuses on partnership
30 July 2003
Omnigo, the South African electronics manufacturing services company, offers customers a complete turnkey solution, an approach that enables a customer to transfer over virtually all internal manufacturing ...

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Electronics manufacturer with long history forges future with direction and magnitude
30 July 2003
Vektronix is a rebirth from national company Tellumat which closed down its Wilsonia-based East London manufacturing plant after a 30-year stint. Faced with the prospect of moving to Cape Town the current ...

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Array package rework system has superior vision capability
30 July 2003, Test & Rework Solutions
When it comes to reworking BGAs, CSPs, land grid arrays (LGAs), micro SMDs, micro-lead frames (MLFs) and bumped chip components, an important key to success is vision: the ability to see, align and accurately ...

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Spring contact test probes - what is the point?
30 July 2003
For board testing, spring contact probes provide many design and performance advantages that are just not available with other contact options. Spring contact probes are proven to deliver consistent, ...

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The one-stop solution to surface mount placement
30 July 2003, Zetech One
i-Pulse, a Yamaha Group company, was formed in March 2000. At that time, Tenryu Technics was acquired by the Yamaha Group, and i-Pulse was born as a result of this acquisition. Since taking over the company, ...

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Innovative products require a good manufacturing partner for success
30 July 2003
In an increasingly competitive marketplace with a seemingly insatiable thirst for innovation, it is imperative to respond swiftly with new products. In view of this, Tellumat Contract Manufacturing division, ...

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Understanding 'tombstoning' and how to prevent it
30 July 2003, Zetech One, Integrated Solutions
Tombstoning of passive chip components during the mass reflow soldering process has plagued circuit assemblers since the beginning of production SMT assembly. 'Tombstoning' - the partial or complete lifting ...

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Ultraviolet/visible spot curing system for manual-precision assembly
30 July 2003, Lambda Test
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has released the EXFO Lite Ultraviolet/Visible Spot-Curing System for manual-precision assembly environments. This system, the latest addition to a full suite of light-based, ...

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Provider of complete electronic solutions
30 July 2003
After 20 years of existence in the industry, Elonics is now expert in the vast field of industrial and general electronics. Building from its foundation, Elonics is currently establishing itself in the ...

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Photonics alignment system for flexible and high-precision alignment
30 July 2003, Lambda Test, Products & Solutions
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has introduced the TWS-1000 Photonics Alignment System designed for high-precision photonics alignment applications. It is ideally suited for R&D and low-volume production ...

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New cable asssembly plant for Component Sources
30 July 2003, Access Control & Identity Management, News & Events
Due to its fast growth Component Sources has recently moved to new corporate premises with more space allocation for cable assembly manufacturing. Offering added service with faster deliveries to clients, ...

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Close tolerance measurements on all injection mouldings ensure perfect connectors
16 July 2003, Actum Electronics
To ensure that only acceptable tolerance connector mouldings are produced in its factory, Erni uses a 3D measuring instrument especially developed by C E Johanssen of Sweden in conjunction with Optical ...

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New capillary increases production in ultra-fine pitch applications
16 July 2003, Zetech One
Kulicke & Soffa Industries (K&S), a leading supplier of semiconductor assembly and test interconnect equipment, has developed a new capillary that permits the use of thicker wires in fine pitch and ultra ...

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Economical press-fit technology with flat press-in tool
16 July 2003, Actum Electronics
For backplanes, press-in technology is state-of-the-art. The other application area for male press-fit connectors is for single or double-sided SMT printed circuit boards. For these applications Erni ...

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Lean selective coating cell
2 July 2003, Zetech One
PVA has introduced the PVA2000C lean manufacturing cell for selectively applying conformal coating materials. This three-axis robot utilises atomised and non-atomised application processes to precisely ...

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