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welco welcome to smt today EDITOR’S NOTES Editor Wendy Tindle [email protected] Hello and welcome to the latest issue of SMT Today global sales The team have recently returned from Chicago, where both SMT Today and Andrew Carpenter i40 Today were represented. It was a busy few days, catching up with clients [email protected] old and new. We then moved over to the West Coast and hosted our 2nd US i40 Connect Forum, which is featured on pages 44 and 45. events & sales Winter is now well and truly here in Scotland, and it is now full steam ahead Stacey Bonnar for productronica 2019! This biennial event is looking to be bigger and better than previous years - [email protected] from November 12 to 15, 2019, productronica will present the entire value creation chain for the electronics production industry in Munich. The motto digital Marketing for the world’s leading trade fair for electronics development and production Cameron Shaw will be “Accelerating Innovation.” This year’s event will focus on a range of topics including smart maintenance and attracting young professionals [email protected] to the industry. An introduction to the show and a snapshot of exhibitors participating at productronica can be found inside. web & Marketing Mr Harald Eppinger, General Manager of Koh Young Europe, GmbH graces our Gordon Brown front cover this issue. Harald discusses the formation of Koh Young Europe, growth of the business over the last 10 years and plans for the future. Exciting [email protected] times for Koh Young! We have a technical paper from Mr Phil Kilnner from Electrolube entitled ‘Next design Generation UV Cure Conformal Coatings increase Performance and Speed Up Lorna Hull Prodution’, ‘Solder Tips : The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Solderers’ by [email protected] Bob Doetzer from Circuit Technology and so much more. These, along with our regular features – Industry News and Red Carpet Sections – make for a Published by fantastic read for everyone! The next issue of SMT Today will be published prior to IPC APEX being held on 1st thru 6th February 2020, in San Diego Convention Centre. Our editorial deadline for this issue will be 15th December 2019. contacts If you would like to advertise with us, contribute articles, news or high profileSMT Today Ltd, 1 Dow Road, press releases, or simply make an appointment with us at the show contact us Prestwick International at [email protected]. I would like to wish everyone as always, a safe and successful show Aerospace Park, Prestwick, at productronica. Ayrshire, UK, KA9 2TU Tel:+44(0)1292 834 009 WWendEy NDYSeeyouinMunich! Email: [email protected] All right reserved The content of smttoday is protected by copyright law, full details of which are available from the publisher. While great care has been taken in the receipt and handling of material, production and accuracy of the content in this magazine, the publisher will not accept any responsibility for any errors, loss or omissions which may occur. Page 4 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

ome inside content this issue... 6 Shows/Events 20 24 6. productronica 2019 Munich, Germany 44. i4.0 Connect Forum, Silicon Valley, CA Director Spotlight Interview with industry experts 20. Interview with Harald Eppinger, Koh Young Technology Today Industry experts share their knowledge 24. A dam Electronics is a True Value Add Contract Manufacturing Partner 28. C ritical Manufacturing’s Advanced MES Software Solutions Help Customers Become Industry 4.0-Ready and Accelerate Smart Factory Initiatives 36. S pectra-Tech Partners with MIRTEC to Provide the Highest Quality EMS Services 38. N ext Generation UV Cure Conformal Coatings Increase Performance and Speed Up Production - Electrolube 46. S older Tips: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Solderers - Circuit Technology 52. H igh Viscosity Fluid Air Assist Dispensing - BCS & PVA 56. C apacity and Flexibility Takes Off at Toucan Systems with New iineo+ Machine. - Europlacer 32 Industry News 50 What’s happening in the world of electronics Red Carpet Out & about in the industry magazine contacts... Editorial & Advertising Enquiries To enquire about available advertising opportunities, please contact: [email protected] | smttoday.com NEXT EDITION November/December edition will focus on Productronica, Munich, Germany Deadline for content: 8th October 2019 Page 5

productroni productronica 2019 messe, münchen 12.11.19 – 15.11.2019 The need for specialists is increasing: productronica 2019 with “Accelerating productronica helps to attract young Talents” area for young professionals professionals to electronics production. This year’s event will have numerous new features. The focus From November 12 to 15, 2019, productronica will present here will be on young professionals and startups. the entire value creation chain for the electronics production The lack of specialist staff remains the biggest obstacle to industry in Munich. The motto for the world’s leading trade economic growth. With the “Accelerating Talents” area in Hall fair for electronics development and production will be B2, productronica offers a platform for students, graduates “Accelerating Innovation.” This year’s event will focus on a and young professionals which aims to encourage them to range of topics including smart maintenance and attracting take up a career in electronics production. young professionals to the industry. This year too, SEMICON The concept is made up of three building blocks: A trail Europe will take place alongside productronica as it did two with entertaining features such as an escape truck to raise years ago. awareness of electronics production. A co-working space for discussions between the exhibitors’ personnel managers According to the latest VDMA Business Climate Index, the and visitors will also be available. In the Speaker’s Corner, manufacturers of electronics production equipment are visitors will find not only brief company portraits but also expecting turnover to grow by 1.0 percent in 2019. In 2020, specialist presentations (“Tech Slams”). the sector is expecting growth of 1.4 percent. Asia accounts Premiere for productronica Fast Forward for almost half of all turnover, making it the biggest market for electronics mechanical engineering. It is followed by Germany In addition to young professionals, the focus in electronics with 25 percent and the European market with around 18 production is also on startups. Together with the specialist percent. magazine Elektor, productronica is bringing young companies and international industry representatives together. During Falk Senger, Managing Director of Messe München, sees productronica Fast Forward, startups will present their these figures as a positive sign for productronica 2019: products and solutions in a separate exhibition area and a “Electronics production is still in good financial shape. We’re forum in Hall B2. The companies with the most promising therefore optimistic that we’ll have a successful trade fair solutions will receive the productronica Fast Forward Award and productronica will live up to its reputation as the world’s on the last day of the trade fair (Friday, November 15). leading trade fair with numerous international exhibitors and First ever hackathon at productronica 2019 visitors this year too.” Together with the VDMA and Fraunhofer, productronica will One issue affecting not only the companies in the electronics feature a hackathon format in Hall B2 this year. Exhibitors will production sector is the chronic lack of specialist staff and function as taskmasters for students, young professionals young people joining the industry. As Falk Senger explained, and startups. They will have 48 hours in which to come up productronica 2019 will feature a dedicated exhibition area with ideas, solutions and prototypes on location. Exhibitors for this: “According to various studies, there will be 100,000 will benefit not only from the results of the challenge but also unfilled vacancies for electrical engineers in Germany over from contact with potential new employees. In return, the the next ten years. We see it as our task to attract young hackathon participants will have to opportunity to introduce professionals to the electronics industry and to encourage themselves to a new employer and show their skills during dialog between companies and graduates.” the challenge. Smart maintenance live demos and 3D AOI Arena Other new features at this year’s productronica include the smart maintenance and 3D AOI (automated optical inspection) special shows. In Hall B2, visitors can find out about maintenance as the backbone of the factory 4.0. The exhibition with demo park will show how smart maintenance can help to reduce operating costs, increase profits and thus improve production efficiency. The 3D AOI Arena in Hall A2 will be jointly organized by Messe München and Konradin Verlag. It will provide an overview of the 3D automated optical inspection market. Leading providers such as Cyberoptics, OMRON, Viscom and Yamaha will present the latest solutions during daily shows and hands- on sessions. www.productronica.com Page 6 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

A snap shot of clients who will be exhibiting at productronica can be found below: BTU International’s New Aqua Scrub can take between 8 to 14+ days and even Available in 5L packaging, UVCL is VOC-free, Flux Management Technology at longer in many cases, whereas Electrolube’s non-flammable and demonstrates excellent productronica Hall A3 | Booth 154 new UV range facilitates tremendous reductions electrical properties. The coating provides a wide BTU International, Inc will showcase the Aqua in the amount of Work In Progress. Solvent-free, operating temperature range and is ready to use Scrub flux management technology installed VOC-free and providing unrivalled performance for selective spray application. on the PYRAMAX ™ 125A with EPP Electronic in harsh environments, the UV products are The new UV Cure coatings range will be Production Partners GmbH in Hall A3, Booth 154. highly resistant to cracking during thermal showcased in Hall 4, stand 466, where Aqua Scrub Technology is BTU’s next- shock cycling. visitors will get the opportunity to watch live generation solder reflow flux management UVCL-P is the Plus version of UVCL. It is a demonstrations of the UV cure coatings on system. The patent-pending design uses transparent, flexible coating which is extremely Electrolube’s stand. The live demos will be an aqueous-based scrubber technology resistant to thermal shock. The main benefits conducted using the latest selective coating compatible with most known paste and flux of UVCL-P are the improved coverage and systems from PVA and Asymtek, as well as a types. The flux and solution are automatically protection achieved, along with a guaranteed UV Cure oven. contained and packaged for disposal. chemical cure in 6 hours thanks to its unique Ron Jakeman, Managing Director of Electrolube, The Aqua Scrub has a very attractive cost secondary cure mechanism. Selectively comments, “We’re really looking forward to of ownership and is designed to decrease applied at 50-150 microns thickness, the plus launching the new UV range at Productronica; it operational cost by 4X compared to traditional version ensures a higher level of condensation is a game changing range of conformal coating condensation systems. Reduction in cost can protection than alternative coatings when materials that significantly reduces WIP for be attributed to reduced downtime, labor and sprayed at the same thickness. UVCL-P has manufacturers. We have a solid reputation for disposal costs. a maximum operating temperature of 150°C providing specialist electro-chemical solutions The Aqua Scrub is purpose-built as a stand- and meets the requirements of UL94V-0 at to industry that solve manufacturing problems alone system that can be easily retrofitted on thicknesses below 150 microns and can be and help customers bring higher quality, more PYRAMAX reflow ovens already in the field as cured with either 365nm LED lamps or ‘D’ bulb reliable products to market faster, and our new well as being configured on new PYRAMAX microwave technology. range of innovative UV cure conformal coatings ovens. This self-contained unit mounts on the presents manufacturers with a high performance back side of the oven to minimize the impact on UVCL-X shares the benefits of UVCL-P with coating that really makes a difference to the oven operation and factory floor space. excellent resistance to thermal shock, immediate bottom line.” www.btu.com board handling, guaranteed chemical cure in 6 Electrolube’s senior technical team will also hours and exceptional coverage and protection. be available to discuss the advantages and Electrolube Showcase New UV Reflecting its environmental credentials as specifications of the new UV cure coatings range. Cure Conformal Coatings At well as increasing the ease of inspection, Electrolube will also be launching a versatile Productronica Hall A4 | Booth 466 UVCL-X is a green-opaque coating that can be new range of gap-filling products with excellent Electrolube will launch six next generation applied at up to 300 microns and has a higher thermal performance. GF400 is a two part, liquid UV cure conformal coating products at maximum operating temperature of 150°C. It silicone-based gap filler, which can either be Productronica, held at the Messe München in is a highly flexible coating that demonstrates cured at room temperature or accelerated with Munich on 12-15 November. The innovative excellent thermal conductivity 0.7 Wm-1K-1 heat. Following cure, the GF400 gap filler forms a new UV range has been designed to meet the for significantly improved heat dissipation. The low modulus elastomer that prevents the ‘pump- various requirements of electronics, LED and coating is also UL746 qualified and meets the out phenomenon’, ensuring minimal degradation automotive manufacturers, with significant requirements of UL94V-0 at thicknesses below of effective heat dissipation. advantages including vastly reduced production 300 microns. www.electrolube.com time and even higher levels of performance. Further UV Cure coating products will be launched at the show and include a brand Inovaxe to Demo Smart Carts Electrolube’s UV cure coatings enable immediate new film coating product, UVCL-FC, which in Three Booths during board-handling with full cure guaranteed within enables the application of even thinner coatings productronica an impressive 6-12 hours due to the chemical and faster curing line speeds. UVCL-FC Inovaxe is pleased to announce that three Smart secondary cure mechanism. The majority of is a low viscosity, fast-curing UV formulation for Cart units will be on display in three different existing UV cure systems on the market require rapid processing. locations at productronica, scheduled to take minimum moisture secondary cure times that UVCL-HV is a high viscosity UV curable place Nov. 12-15, 2019 at the Neue Messe material, designed to provide better coverage München in Munich, Germany. Visitors are invited of component leads and exposed metal to the following booths for live demos: surfaces during dispensing applications and Panasonic – Hall A3 | Booth 177: Electrolube’s UVCL-Gel is a no-flow gel version One model# IA700-S-C (InoAuto Smart cart for of UVCL, designed for sealing connectors and all 7” storage) other areas that must not be coated. MODI – Hall A2 | Booth 476: Electrolube’s final product within the UV range is One model# IA200-S-C (InoAuto Smart cart for UVCL, a single component, medium-low viscosity mixed reel storage, 7”, 13” and 15” storage) dual cure coating with secondary moisture cure – LTC – Hall A2 | Booth 334: ensuring complete cure, even in shadow areas. One brand new model# SRS22-150-C (Smart stencil rack for VectorGuard and Quattroflex stencil storage) Page 7

featurecont. Inovaxe’s internationally patented smart rack With RPI i4.0, KIC has introduced the next level Mek to Showcase latest range lights up the location of required parts and of inspection for the reflow process. Knowing of AOI Technology detects the location of each inserted reel. The that your production reflow temperature profile Hall A2 | Booth 400 Smart Stationary Stockroom SMT Reel Storage is inspected and monitored to maintain process Mek (Marantz Electronics), will be showcasing Rack utilizes Inovaxe’s Single Package Single control, traceability and quality solder joints the ISO-Spector M1 Full 3D AOI systems with Location (SPSL) technology with sensors and for every product run through your oven is a Artificial Intelligence this year. indicator lights at each location within the rack. must. This critical data should be a part of your One of the greatest challenges in programming Only one operator is required to utilize the Smart overall Industry 4.0 smart factory solution to AOI, (Automatic Optical Inspection) systems is Stockroom system, reducing labor costs. The ensure all production through the oven is within the detection of all non-conforming placements, system does not require the operator to scan any specifications and that profile data is readily especially those related to solder joints, without location as InoAuto will automatically detect each available for each individual board. creating a long list of ‘’False Calls’’. The industry reel’s location as they are scanned and randomly Step right into the built-in Reflow Process has always faced this problem and has had to placed in the rack by the operator. The InoAuto Inspection and monitoring system – KIC RPI accept that the more accurately you wish to software tracks each individual reel, providing i4.0. It automatically acquires profile data from measure, the more false judgements a system enhanced inventory accuracy and full traceability. each PCB soldered in the reflow or curing will make. It commonly results in long debugging InoAuto Smart Racks help operators to find oven, in real-time. Along with NPI setup tools, time and complex programming. parts in less than four seconds and substantially machine verification tools, and state of the art The full 3D ISO-Spector M1A delivers a self- reduces machine setup time. The typical ROI is profile datalogging, this new ecosystem offers learning algorithm for solder joint inspection less than four months. The throughput is five real-time thermal process dashboard and that will detect any deviation outside the times faster than the typical robotic storage traceability, reduced scrap and rework, fast expected standard appearance of a solder joint. systems at less than one third of the total cost defect troubleshooting, lower electricity use and A proprietary solution with Artificial Intelligence and less than one quarter of the square footage. more. Browser based data search and analytic is continuously and centrally monitoring Multiple racks can communicate within the same features also save engineers valuable time. production and adjusting hundreds of tolerance network. The units are ESD compliant and With RPI i4.0, and KIC’s NPI and process setup values where needed to maximize detection and require virtually no maintenance. tools, all relevant data can connect to the factory minimize false calls. The programmer does not www.inovaxe.com MES or your factory data collection system have to specify the specific inspection locations, to be easily shared with personnel and can be light settings or acceptance criteria. This not #1 solution for turning heat into accessed from any authorized PC or mobile only reduces programming time, but more data at Productronica device. This enhanced level of automation importantly removes the often-unpredictable Hall A4 | Booth 506 delivers improved line utilization and productivity. human variable to ensure that the inspection The KIC Europe team will discuss Industry 4.0 www.kicthermal.com results are more reliable. automation, traceability, NPI setup, machine verification, and more, all for your thermal KYZEN to show stable, As well as AOI solutions the Mek stand will processes; reflow, wave solder and cure. RPI predictable cleaning solution at feature the Mek ISO-Spector S2 SPI system. i4.0. is a simple solution and a great way to start productronica Hall A4 | Booth 465 Combining 3D and 2D image processing your Industry 4.0 journey, changing heat to data KYZEN cleaning experts will offer one-on-one methodologies Mek 5D post-print solder paste on your reflow oven. cleaning assessments and discuss the new inspection systems deliver first rate defect The key is to make sure you have actionable AQUANOX® A4727 Next Generation Aqueous detection. ISO-Spector S2 uses MEKs unique data across the manufacturing line to make well Assembly Cleaner. production control method, to monitor process informed decisions. There is data collection on AQUANOX A4727 is engineered to be effective, stability and reduce tolerance. This is ideally most machines and in addition inspection results stable and predictable. It is designed for reliable suited to go beyond process control after possible after printing with SPI, after placement production and assembly operations. The the print process has been optimized and with AOI, and at the end of the line with AOI. But chemistry provides a stable pH and predictable monitor the users process capability to prevent what about reflow? compatibility throughout its long bath life. process drift. www.marantz-electronics.com Environmentally responsible, AQUANOX A4727 is non-hazardous and biodegradable. It contains no CFCs or HAPs and can be used at low concentrations to effectively remove even the toughest soils, and rinse easily and completely. AQUANOX A4727 is easy to control and cost-effective, and works well in both in-line and batch cleaning systems. This stable chemistry is proven to be compatible on a wide variety of components, coating, labels and equipment. www.kyzen.com Page 8 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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featurecont. MicroCare Presents its Revolutionary Hybrid 3D Inspection The combination of MIRTEC’s 3D AOI and Sustainable Cleaning Solutions at Technology TRMS systems provide a vast improvement Productronica Hall A4 | Booth 101 MIRTEC’s all-new ALPHA 3D AOI System in production process management over A highlight will be the company’s innovative was designed to specifically address the most common AOI technologies and management Tergo™ family of cleaning products which demanding inspection requirements. The software. The TRMS Module is a key part boasts impressive ‘green’ credentials. ALPHA 3D AOI machine is configured with of MIRTEC’s Intelligent Factory Automation As manufacturers become increasingly MIRTEC’s proprietary Hybrid 3D Inspection System. This powerful software suite was aware of the importance to find sustainable Technology which provides uniform precision designed and developed by MIRTEC to practices, MicroCare will present its highly- measurement across the entire 3D measurable provide manufacturers with a clear view into advanced cleaning products which have been range regardless of external factors such as the manufacturing process, thereby helping developed to not only clean effectively but in an PCB density and material characteristics. them achieve higher operating efficiencies and economically and environmentally sound way. This revolutionary technology yields superior improved quality. “When it comes to selecting cleaning solutions, edge definition and requires substantially less www.mirtec.com we are seeing a change to the approach in software filtering of raw inspection data than Zero-Defect philosophy resolves which the electronics industry is choosing their competitive systems. Less distortion of raw the world’s future issues - cleaning processes,” said Scott Wells, General data simply translates to superior inspection Omron presents its Zero-Defect Manager, MicroCare Europe. performance which is especially crucial for solutions at the productronica “A very important consideration is its accurate solder joint inspection. 2019 in Munich Hall A2 | Booth 331 sustainability. Cleaning processes must Smart Inspection Software based on “There is no question about it, unmanned minimise any negative environmental impact, Artificial intelligence based Deep Learning vehicles, e-Mobility and artificial intelligence whilst also conserving resources like energy. At Methodology will become technical normality,” stated Kevin the same time, it has to clean effectively. This is MIRTEC’s Automatic Programming Software Youngs, European Sales Manager at Omron particularly important as electronic components uses Artificial intelligence based Deep Learning Europe B.V., Automated Inspection Systems become smaller and more intricate. Methodology to minimize human error and Division Europe. “It is vital to minimize residual standardize the programming process. This risks. For this reason, Omron has developed the “At MicroCare we realise just how important advanced software solution automatically Zero-Defect concept.” sustainable manufacturing is and how it is analyzes the PCB architecture and assigns the becoming an integral part of how products are appropriate part type and process parameters Zero-Defect is a process whereby all electrical produced. Productronica will be the ideal platform for each SMT device thereby maximizing assemblies and their associated components in which to present the Tergo™ product range programming efficiency. Only basic operator are individually and comprehensively inspected and showcase how these cleaning solutions can training is required to achieve optimal after they have been manufactured. Currently, help in the operational goal of sustainability.” inspection results. many manufacturers still see 100% inspection of MicroCare will be presenting its sustainable MIRTEC’s ‘Best-in-Class’ Optical Character these systems is too time-consuming. Instead, range of cleaning products, visit the stand to Recognition (OCR) Technology reduces false random samples are manually inspected, find out more about sustainable cleaning with calls and improves production process and not surprisingly this results in some faulty practical advice and information on specific efficiency by automatically restoring and components getting through. “In autonomous cleaning requirements. inspecting damaged characters through AI and vehicles and in all the associated systems www.microcare.com Deep Learning. necessary for autonomous driving, more and Leading the Way to Industry 4.0 more electronic safety components are being MIRTEC to Exhibit the Revolutionary MIRTEC’s Total Remote Management System APLHA 3D AOI System in the 3D AOI (TRMS) is a fully integrated Industry 4.0 Arena Hall A2 | Booth 413 Solution which combines remote management New to this event, Messe München and with real-time data monitoring and analysis for Konradin Verlag have organized a 3D AOI Arena each system within the SMT production line. in Hall A2. Leading 3D AOI manufacturers such MIRTEC’s TRMS provides real-time remote as MIRTEC will demonstrate their latest 3D monitoring of status information and statistical Inspection Technology. data such as; equipment operation status, production yield, PC resources, temperature, humidity, etc. Page 10 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

“International Controls Services is an EMS provider for the medical, communications, defense, aero- space and homeland security industries. ICS’s world-class capabilities, superb manufacturing quality, and top notch delivery are reasons why our partners have been with us for decades. As a long time MIRTEC customer, I have always been impressed with MIRTEC’s ability to inspect our products in a cost effective and productive manner. However, the new MV-6 OMNI 3D AOI systems we recently purchased are just over the top! The ease of programming and the value they add through quality control is absolutely fantastic.” Dennis Espinoza — Founder and CEO u OMNI-VISION® 3D Inspection Technology Page 11 u 15 Mega Pixel CoaXPress Camera Technology u 10 um/pixel Telecentric Compound Lens u 10 Mega Pixel SIDE-VIEWER® Camera System u Eight Phase COLOR Lighting System u Full 3D Co-Planarity and Solder Fillet Inspection Capability www.mir tec.com

featurecont. integrated. The number of components is Winner of the 2018 Global Technology Award for The Delta 6 is a flexible robotic conformal becoming more and more extensive, from Rework Systems, PDR’s E6 series utilizes PDR’s coating/dispensing system that is ideal for camera systems, sensor systems and wireless patented Focused IR Rework Technology with selective coating, potting, bead, and meter-mix communication interfaces through to intelligent visible IR component targeting as well as infrared dispensing applications. The robust overhead light systems and navigation aids. We are pre-heating from below for superior thermal three-axis motion platform is suitable for inline convinced, that a complete inspection process balancing of the PCB during the rework process. or batch operations. The Delta 6 has a slim is needed, and we have been developing the Defense entities, contract manufacturers, footprint, rigid structure, and robust gantry necessary technology,” stated Youngs. research and telecom customers have identified configuration designed for high accuracy and To ensure a complete inspection, the systems PDR’s E6 technology as the system of choice for demanding applications. must work fast and reliably. And importantly, the machine’s ease of use, effective rework and Experts from PVA will be on hand in the booth they must not slow down the production speed. flexibility to tackle a wide range of applications. to answer any questions about dispensing and That’s why in recent years Omron has focused Priced below fully automated systems, PDR’s coating, as well as other application solutions its efforts in the fields of AOI (Automated Optical simple design and easy to master rework in the PVA line-up such as coating inspection, Inspection), SPI (Solder Paste Inspection) systems are built to ensure that they are virtually optical bonding and curing ovens. AXI (Automated X-ray Inspection), and AVI maintenance free, offering years of useful www.pva.net (Automatic Visual Inspection). Consequently, service with many PDR systems built in the the beginning of 2019 saw the introduction 1980s still in service. “Look further, go beyond” – Rehm of the new 3D-SPI VP-9000 system. It www.pdr-rework.com to exhibit at productronica provides a switchover function for multiple Hall A4 | Booth 335 optical resolutions, and as a result, it enables Dispensing, Coating and Custom Whether it is processing the smallest highly precise and fast 2-dimensional and Automation Equipment from PVA components, meeting the demand of minimising 3-dimensional inspections. Hall A2 | Booth 253 the void rate of soldered joints, achieving quality “Our inspection systems as well as the Demos will be available for the following improvements thanks to protective lacquer associated software landscape can replace equipment: Delta 8 with MR2, Delta 8 featuring coatings, or ensuring reliable functioning in processes that were previously based on a PCS150 & PC150 fed by a VPK-2K for 2K extreme temperatures, the electronics industry random sample inspections. With the complete coating, Delta 8 equipped with a FCS300-ES, is constantly coming up against new challenges automatic inspection, a zero-defect result can SJ100 & FC100-CF for film coating, and Delta for the processing of sensitive electronic be achieved, which fulfils the requirement of 6 configured for PCB assembly (surface mount components. Rehm Thermal Systems offers the automotive industry for high quality and adhesive, underfill, encapsulation, etc.). bespoke solutions and systems for these needs, a high degree of reliability. This is necessary, Designed for multiple applications, the and will be demonstrating the following systems especially with e-Mobility and unmanned Delta 8 System is flexible beyond conformal at productronica. systems”, said Youngs. Omron has already coating. The MR2 highlights the Delta 8’s fluid successfully introduced the Zero-Defect dispensing capabilities. The MR2 is a versatile VisionXP+: The VisionX series of convection concept in 2018 in Japan, in cooperation with servo-controlled rod dispenser for processing soldering systems represents the highest in local EMS service providers. single or dual component chemistries requiring quality and flexibility. Its best-in-class model, www.omron.com a high level of dosing accuracy. VisionXP+, offers the highest throughput rate Utilizing a volumetric displacement concept, and thereby makes convection soldering – with PDR to unveil semi-automated the MR2 is capable of processing a wide or without vacuum – even more efficient. version of the popular E6 Series range of chemistries, including viscous filled Hall A2 | Booth 534 or abrasive materials, without concern to slight Both the E6S Evolution Rework System and material changes from batch-to-batch or due to E3G Gold Rework System will be at the show atmospheric conditions. This results in a more for demonstrations. Additionally, the company accurate dispensing process for difficult to will unveil a semi-automated version of the process chemistries. popular E6 Series at the show. PDR’s Gantry Level Focused Infrared Rework System Models E6XL and E6S are designed to rework PCBs up to 24” (610mm). PDR’s unique Gantry design offers full rework access to devices placed on the leading edges of medium to large PCB formats in a simple and convenient to use rework system. Thanks to PDR’s patented Focused Infra-red Technology, PDR rework systems can repair and rework all SMD components including µBGA, BGA, QFN, CSP and micro components such as 0201s. Page 12 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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featurecont. Vision TripleX: With the TripleX, we will be After the successful introduction of the new Exhibiting at Productronica for introducing a new development for convection preheat option for wave soldering systems the first time, Techvalley are and vapour phase soldering. The Vision TripleX using pulsar emitters that allow cost-efficient bringing their high speed, high is based on the reflow convection soldering production from a lot size of one up to large accuracy in-line X-ray systems to system of the VisionX series and combines series, SEHO now has further optimized the Europe Hall A1 | Booth 420 the convection soldering process with the soldering area. With a European HQ and demo center in trusted vapour phase soldering process of the SEHO has developed an innovative automatic Hungary, a Europe website (http://techvalley- CondensoX series. As a result, three different nozzle height adjustment system for the MWS europe.com) and a fast-growing well-trained processes can be carried out in the new Vision 2300 high-end wave soldering system that Distribution network. Techvalley are planning to TripleX: Reflow convection soldering with or allows the optimal distance between the printed take market share quickly and establish a lasting without vacuum and vapour phase soldering circuit board and the solder nozzles. The system footprint, due to the quality, accuracy and speed with Galden®. operates independently from the carrier design of their systems and the quality of their support. CondensoXS smart: In developing the and without any negative influence on cycle Techvalley also offer a cost effective at-line/ CondensoXS smart system, we focused on time. In addition, SEHO will introduce the first offline solution and a super accurate X-ray the process chamber – which delivers the automatic wave height measurement system component counter. highest process reliability and still has a small integrated in the soldering area of the MWS Techvalley was established in 1997 and is the footprint. The new chamber design, which 2300. Based on the measuring results, the number one AXI solution provider in Korea. With opens and closes vertically, ensures the wave height is automatically regulated within a proud history of over 22 years of innovation optimum hermetical seal and thus reliable and adjustable tolerances. The system thereby and success in the electronics industry, reproducible results. ensures the same height across the entire wave providing the best solutions to multinational Nexus: The Nexus vacuum soldering system width at any time. production factories across Asia, including is ideally suited for cavity-free and flux-free Samsung, Hyundai, and LG. Techvalley soldering at up to 450°C with a variety of For the first time, SEHO also will show the developed the world’s first X-ray component process gases. Wet-chemical activation is successful THT AOI System PowerVision in a counter in 2013 and have the best products for optionally available with formic acid. Lead-free configuration designed for in-line use with wave your applications. or lead-based preforms and pastes can also soldering systems. The SEHO PowerVision can be used. Contact soldering is principally used be configured depending on the manufacturing With its own large technology development for advanced packaging and power electronics requirements. In Munich, the system will be team, Techvalley has developed products from applications. The optional vacuum function installed in front of the MWS 2300 and it will be small and medium-sized inspection systems to helps to minimise oxidation in the components equipped with an automatic placement control at high-energy X-ray systems. Techvalley has been and in the joint itself. assembly belt level. At the return conveyor level, providing high technology X-ray inspection and ProtectoXP/XC: The selective Protecto i.e., in the lower machine area, an automatic analysis systems for all of the electronics sectors, conformal coating system protects sensitive solder joint inspection unit will be integrated to including: mobile phone, semiconductor, electronic modules from damage by corrosion test soldered assemblies for typical soldering automobile, power, LED, battery, CEM’s, etc. or other environmental influences such as defects such as insufficient solder joints, menisci Their systems include: In-Line/At-Line X-ray moisture, chemicals or dust. At the heart of or solder balls. Both systems work independently systems and X-ray component counters, all at the Protecto system is a coating management from each other and are integrated into the same the forefront of technology function linked to the nozzle technology. Up to module to save space. As proved by more than 50 patents and IP four coating applicators are used, offering a high When it comes to the increased requirements for licenses granted to them, Techvalley are a great level of versatility. Thanks to the high flexibility the production of LED technology, 5G antennas technology partner, ahead of the pack and of the system design, with ProtectoXC, you can and other products of the future, a new innovation staying at the front of X-ray technology, including run two processes simultaneously, and with for the SEHO SelectLine selective soldering the best algorithms and now embracing AI ProtectoXP, you can run four. system provides the solution. This new feature and AR functionality, ready for i4.0 and Smart RDS UV drying system: Reduced cycle times allows processing of virtually endlessly long Factory applications. for the coating process today call for a faster assemblies while they are passing through the www.techvalley-europe.com curing time; this can be provided optimally system with automatically optimized cycle time. using UV drying plant. Rehm Thermal Systems With the aim to make the production process has responded to this trend and has created a in electronic manufacturing more efficient and compact dryer specially designed for the curing to reduce production costs sustainably, SEHO of UV coatings and adhesives in the new RDS successively extended its range of automation UV unit. solutions of the SEHO Streamline product www.rehm-group.com line. The products range from board handling with conveyor systems, paternoster and buffer SEHO to Show Innovations for its stations, turn and lift stations, to transfer Entire Range of Products stations and ergonomically designed work Hall A4 Booth 578 places. Creative island concepts are as feasible SEHO Systems GmbH will showcase innovative as integration of the Streamline modules into features for its product range. The new functions automated production lines. are designed to bring process reliability to a www.seho.de higher level and further improve production sequences in electronic manufacturing. Page 14 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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featurecont. New Smart Inspection Solutions to For more than 25 years, ULT’s air handling Now, when users turn the power switch to the productronica 2019 solutions protect employees, manufacturing AUTO position, the unit will be off. When you pick Hall A2 | Booth 320 plants and products from the impact of up the vacuum pen from its holder, the blue LED Test Research, Inc. (TRI), the leading test and particulates of any size, meeting health and vacuum level bar will glow to show power is on. inspection systems provider for the electronics safety obligations. At the productronica An integrated ten segment bar-graph-display manufacturing industry, will feature Innovative trade show, the company exhibits its latest visibly shows the vacuum level present during SMT Inspection solutions at productronica. Visit developments, among others the new mobile handling operations. The bar graph will show booth A2-320 to experience Smart Factory Test device series ULT 200.1. It provides flexible minimum vacuum level until a part is grasped and Inspection Solutions in action. extraction and filtration solutions for laser and then the blue LED bar graph displays fume, soldering fume, dusts, gases or vapors. the vacuum level presented to the part Featuring in TRI’s 2019 portfolio is the all- Depending on the application, there is a variety being handled. Additionally, the vacuum port new 3D Automated Metrology Inspection, of fume extraction devices. In addition to high integrates a user replaceable inlet filter that TR7500QE SII, offering leading speed with 10μm ruggedness and extremely low-noise operation, protects operation of the tool from dust particles High Accuracy Resolution. Also showcased they all share an extensive set of accessories, – the filter part number to order is VF-40M-5. is TRI’s cutting-edge Inline 3D AOI TR7700Q such as panels for extraction arms and hoses, a Kits are available in 110 or 220 volt operation. with unprecedented 1μm Resolution for High foot switch or various tube elements. www.virtual-ii.com Accuracy and Reliability Testing. TRI’s lineup will Pollutant capturing is also of major concern at also include the new 3D AXI TR7600F3D SII, the ULT’s show appearance. Booth visitors may Innovation is in our DNA – Viscom at innovative platform designed for higher speed, receive first-hand information on the economic productronica 2019 achieving speeds of 2 to 3 times faster than the utilization of capturing elements. The more Hall A2 | Booth 177 previous model. efficient the pollutant capturing, the higher the As a technology leader for optical and Test Research, Inc. will also showcase a demo filtration rate and beneficial application of a X-ray inspection systems for electronics of the newly developed AI-powered Smart fume extraction unit. manufacturing, Viscom will be presenting Factory solution. TRI will additionally present www.ult.de/en several new developments at productronica the Shadow-free 3D SPI TR7007QI, the world- 2019. The focus is on smart-factory solutions class high-speed 3D AXI TR7600 SIII for Virtual Industries to Show New that minimize cycle time, increase process multiple industry applications and complete the Series of VACUUM TWEEZER™ Kits efficiency and prevent defects, thus ensuring Multi-core TR5001D SII INLINE ICT. with AUTO-SHUT-OFF Feature greater safety and reliability in SMT production. Realize your production line’s potential with TRI’s Hall A4 | Booth 114 This requires innovations such as AI-assisted PCBA Test and Inspection solutions, and Industry Virtual Industries Inc. will demonstrate the new verification, ultra-fast inspection speeds and 4.0 data-driven management system, YMS 4.0. ADJUST-A-VAC™ AUTO-SHUT-OFF ESD- seamless, high-precision defect inspection of TRI’s systems are designed to interoperate with SAFE Kit with Buna-N Static Dissipative Non- sophisticated assemblies. In addition, trends other manufacturing equipment to minimize Marking Vac (AV-6000A-110) and TWEEZER- such as e-mobility, new energy technologies, downtime, optimize production quality, and VAC™ AUTO-SHUT-OFF ELITE ESD-SAFE LEDs and high-performance electronics reduce operator workload. Kit with Foot Switch, Buna-N Static (TV-1 require new inspection solutions, for example www.tri.com.tw 500A-ELITE-FS-110). the innovative inline X-ray inspection system with integrated workpiece carrier handling Protection against hazardous A new series of VACUUM TWEEZER™ kits has developed by Viscom. emissions in electronics been added to the Virtual Industries product manufacturing line with an AUTO-SHUT-OFF feature. The new In the area of X-ray technology we have Hall A4 Booth 549 sensor turns on and off the ADJUST-A-VAC now expanded our wide range of offline Many processes in electronics manufacturing, and TWEEZER-VAC, helping users to be more and inline X-ray systems to include a further such as soldering, laser processing, cutting, productive, save energy, and extend life of the unit. innovation: developed specifically for the most welding or bonding, produce various airborne sophisticated high-performance electronics contaminants, which need to be sustainably and components for e-mobility and renewable removed. Fume extraction technology from ULT energy, Our new X8068 SL inline system carries helps to solve this problem. out fully automated inspections of large and solid inspection objects. The inline X-ray system is equipped with an impressive integrated transport system with workpiece carriers and inspects the connection of semiconductors and other quality-relevant areas such as surface solder joints with a perfect combination of speed and precision. Viscom offers a customer- specific adaptation of the system to facilitate Page 16 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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seamless integration in the production line – a The Industry’s leading Summit 1800i is an Yamaha Brings Flagship sound investment for the future. improved version of the world’s most popular Technology to 3D-AOI Arena at Viscom’s many years of development rework system. VJE has maintained all of Productronica 2019 expertise in the area of 3D AOI have now led the benefits of high efficiency convection Hall A2 | Booth 506 to a very special innovation: the new S3016 heating and the renowned 1-2-3-Go interface, Yamaha Motor Europe SMT Section will present ultra, a bottom-side system that guarantees coupled with updated technology for greater its flagship YSi-V AOI system at the 3D-AOI outstanding, high-throughput, 3D inspection reliability and an improved price point. Further Arena. The special focus event at Productronica from below of THT solder joints and pressfit refinements enhance the system’s performance 2019 lets visitors see top equipment from the connections for the first time. Moreover, with ultra-small components like 01005s, while industry’s leading vendors, all in one place, and Viscom is now offering a unique range of sensor maintaining its capabilities with large boards, question experts to discover how state-of-the- technology for the new S3088 DT system, which oversized CPU sockets, connectors and large art optical inspection can boost precision and is designed for maximum efficiency dual-lane BGAs up to 100x100mm. productivity. operation in series production. The system www.vjelectronix.com Multi-vendor participation in the 3D-AOI Arena configuration is extremely flexible to facilitate creates a platform for direct comparison to a wide range of fully automatic inspections, SMT Thermal Discoveries – help visitors understand the latest advances including 3D AOI, 3D SPI, CCI and UFI. This innovation creates futurE and make informed decisions. Opening the in turn ensures optimal inspection quality and Hall A4 | Booth 155 event, a panel containing representatives of maximum throughput in placement, solder joint, As a manufacturer of machines for thermal each company will set the scene with a brief solder paste, conformal coating and underfill process solutions from –50°C up to +350 °C, Q&A. Visitors can then get detailed information inspection. Visitors to productronica will not SMT Thermal Discoveries presents its complete from manufacturers’ technical teams during want to miss the 3D AOI Arena in hall A2, where portfolio with innovations in the areas of SMD subsequent hands-on sessions. numerous manufacturers are presenting their 3D reflow soldering, vacuum soldering, curing and Mr. Ichiro Arimoto, Yamaha Motor Europe IM AOI systems for comparison. You can see the temperature treatment for temperature function division, said, “High-performance inspection premium S3088 ultra gold from Viscom in action tests at the exhibition productronica in Munich is increasingly important, not only to handle and how it delivers the most reliable 3D AOI All SMT reflow soldering systems can be the growing complexity of today’s assemblies inspection results with optimal, nearly shadow- controlled with the intuitive operating software but also to enable real-time line management free image quality and realistic 360° views. „Thermal Tools“. With a 2-level structure you and capture high-accuracy data for continuous www.viscom.com achieve the right page with 2 clicks only. And improvement. Our YSi-V system, which visitors with barcode and MES connection as well can see in close-up detail at this innovative VJ Electronix to Show New and as with the new remote maintenance system event, makes it real with state-of-the-art lighting Improved Component Counting „Smart Access“, SMT points the way to the and machine-vision technologies for cutting- System and the Industry’s Most Smart Factory from the aspects of Industry 4.0. edge accuracy, resolution, and high speed.” Reliable Rework System Hall A3 | Booth 102/2 The multiple award-winning vacuum reflow Yamaha’s YSi-V 3D inline AOI system can be VJ Electronix, Inc., the leader in rework soldering system from SMT, which offers void- deployed after placement and after reflow to technologies and global provider of advanced free soldering, precise nitrogen control and support quality assurance and process control. X-ray inspection and component counting individually adjustable parameters (evacuation Leveraging sophisticated communication systems, will exhibit in Booth A3.102/2 at time, vacuum hold time and ventilation time and between the YSi-V and the mounters and productronica . The company will demonstrate vacuum pressure) and the following advantages: screen-print/dispensing machines of Yamaha’s the latest enhancements to its XQuik X-ray fast cycle times and reliable transport transfer in Total Line Solution, the Yamaha Factory Component Counter series and Summit Series the system. Automation 4.0 tools including QA Options can Rework product lines. The newly developed vertical oven (VH8) is quickly trace the causes of any defects back to The VJ Electronix XQIII is the fastest component designed for product-specific curing and perfect the associated feeder, nozzle, or stencil aperture counter available on the market with 10 heat treatment for electronic components to help restore process control. seconds per reel count time. The XQIII does and modules. The highlights of the systems With up to 12Mpixels camera resolution, not require models, libraries or a connection to are the small footprint (up to 70 % space the YSi-V performs multi-angle and multi- the cloud. The system’s automatic algorithms savings compared to horizontal ovens) and the wavelength 2D and 3D optical inspection recognize components. The built-in barcode modularly expandable system, to react flexible for today’s most advanced surface-mount reader eliminates the extra manual scanning regarding to quantities, as well as the lean assembly challenges. Laser checking of step. Unique imaging technology provides the concept which enables loading and unloading component height and coplanarity is also greatest count accuracy. at one place. The machine is available as an built-in, enabling fast and accurate inspection inline or batch system. of complex mixed-technology assemblies The XQII and XQuik III are both designed to be www.smt-wertheim.de containing any combination of tiny SMDs, used standalone or with full material handling fine-pitch ICs and chip-scale packages, and automation. The built-in link to your MES through-hole parts. system provides data transfer including reel ID The 45-minute event will be presented and count, as well as user configurable fields alternately in German and English on each such as operator ID, timestamp, part number, day of the show, starting from 10.00 am, at the etc. The XQuik III and XQII series counters 3D-AOI Arena in Hall A2, booth 506. remain best-in-class. www.yamaha-motor-im.eu Page 18 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

PRINTER DISPENSER SPI MOUNTER HYBRID PLACEMENT AOI AOI YAMAHA FACTORY TOOLS INTELLIGENT STORAGE Yamaha True Total Line Solution is the industry leading portfolio in the market for entry level, high-mix low/medium-volume up to high-mix high-volume and ultra-mass production. The Yamaha Intelligent Factory Solutions offer the most complete software solution for Industry 4.0. In the Yamaha Intelligent Factory we focus on the 4M connection by digital technology inside electronics manufacturing: MACHINE – MATERIAL – HUMAN – METHOD. Maximize line productivity & factory efficiency with 4 x M2M connections: Machine to Machine, Material to Machine, Method to Machine and Machine to Human. www.yamaha-motor-im.eu VISIT US! 12.– 15.11.2019, Munich, Germany Get your free visitor ticket Code: Yamaha_prod19 HALL A3, STAND 323 www.productronica.com Page 19

SPDIORTELICSDPOIRTELCIGTOHRT The printed circuit board assembly customer and strengthen the relationships inspection business has a very with its European customers. The logical Innovation impressive history. When I reflect next step was to establish a European that Secures on my career, I have seen many Headquarters and become more than a quality assurance challenges in distributor. Quickly, Koh Young realized Long-Term the surface mount assembly and the customers, especially within the Success manufacturing process. automotive sector, were striving to reduce costs and improve processes. with Harald Eppinger, In the late 1980s, 2D Automated Optical Consequently, Koh Young Europe GmbH general manager, Inspection – or AOI – was developing as a was founded in 2008 and Harald Eppinger Koh Young Europe replacement for expensive In-Circuit Test joined as the Managing Director. “My GmbH (ICT) electrical verification tools. Innovative decision to join Koh Young was based manufacturers across the world tried to on a 3D image Dr Koh showed me. The reduce cost and improve first pass yield content generated out of a 3D compared during every step in the printed circuit to a 2D picture was immense. So, when I board assembly (PCBA) process. was asked to establish Koh Young Europe, I didn’t hesitate. I started directly looking The first 2D AOI systems were selling in for the right place in the center and heart the early 1990s to small “early adopter” of Europe. Quickly, Frankfurt surfaced as manufacturers. This was a significant the perfect location for an international technology milestone and mindset company. Specifically, I selected breakthrough. Reflecting on these early Alzenau in Bavaria, Germany. It is a short years, we developed a sales process to 20-minute drive from the Frankfurt airport, convince potential customers to invest in and offered many suitable facilities in an a 2D AOI technology based on camera industrial area.” inspection technology. While it reduced We unveiled Koh Young Europe GmbH to the number of operators needed to the world in January 2009. Our first office execute the hard job of visual inspection, was a small 250 square meter space. It was the component sizes were still relatively just a focused team of three people to set large – think about through-hole insertion up Koh Young Europe. Unfortunately, 2009 parts and larger 1812 sized surface mount was also the start of the biggest global devices. For years, 2D AOI became a financial crises in recent history and it hit common solution to balance escapes and the electronics industry especially hard. false calls with programming time. Even though it did not seem to be the right time to establish a European branch, Dr. LIFE AND CHALLENGES CAN CHANGE! Koh wisely stayed the course. He told us to prepare for growth. Guided by our new In 2008, an emerging Korean company sales strategies and market positioning, offered a unique opportunity. Koh Young Koh Young Europe averted the economic had already successfully delivered downturn crisis and emerged stronger hundreds of its evolutionary True 3D SPI than before. technology to the market. Now, it was From the original office space and handful expanding its portfolio and introducing a of employees, Koh Young Europe has prototype True 3D AOI system, which – developed over the past 10 years. Not like SPI – would turn the established 2D AOI market upside down. At the same time, Koh Young wanted to setup a base for operations, sales, and support in Europe. In 2004, Pieter Stins successfully created an SPI distribution network in Europe. Eventually, Koh Young wanted to close the gap between the This year marks the 10- year anniversary for Koh Young Europe, and I wanted to share the story about our past, present, and future”. Page 20 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

only has our staff increased to over 30 significant market share in an established Guided by our new people, we have increased our facilities market. This new technology proved Koh sales strategies and to over 1,000 square meters for machine Young could not only swim with the sharks, demonstrations, customer training, but it could overtake and keep a dominate market positioning, service, support, and operations. Every leadership position. Koh Young Europe year we deliver dozens of customer While the technology partially supports demonstrations and training sessions our leadership, the Koh Young Europe averted the economic to our distributors and customers in the distributor network helps spread the downturn crisis and European market. Furthermore, we have an information. Through a well-structured emerged stronger additional 4,000 square meters of storage and organized partner network, Koh Young than before. space for immediate spare part shipments Europe expanded from the traditional and quick-turn machine deliveries. From “Old Europe”. Today, it covers the entire Page 21 these two locations, Koh Young Europe European Union, Scandinavia, Baltics, supports more than 20 different partner Russia, Kazakhstan, the Middle East, plus distributors each sustaining a dedicated North and South Africa! sales and support organization to cover the Beyond our Distributors and Partners, whole of Europe, as well as South Africa, Koh Young Europe is focused on internally the Middle East, Russia, Kazakhstan, and training and educating our people to Ukraine. “We are a multi-lingual, multi- develop the next level of inspection cultural company, and I am proud of our specialists. The growth of our business collaborative attitude driving for success.” lead to significant increase of experts With Koh Young Europe established, it within the Koh Young Europe team, which became the foundation to prove the local spans printing and inspection experts that SPI business. In addition to the existing are complemented by seasoned industry major OEMs, the EMS service providers sales professionals. gradually recognized the purpose and Today, as we celebrate our 10-year benefits of the system. Additionally, the anniversary, Koh Young Europe has over 30 grand opening of Koh Young Europe highly-qualified direct team members who coincided with the European launch of are working closely with our Distributors. the new True 3D AOI. After its release, the Together, the team covers all aspects of our newly designed True 3D AOI concept was business with sales administration, logistics, immediately embraced due in part to the customer care, system orders, and software outstanding SPI systems. to satisfy customer needs by delivering Koh Young officially introduced the Zenith the right services. Of course, our team is True 3D AOI system to the European driven to constantly develop and expand market first. Since it was a new technology, our product portfolio from SPI to AOI, and Koh Young Europe developed the “Truck then to Machining Optical Inspection (MOI), Tour;” whereby the company took the Automated Pin and Terminal Inspection Zenith AOI directly to 60 cities across 16 (API), and now our latest Conformal Coating countries over 3 months. This tour gave Inspection (CCI) microscope called Neptune. users across Europe the unique opportunity “Our mission is to represent and grow our to experience our new 3D AOI system Korean parent company.” first-hand and prove “the impossible is In addition to delivering innovative possible”. This tour formed the bedrock hardware, Koh Young is a true Smart Factory on which we built tremendous confidence solution provider. Utilizing the precise in 3D technology – and flipped the AOI 3D-Measurement data to visualize and inspection market upside down…again. analyze any step in the production process, Within just a few years, Koh Young gained

feactounrte. the KSMART Smart Factory solution can close READY FOR THE FUTURE the bridge between M2M (Machine-to-Machine) communication on SMT machines. In fact, we In 2008, an emerging Korean company can automatically adjust and optimize process offered a unique opportunity. Koh Young had parameters to assure the highest level of quality already successfully delivered hundreds of its at anytime, anywhere during production. evolutionary True 3D Winning over the most important electronic SPI technology to the market. Now, it was manufacturers as customers – either small EMS “We are not resting on our laurels. Just look providers or Tier 1 Automotive OEMs – allows to our latest developments in KSMART, us to listen to their challenges and improve machine software, and new functionality like their everyday life with enhanced hardware pin inspection or material measurement”. and software solutions. “It was the demanding As we expand the business from pure SMT voice of the European customers that became into the Frontend and Backend markets, we Koh Young Europe’s biggest strength. It are introducing additional 3D technology to empowered us to develop technology for future measure transparent or reflective surfaces. applications. Yet, a successful past does not These developments are driven in part guarantee future success. We are driven to by the merger and associated challenges solidify our position in the European market, encountered with PCBA and Semiconductor while expanding our market to reach new assembly manufacturing processes. This businesses and regions. forward-looking mentality helped our business grow and expand our business with the most demanding customers in the automotive industry. The latest example is our award- winning KY-P3, which has recently been selected as the exclusive pin and terminal inspection solution by a major German automotive manufacturer based on its unique measurement performance. Moving forward, Koh Young will deliver even more process control and optimization to our customers. All these developments will help stabilize and improve the electronics manufacturing quality level, reduce the cost of rework, and optimize machinery maintenance cost. During Productronica, Koh Young Europe will emphasize that our market leadership is established on our deep-rooted SPI and AOI expertise. Additionally, we will expound on our MOI and API technologies, which combined with SPI and AOI account for over 16,000 installed inspection systems – the most of any inspection supplier in our industry. “Koh Young Europe and I cordially invite Productronica attendees to visit our booth and experience our flagship aSPIre3 SPI and Zenith 2 AOI, as well as our brand-new Zenith Alpha AOI series, the latest award- winning KY-P3 API models, and the recently introduced Neptune CCI Microscope for any kind of transparent material epoxy and either dry or wet conformal coating. Additionally, Koh Young technologies will be demonstrated live with our partners Ekra, MPM, and ASM, and show how to optimize the printing process. “Over the past 10 years, Koh Young Europe has garnered numerous awards and received numerous accolades, while reaching numerous milestones. Yet, we are positioned to deliver so much more over the next 10 years. Stay tuned…” Harald Eppinger started his electronics manufacturing career with Siemens in Germany back in 1976. He gained his user experience at various production sites at Siemens, Schroff, and more. He shifted from user to supplier while working for an ICT company called Wayne Kerr and Schuh. He began to appreciate AOI challenges in the mid-1980s with Schuh in Germany, which later became part of the Orbotech Group. For over 30 years, Harald has been involved with the challenging inspection business. To this day, he still loves to see be a part of evolutionary innovations. www.kohyoung.com Page 22 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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TECHNOTLOODGAYY Located in Madison Heights, MI, Adam Electronics specializes in the design and manufacturing of Adam Electronics printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies, wire Is a True Value harness assemblies, custom box build solutions and Add Contract engineering services. The company’s capabilities provide complete turnkey solutions from quick turn/ Manufacturing low-volume to production volume in its 10,000 sq ft Partner production facility. Providing complete electronic contract manufacturing services since 1984, Adam by smt today editor Electronics’ mission is to add value to its customers’ organizations while contributing to their successes. Adam Electronics started as a box build specialist providing solutions to the automotive industry. Since that time, its custom electronic solutions have been used on a range of applications from development benches to automotive assembly lines. Adam Electronics manages customers’ solutions from start to finish: Coordinate fabrication of mechanical components and software development, provide all electrical design and assembly of end product, and layout engineering services for electrical design, embedded software development and mechanical engineering demands. While the company’s roots are in box build, it has expanded its range of services over the past 35 years to cover other solutions, including PCB assembly. The company assembles PCBs with a mix of technologies such as through-hole (THT) and surface mount (SMT) and places all package types including ball grid array (BGA). As a low- to mid- volume/high-mix PCB assembler, the company can work with FR4, metal core and rigid flex, and its primary products include ECU, LED lighting and instrumentation. Adam Electronics partners with leading companies and technologies for its innovative equipment, which includes three SMT lines, two wave solder machines, two manual and two automated selective solder systems, DI wash, a jet printer for no-clean applications, and conformal Page 24 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

coating services. Its SMT lines include FX-1R high- functional or burn-in testing, finished good speed chip shooters and KE-2070L flexible mounter stocking, shipping, and more. The company works systems from Juki Automation Systems and ACX- with clients to define the value-added services 800, a fast, accurate X-ray component counting needed for each individual production project such system from Scienscope. as electrical engineering and PCB layout services; Davian Larente, President/CEO of Adam Electronics, support for panelizing multiple designs in one panel said that the company has run Juki on its lines since for reduced cost; electrical engineering review; 1993. “Our original Juki machines are still running design for manufacturing review; and final product every day with little to no maintenance required and assembly. The company’s attention to these services very little technical support has been needed on distinguishes it from the competition, reinforcing that any of the machines.” Over the past 25 years, the company has purchased more than a dozen of Juki’s Adam Electronics manages pick-and-place machines. Larente continued, “Juki customers’ solutions from has been a great partner for us over the years and start to finish: Coordinate has helped us grow and strengthen our reputation in fabrication of mechanical the industry as a quality service provider.” components and software Concerning the Scienscope system, Larente said, development, provide all “We can process a reel 10x faster than doing it electrical design and manually. Also, we save on inventory costs because assembly of end product, before we start a job we have an exact number of and layout engineering components needed to complete a job. We put it in services for electrical the ACX-800 Scienscope machine at the end of a design, embedded software job so we have an accurate count for the next job. development and mechanical This prevents us from running out of components engineering demands. during a cycle and saves us from ordering more mid- cycle while giving us an exact count for the next job. Additionally, there is no more guessing over scrap factors, which allows us to run leaner inventories.” Adam Electronics also places importance on its value-added services, which include design for manufacturing (DFM) reviews, flash programming of software, post-production assembly operations, Adam Electronics has partnered with Juki for 25 years. Juki’s placement solutions have helped the company grow. Page 25

featurecont. Scienscope’s X-ray Adam Electronics is not an engineering company, but • SOP and Production: Through its quick-turn services, counting system is fast rather a company that provides engineering support Adam Electronics is ready for start-of-production and accurate, allowing and services to its customers from development to ramp-up and production. It supports processing of Adam Electronics to production to post-production. low-volume part numbers, allowing its production run leaner inventories. Other services include: facility to focus on high-volume part numbers and • PCB – Quick Turn: The company coordinates reduced changeover. Additionally, the company provides a US backup plan to help in the event of procurement of PCBs, components and stencils, issues, natural disasters and increased demands. supports panelizing of multiple designs in one panel to reduce cost, optimizes PCBs and stencils • Post-Production: Adam Electronics supports to reduce cost, counts all materials using an products that go out of active production. Its quick- X-ray counting system before and after the build. turn experience allows it to support low-volume/ Additionally, jet printing technology eliminates low-frequency orders without sacrificing quality. This stencil for no-clean solder paste applications, and allows customers to focus on new products while all equipment programming is completed off-line to Adam Electronics focuses on managing end-of- allow better use of time and faster assembly upon life, service and warranty. The company also works receiving all components. with its customers’ production teams to establish post-processing steps to allow a turnkey solution for its customers’ products. Adam Electronics also can provide services to set up customer products in its ERP system, take possession of material and establish pricing before the need arises. Wire harness assembly is another area Adam Electronics focuses on. As a low-volume/high-mix harness supplier, it assembles wide ranges of cable and wire harness options including ribbon cable, coaxial and custom solutions. The company also has the ability to crimp using mini-style applicators or hand crimpers, as well as mechanical and pneumatic, and maximum wire size of 10 AWG. Harness types include validation harnesses, engineering development harnesses, vehicle retrofit, test equipment harnesses and custom solutions. Adam Electronics can provide ink jet printing on the harness wires to ease troubleshooting of complex systems and eliminate the cost of expensive labeling solutions. For vehicle and system harness installation, the company can terminate one end of the harness and ink jet print the Our original Juki machines are still running every day with little to no maintenance required and very little technical support has been needed on any of the machines. complete length of the wire. This eases installation in the system and allows kitting of subassemblies. As a true value-add partner, Adam Electronics strives to exceed customer expectations. To do this, the company provides services from development through post-production in the design and manufacture of PCB assemblies, wire harness assemblies, custom box build solutions and engineering services. It also uses innovative technologies on its lines from industry- leading companies such as Juki and Scienscope to help maintain its reputation of quality, flexibility and efficiency. www.adamelectronics.com Page 26 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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TTOED TECHNOTLOODGAYY Founded in 2009, Critical Manufacturing is a young, agile, customer-centric company providing leading- Critical edge, Industry 4.0-ready software solutions for advanced Manufacturing’s manufacturing industry segments. The company is dedicated to empowering manufacturers of complex, Advanced MES high-tech discrete products with a manufacturing Software Solutions execution and intelligence system to achieve their digital transformation goals. Help Customers Become Industry Critical Manufacturing’s vision is ‘making Industry 4.0 a reality for all manufacturers,’ which means delivering the most modern, connected 4.0-Ready and and flexible manufacturing execution systems (MES) in the marketplace. Accelerate Smart This helps manufacturers easily adapt and optimize their operations in an Factory Initiatives era of constant and permanent change and future-proof their business against technology changes and changing customer demands. It scales by Dave Trail, VP, to users’ business needs and growth, gives clear insight and guidance Electronics Segment on any desktop or mobile device, drives visibility of production and its costs across the supply chain, and is easy to implement on existing infrastructure. As a result, Critical Manufacturing’s state-of-the-art products and services enable customers to drive down cost, flexibly meet market demands, and ultimately achieve greater agility, visibility and reliability. “Our customers in complex, high-tech industries understand that MES is a long-term investment and that success depends on implementing the most modern, configurable solution that will scale with their business while delivering on the vision for the smart factories of the future,” said Chris Parsons, VP, Marketing. “Our continued success is driven by equal measures of passion and dedication to develop cutting-edge, industry- specific solutions that address the most urgent industry challenges and provide our growing list of satisfied customers with superior industry 4.0 capabilities and the highest business value to meet their current and future needs with confidence.” Critical Manufacturing’s success is rooted in the inspiration and experience of an executive team of internationally renowned industry experts. With headquarters and main technical center in Porto (Maia), Portugal, the company’s rapid global growth has led to the establishment of subsidiaries in key regions for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing in Dresden, Germany; Suzhou, China; Austin, TX; and in Taiwan. Page 28 Headquartered in Portugal with offices around the world, Critical Manufacturing provides leading-edge software solutions for advanced complex-discrete manufacturing industry segments. The headquarters and main development center in Portugal comprises almost 2,000 square meters in the Science and Technology park TECMAIA, at Maia’s industrial zone. This is where Critical Manufacturing develops products and services for advanced manufacturing markets, including the new generation Critical Manufacturing MES. The proximity to the University of Porto Engineering campus provides a crucial link to R&D centers and facilitates the engagement of skilled human resources. | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

Critical Manufacturing MES provides manufacturers in demanding Vexos’ services extend discrete industries with a platform for Industry 4.0 success. over the entire electronic product In August 2018, Critical Manufacturing announced a strategic investment lifecycle, from by ASMPT (HKEX Stock Code 0522), the global technology and market value engineering leader for cutting-edge solutions and materials for the semiconductor services for product assembly and packaging industries and surface mount technology development to (SMT) solutions that are deployed in a wide range of end user markets prototyping and new including electronics, mobile communications, automotive, industrial, product introduction LED and alternative energy. (NPI) through to the Critical Manufacturing has significant expertise in the integration and growth, maturity and networking of SMT machines and systems, as well as IT systems and end-of-life phases cloud solutions. This strategic investment is designed to accelerate ASMPT’s efforts to build a portfolio of Industry 4.0 solutions and will boost ASMPT’s software competence in enabling smart factories. Günter Lauber, CEO of ASMPT SMT Solutions Segment and serving concurrently as an Executive Committee member responsible for ASMPT’s software solutions, explained the rationale behind this strategic investment: “We want to focus more on comprehensive software solutions to help customers improve their quality, flexibility and efficiency with smart factories. Initiatives like The Hermes Standard and ADAMOS already represent major steps in this direction, but we want to speed up our integration and smart manufacturing capabilities and extend our reach beyond hardware solutions.” Francisco Almada Lobo, CEO of Critical Manufacturing, also commented on the strategic investment: “We are extremely pleased to be integrated into ASMPT and have access to its vast resources and customer/support networks. We share the same vision and a common focus on delivering the most advanced Industry 4.0 solutions to enable the digital world. The significant advances in automation and equipment technologies mean that equipment is now generating huge amounts of data. Critical’s modern MES is ideally placed and designed to transform that data into intelligence to advance everything from product innovation, efficiency, productivity and quality across lines, factories and global factory networks. Our combined knowledge and resources will accelerate our roadmap to bring strong business value and competitive advantage to our current customers and innovative manufacturers across our industry segments.” Page 29

featurecont. Critical Manufacturing’s growing staff has been carefully recruited plant digital twin and move into smart manufacturing. to apply their extensive experience in IT technologies, automation Critical Manufacturing specializes in delivering a comprehensive, and integration, architecture and development processes in the modular Industry 4.0-ready MES built from the ground up context of advanced manufacturing environments. The full team to accelerate digital transformation across complex discrete embraces the challenge of making Critical Manufacturing the industries. premier solution provider for high-tech manufacturing. Each of the Critical Manufacturing MES provides manufacturers in company’s founders have more than 15 years of experience as demanding discrete industries with a platform for Industry software solution providers to the semiconductor industry. Along 4.0 success. It delivers reliable access to detailed and timely with a group of top analysts and developers, the team has strategic operational information with full context and intelligence for fast, focus on the following high-tech discrete manufacturing industries: confident decisions and profitable action. “Whether plants use Electronics Assembly: Digital transformation means electronics traditional technologies or Industry 4.0 distributed intelligence, use is growing in established and new applications, and customer the Critical Manufacturing MES is ready to quickly foster progress demands are ever-changing. Changing costs, tariffs, and varied and improvement,” added Parsons. “Users can readily configure, options for OEMs to outsource to electronics manufacturing distribute and use workflows and build complex GUI’s without services (EMS) providers, joint design manufacturers (JDM) and code or the use of IT resources.” original design manufacturers (ODM) pose both opportunities and Inherently designed to accommodate the Industrial Internet risks for everyone in the electronics assembly supply chain. To of Things (IIoT), mobile devices, automation, sensors, Critical remain competitive, anyone assembling SMT printed circuit boards, Manufacturing MES is the foundation of industry 4.0 strategic sub-assemblies and box builds must produce short runs and make initiative. This augmented MES offers not only advanced analytics inline changes, maintaining high quality while lowering costs. and continuous improvement tools, but also a manufacturing Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) & IC Substrates: PCB manufacturing digital twin and quick, intuitive looks at performance. companies are under pressure to innovate at a breakneck Critical’s MES provides the most innovative software platform with pace. Customers want ever smaller, denser and more powerful a deep set of modular applications that provide manufacturers products for handheld, wearable and mobile electronics, as well in complex industries with maximum agility, visibility and as new applications in IoT, communications, automotive, medical reliability. The flexibility, sharp graphics and user configurable and aerospace. Opportunities for SMT, BGA, flip chip and GUI makes Critical MES easy to use. The unique versatility of high-density interconnect (HDI) designs are growing but bring Critical’s MES allows manufacturers to easily configure complex manufacturing challenges that can be addressed with Critical’s processes across industries and manufacturing types such as MES Solution. complex discrete, repetitive, batch, hybrid, process and mass Semiconductor Manufacturing: Customers are increasingly customization. using semiconductor products to transform their products, In the rapidly-growing MES market, Critical Manufacturing production methods and business models and those who make features five unique differentiators that stand out from other MES these products must keep pace. Driven by the IoT revolution, 5G companies: wireless, artificial intelligence (AI), automotive, and augmented 1. Industry 4.0 Readiness reality (AR) both opportunities and pressures on semiconductor 2. Single Platform Solution makers are growing. 3. Broadest Functionality Medical Device Manufacturing: Medical device and diagnostics 4. Integration and Automation manufacturers must continue to introduce new products using 5. Flexibility and Ease-of-Use specialized product technology, all the while complying with ever- These differentiators help position the company to become the shifting worldwide regulations. Pricing and margin pressure from standard MES in the electronics assembly and high-tech discrete reimbursement and purchasing practices are driving companies industries. Parsons concluded, “Critical Manufacturing is to seek new ways to become more efficient, speed innovation building to become the leading ‘out-of-the-box’ electronics and and decrease costs. With the European Union’s Medical Device SMT MES solution that will scale multiple types of equipment Regulations (MDR) taking effect, and the FDA’s cybersecurity and and other electronics assembly operations.” shift from QSR to ISO 13485 and ISO regulations, companies www.criticalmaufacturing.com must do all of this within stricter guidelines. As discrete products are transformed into intelligent products and services, companies must ensure their manufacturing operations are equally modern. Most companies’ history with traditional MES does not help them envision a way to build the Page 30 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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INDUNSETWRYS INDUSTRYNE hot off the press Horizon Sales Partners with with Horizon Sales’ extensive gives us the ability to add value to GEN3 as Exclusive North geographical reach, excites us about our customers today, but through this American Distributor the potential possibilities within partnership we are investing in the Horizon Sales is pleased to announce markets that have established needs future, as Inventec continues to bring that it signed an agreement with GEN3, such as automotive, medical, aviation innovative new products and services a world-leading British manufacturer of and aerospace. It’s the right time to to market.” test and measurement equipment. Under extend our coverage in the landscape Inventec and Powell Industries will be the agreement, Horizon Sales will be the that Horizon Sales covers, and we look participating at events this fall with exclusive North American distributor of forward to them introducing GEN3 customers, and also will be at APEX GEN3 products throughout the United solutions to these markets.” together in San Diego in February 2020. States, Mexico and Canada. The www.horizonsales.com www.inventecusa.com agreement was made last week during the SMTA International conference and Inventec Performance Karl Pfluke Joins KIC as exhibition in Rosemont, IL. Chemicals USA LLC Regional Sales Manager announces Powell KIC today announced that it has “All of us at Horizon Sales are excited Industries as new hired Karl Pfluke as a Regional Sales to partner with GEN3,” said Dave distributor Manager for Eastern USA and Canada. Trail, President. “Their electronics Expanding reach and reducing In this role, Pfluke will utilize his 19 years test and measurement products are delivery speed, Inventec USA adds of sales and engineering knowledge in specialist in nature, which provides us best-in-class EMS distributor the SMT Electronics, Semiconductor, with a unique selling proposition and Inventec Performance Chemicals LED and Solar PV industries. advantage within our sales channels. USA LLC is growing reach and MB Allen, Manager of Applications and We can add value to all electronic reducing delivery speed through a new Sales at KIC, stated: “Karl has been in manufacturing companies through the strategic distribution partner, Powell the electronics industry for many years Gen3 solution offering from the Tier III Industries. Powell industries has been and brings to KIC a well-respected Contract Manufacturers to Tier I and a value-added distributor to electronic broad spectrum of thermal knowledge. the large household name military and manufacturing services (EMS) aerospace organizations.” companies for more than 20 years, and He has worked in diverse areas of Graham Naisbitt, Chairman and CEO has seven distribution offices covering electronics with a variety of soldering, of GEN3, added, “We are proud to the western United States. curing, polymer and sintering materials. have come to an agreement with David Reitz, CEO of Inventec It is a pleasure and our fortune to have Horizon Sales, expanding their portfolio Performance Chemicals USA LLC, Karl join our KIC family.” of superior and quality equipment commented, “At Inventec, we are Pfluke holds a degree in manufacturing to include our GEN3 products. The problem-solvers at heart – and engineering, is SMT process engineer Horizon Sales team has already made we consistently expect more from certified, and has his Six Sigma us feel that we have simply extended ourselves. We are thrilled to announce Greenbelt Certification. He has our GEN3 family. They are the experts that Powell Industries is now part of the authored, co-authored, and presented in their field with more than 25 Inventec global distribution network, technical papers in the electronics years representing industry-leading helping us provide faster service to industry. equipment, and we are confident that an expanded network of customers. www.kicthermal.com our test and measurement equipment Powell Industries has the experience, complements their existing product infrastructure and team that make range well. These factors, combined them best-in-class. But what I think sets them apart, and makes them a great fit for Inventec, is their values: they are deeply customer-minded, and focused on helping them save time and money.” Mike Powell added, “We are delighted to have the ability to offer Inventec and Amtech products. Not only are the products market leaders, which Page 32 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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featurecont. Kodiak Assembly Offers 01005 MACDERMID ALPHA ANNOUNCES RELEASE With Nano Dimension’s DragonFly LDM system, Ultra-Compact Package Assembly OF MACUSPEC HT 300: HIGH SPEED / HIGH the researchers at CityU will be able to prototype THROW DC ACID COPPER METALLIZATION and produce multi-layer PCBs and non-planar Kodiak Assembly Solutions LP is pleased to FOR UP TO 15:1 ASPECT RATIO circuitry with complex geometric features announce its entry into 01005 Ultra-Compact MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, and compact structures, owing to its ability to Package Assembly. announces the release of MacuSpec HT 300, 3D-print metal and polymer simultaneously with Although already standard in smartphone a high throw DC acid copper metallization high precision. This will enable the research assemblies, these ultra-compact devices have able to metallize through holes of 15:1 aspect lab to avoid traditional fabrication techniques made their way into mainstream designs across ratio boards at production volumes. The HT such as lithography and etching, reducing many markets. Always a company driven by 300 process offers excellent microdistribution development costs for sensing and electronic technological advancements and staying ahead at high current densities while avoiding the devices and make prototyping faster. Future of the curve, Kodiak jumped at the chance to capital expense of pulse plating rectifiers. For innovations can lead to the development of experiment and qualify the assembly of 01005 fabricators looking to push the limits of their four-dimensional (4D) actuators, which are new component packages. DC plating lines, it is an alternative to making breeds of robotics actuators with embedded Areas critical to the successful qualification of the switch to more expensive pulse plating programmable architectures that can repeatedly 01005 package assembly include: systems. The process is an excellent choice for self-morph in response to external stimuli. • Optimal PCB footprint layout through hole plating, conformal blind via plating, “The DragonFly LDM’s unique technology will and pattern plating applications. provide CityU researchers with a substantial • Precise stencil aperture design and fabrication In addition to the high throw capabilities, competitive advantage to perform leading-edge • Paste printing setup and repeatability MacuSpec HT 300 is analyzable by CVS and research in developing next generation sensing • High machine placement accuracy common analytical tools providing ease of and robotics actuation systems,” said Dr. Chan • SMT tape and feeder control and trouble-free operation throughout Ho-Yin, research assistant professor at CityU. • Reflow profile development the solution life. The MacuSpec HT 300 deposit “During the next two years, our team plans to • Reflow atmosphere considerations (oxygen exceeds copper metallization specifications implement 3D printed electronics technology required for multilayer PCBs including IPC TM- into several advanced projects, including the vs. nitrogen) 650 2.4.18 – tensile strength greater than 36,000 development of injectable motion sensors for PSI and elongation greater than 12% ensuring lab animals and integrated antennas for cyber Size Comparison: 01005 great thermal reliability and structural integrity. physical robots.” Mixed in Black Pepper Rich Bellemare, Director for Electrolytic “More and more now, we’re seeing growing Metallization, noted, “Customers all over interest from universities and research labs to Inductors, capacitors and the world are already switching their old DC increase the adoption of additive manufacturing resistors all have slightly plating chemistry to MacuSpec HT 300 to of electronics, for rapid innovation and time- different terminations achieve higher technology capability, lower savings, regardless of the complication of the and heights that require operating costs, and longer service life from circuit or component,” said Amit Dror, CEO consideration for defect-free assembly. Every their equipment. Many of these customers are of Nano Dimension. “Additive manufacturing design provides different challenges, but with also taking advantage of combining HT 300 with technologies will significantly contribute to the Kodiak’s experience, a robust process for our world leading direct metallization systems development of CityU’s new sensing systems assembling these ultra-compact packages can to further improve the productivity and value of and robotic actuators.” be developed. their plating operations.” www.macdermidalpha.com The DragonFly LDM printing technology is Kodiak Assembly looks forward to successfully the industry’s only comprehensive additive applying this newest capability to its customers’ Nano Dimension Sells DragonFly manufacturing platform for round-the- complex designs, and remains dedicated to LDM Additive Manufacturing System clock 3D printing of electronic circuitry. The the challenge of staying at the leading edge of to CAS-CityU Joint Lab on Robotics groundbreaking system, introduced by Nano placement technology to provide the highest CityU researchers will use 3D printed Dimension in July 2019, is designed for Industry quality assemblies across all markets. electronics to facilitate faster prototyping of 4.0 and manufacturing for the Internet of Things. unique sensing and robotics actuation systems The DragonFly LDM is the extension of the Kodiak has extensive experience in a number of while lowering research and development successful DragonFly Pro precision system key electronic markets, including: IoT- Internet of costs for printing electronic components, including Things, communications, LED lighting, medical Nano Dimension Ltd. announced it has sold a multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), and biotechnology, oil and gas, industrial DragonFly Lights-Out Digital Manufacturing capacitors, coils, sensors, antennas and more. controls, radio frequency (RF) solutions, (LDM) system to City University of Hong Kong www.nano-di.com security, and microprocessor embedded (CityU), a globally-ranked (#52 in QS World computer assemblies. University Rankings 2020) public research university in Kowloon, Hong Kong. A team www.kodiakassembly.com of researchers and engineers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)-CityU Joint Lab on Robotics (located in CityU) plans to use the DragonFly LDM to facilitate faster prototyping of next-generation 3D integrated robotics and sensing structures, while lowering research and development costs. Page 34 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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TECHNOTLOODGAYY TTOE Spectra-Tech Partners with MIRTEC to Provide the Highest Quality EMS Services by smt today editor What do you get when you combine technical expertise, “At MIRTEC we believe in quality, and Spectra-Tech’s quality standards state of the art equipment, and a hardworking team of are some of the highest I’ve ever seen,” added Brian D’Amico, President of customer-service dedicated employees? The answers is MIRTEC’s North American Sales and Service Division. “We are extremely Spectra-Tech, a World-Class Electronics Manufacturing pleased to partner with Spectra-Tech and are equally committed to their Service Provider based in Batavia, Ohio. goal of continuous quality improvement. We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship between our two organizations.” Founded in 1998, Spectra-Tech’s core employees have a significant MIRTEC’s award-winning MV-6 OMNI 3D AOI machines are configured amount of experience in PCB manufacturing. This expertise provides with the company’s exclusive OMNI-VISION® 3D Inspection System their customers the insight to resolve manufacturability issues and which combines 15 Mega Pixel CoaXPress Camera Technology with product solutions that result in lower cost and higher quality than other MIRTEC’s revolutionary Digital Multi-Frequency Quad Moiré 3D System to PCB manufacturers. provide precision inspection of SMT devices on finished PCB assemblies. This proprietary system yields precise height measurement used to Besides Superior Quality, Spectra-Tech also prides themselves on a detect lifted component and lifted lead defects as well as 3D solder fillet team with a ‘do what it takes’ attitude to deliver each product on time to inspection post reflow. Fully configured these systems features four a satisfied customer, starting with assigning a Program Manager to each (4) 10 Mega Pixel Side-View Cameras in addition to the 15 Mega Pixel new order. The Program Manager is responsible for interfacing with the CoaXPress Top-Down Camera as well as an Eight (8) Phase COLOR customer, and helping them customize specific needs for their individual Lighting System. product lines by tracking costs, schedules, and deliveries daily. Changes “Our MIRTEC MV-6 OMNI AOI machines have performed extremely are managed with timely communication, documentation, and by being well!” continued Wilson. “The defect detection capability has proven highly responsive to all customer requirements. to be outstanding for both SMT and Through-Hole inspection. We Spectra-Tech continues to invest in the latest technology to provide the are equally pleased with the level of customer service and after sales highest level of accuracy and quality of assembled products. As part support. Any questions or issues we have had were handled both of our commitment to continuous quality improvement, Spectra-Tech quickly and efficiently.” recently acquired a total of five (5) new MIRTEC MV-6 OMNI 3D AOI The sale of the MIRTEC machines was facilitated by Mr. Fred Binggeli of systems,” commented Craig Wilson, Vice President of Spectra-Tech. The Murray Percival Company, which represents MIRTEC in the regions “After evaluating several leading 3D AOI vendors, we selected MIRTEC of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Wester Pennsylvania. as the best solution to meet our ongoing quality initiatives.” Murray Percival Company is a third-generation family owned business that was founded in 1960, and will be celebrating their 60th year in business in 2020. Customers and peers alike attribute the company’s longevity to their integrity and trustworthiness. Murray Percival Company is currently the leading supplier to the Midwest’s electronics industry, offering thousands of capital and distribution products as well as the industry’s leading process enabler. Spectra-Tech only uses ERP and ISO certified quality systems to deliver the highest quality products at the best cost. Whether prototypes, mixed assemblies, low or high volumes, Spectra-Tech is ready to take on the challenge. Their ISO certified processes include qualification of suppliers, incoming and in-process inspections, automatic optical inspection, planned maintenance, failure analysis, and IPC certified personnel. Page 36 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

Being committed to continuous improvement, Spectra-Tech has Our MIRTEC MV-6 OMNI developed a Quality Management system which provides the framework AOI machines have for measuring and improving their performance. Furthermore, to attain performed extremely customer satisfaction and continuous improvement the following well. The defect systems are in place: detection capability • P eriodic audits of their has proven to be outstanding! internal processes • Training and development Craig Wilson, Vice President, Spectra-Tech of all employees (IPC-A-610 & J-STD-001) • S election and monitoring process of suppliers • Measurable quality objectives • M anagement reviews of quality objectives • Internal audits and improvement opportunities • Customer satisfaction reviews MIRTEC focuses heavily on continual improvement with the purpose of constantly increasing the value of the products and services they provide to their customers. As stated in their core business philosophy: “We provide our customers with the highest quality products and services at competitive pricing. We recognize that our customers are the source of our future growth and as such we strive for a strong, reliable and long-term partnership based on trust and respect. We listen to their needs and deliver prompt service. We consistently work to meet and try to exceed their expectations. We aim to bring positive changes to their business. In short, our ultimate objective is the absolute success of our customers.” Boasting 35 industry awards, MIRTEC is the undisputed Global Leader in Inspection Technology. “We understand that Electronic Manufacturers are becoming ever more selective in purchasing equipment that will add value to their business and provide them with a much needed edge in this highly competitive industry”, continued D’Amico. “With this in mind, an increasing number of manufacturers are relying upon 3D Automated Inspection equipment to help increase profitability by improving production yields and reducing costly rework.” www.spectratechmfg.com www.mirtec.com Page 37

TTOED TECHNOTLOODGAYY Phil Kinner, Electrolube’s Technical and Business Director for Conformal Coatings, casts a spotlight on Electrolube’s Next Generation new series of UV Cure conformal coatings, examining the UV Cure Conformal benefits these rapid cure coatings bring to the production line and unveiling test data to highlight their increased Coatings Increase performance values. Performance and Speed Up Production Electronic circuits are becoming ubiquitous in modern life. Everywhere one looks, more and more processes that were once isolated and manual by Phil Kinner, Technical in nature, are being automated and now connected as the Internet of and Business Director for Things (IoT) becomes more established. The result is that electronic circuitry is progressively being positioned in increasingly hostile working Conformal Coatings environments, from cars, refrigerators and mobile devices to aircraft flight-control hardware, and is required to do more, faster, and in the smallest and lightest possible form factor. In many cases, failure of the circuitry is inconvenient at best and expensive at worst. However, increasingly, as the infra-structure becomes ever more inter-connected, individual failures will put the system at risk, which in turn may put lives in jeopardy. Conformal coating is one technology that has been used to increase the reliability of electronic circuit boards operating in harsh environments over the last 50 years. Conformal coatings are thin, protective polymeric coatings, that are applied to protect the metal surfaces from corrosion, condensation, dielectric breakdowns and mitigate against tin whisker formation and conductive metal particles. Traditionally, these materials have been furnished in solvent-based form, resulting in low viscosity, easy to use materials. However, the use of solvents has become more restricted from an environmental point of view and consumers are increasingly becoming aware of the ‘waste’ of these processes in the form of the energy required to remove the solvents, as well as the impact of their release on the environment. Solvent-free technology is continually being requested more, essentially based on ethics, performance and process. Ethically, solvent-free materials are a smart choice. They contain no solvents, so solvent emissions from your facility will be much lower. Depending upon local, regional and national legislation, this translates into cost savings due to simplified compliance with legislative requirements. The materials are non-flammable and are generally a much lower hazard to human health, resulting in potential cost-savings on insurance. Often, the energy demands required for curing these materials are significantly lower than for solvent-based materials, resulting in reduced energy bills and reduced CO2 emissions. From a performance point of view, solvent-free materials are generally applied slightly more thickly resulting in increased coverage, and thus greater protective capability. The formulations are inevitably Ethically, solvent- also more modern and free materials are a deliver improved capability to meet the increased protective smart choice. They demands of new applications, e.g. automotive industry contain no solvents, so solvent emissions thermal shock cycling from your facility or aerospace increased condensation resistance. will be much lower. In terms of process, modern materials are formulated to enable more rapid achievement of protective properties, whether by condensation, UV, chemical curing mechanisms or a combination, modern materials are designed to improve manufacturing velocity and throughput. Being more modern, obsolescence of material capabilities is likely to be significantly further into the future than solvent- based vintages, which will only become harder to use and fall further behind the required protective capabilities demanded of modern assemblies. UV Curable Coatings UV curable materials cure extremely rapidly (seconds) when exposed to UV radiation of a suitable wavelength and intensity, making them an extremely interesting technology for increasing factory throughput and reducing production foot-print. UV curable materials generally provide good protective properties and can provide improved chemical resistance compared with other cure-types. UV Curable materials Page 38 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

have been used industrially in printing since the 1960s could take even longer. Removing a reasonably small and this technology was transferred to the electronics SOIC after 60 days, revealed patches of a fairly viscous industry in the 1980s, with the emergence of the first liquid coating in shadowed areas as shown in fig 2. generation of UV curable conformal coatings. Heat activated secondary curing processes require Unfortunately, light only travels in straight lines and additional processes and time, thus largely eliminating curing is line of sight only. Due to the 3D nature of a the benefit of the rapid primary cure. Speaking of printed circuit board, it is entirely probable that some which, the initial rapid cure can generate significant areas of the board will not achieve full exposure to the levels of stress, and seldom leads to more than 70-80% light, particularly material on the backside of component of the theoretical conversion to polymer, meaning that leads and beneath components. For this reason, UV the materials can contain reactive groups that remain curable materials need to contain a secondary cure dormant. Once exposed to high temperatures (100C+) mechanism, which can take the form of moisture, additional polymerisation can take place, resulting in chemical or heat based mechanism. Moisture-Curing the materials continuing to harden, change properties has traditionally been favoured because it requires with time and be more prone to cracking during thermal no additional processes. However, in this case, the shock transitions. Fig 1. Disappearance of Isocyanate peak in leading UV/Moisture cure material Fig 3. Following the disappearance of the Isocyanate peak at 2271cm- with time after UV exposure when stored at 23°C, 50% RH. 1 in chemical secondary cure UV material after LED 365nm cure. material is generally well cured in light exposed areas, Materials containing a chemical secondary process thus increasing the difficulty of the diffusion of moisture however, will cure completely within 6-8 hours at room into the coating and the emission of the leaving groups temperature after exposure to suitable long wavelength (commonly Carbon Dioxide). The better the coating UV light (LED 365nm, or Iron Doped ‘D’ bulb) as shown in barrier, the longer the secondary-curing process, and Fig 3. The isocyanate peak has completely disappeared many days, weeks, months and even years have been within 6 hours. reported. This can be seen in fig 1. Following the infra- Due to the unique formulation of these materials, red spectra where the disappearance of the isocyanate residual stress is minimised and the cure proceeds peak of a leading UV/Moisture cure material is followed to a very high level of conversion, resulting in minimal with time, on a glass slide at a typical thickness of 150 changes in properties during thermal ageing. In order to assess the changes in physical properties of the materials due to the thermal ageing process encountered in typical thermal shock experiments, sheets of the materials under test were moulded and cured with the recommended UV wavelengths and dose. These sheets were then removed from the Teflon mould and die-cut into dogbones and allowed to cure for 60 days at ambient conditions (25°C/45- 55% RH). 5 dogbones for each material were then tested for elongation and Fig 2. Liquid coating present when SOIC removed 60 days after UV exposure. elastic modulus at -40°C, -20°C, 0°C, 20°C, 60°C, 100°C and 130°C. The results microns. were consistent and the mean average is shown below. The Isocyanate peak took 93 days to disappear when When we profile the elastic modulus and elongation at stored at 23°C, 50% RH, indicating that the material break, both key indicators of thermal shock performance, took more than 3 months to reach its final properties. then these changes in the material properties after If we consider material beneath a component that does thermal ageing become apparent as shown in figs 4 – 7. not see any UV exposure and is completely reliant on the secondary cure process, then it is clear that this Page 39

featurecont. Due to the unique formulation of these materials, residual stress is minimised and the cure proceeds to a very high level of conversion, resulting in minimal changes in properties during thermal ageing. Looking at the conventional UV/moisture material shown the chemical cure material, the elastic modulus remains in fig 4. there is clearly a significant decrease in the overall constant during ageing. elongation at break of the material, with the maximum value A general note about the results shows that the conventional moving from about room temperature to somewhere around materials tend to be very stiff and inelastic at sub ambient 100°C, showing that the material has further cross-linked temperatures, whereas the chemical cure system remained during the thermal ageing and become more brittle. For elastic until -20°C, but still retained a degree of elongation the chemical cure material shown in fig 5, there is an overall even at -40°C. net gain in elasticity and a greatly reduced shift in maximum Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) and elasticity from about 0°C to 20°C. In general the profile is Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) similar and there is not much divergence in behaviour, showing that the material hasn’t changed much during the In addition to the modulus and elongation numbers shown, thermal ageing process, remaining elastic and flexible. the CTE value and Tg are important numbers, which dictate In fig 6, there is a clear increase in the elastic modulus of the damage done to solder joints during thermal excursions, the conventional UV/moisture cure material, indicating and the mismatch between the CTE of the assembly (5- an increase in stiffness and a large increase in the stress 15ppm) and the coating (100s+ ppm) are at least part of the applied to solder joints over a wider range, whereas for reason why coatings crack during thermal shock testing. Fig 8. Example DIC set-up showing sample reference point marking to enable the image to be tracked during thermal transitions from -50C to +130C Page 40 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

Table 1. Summary of DIC Measurements for variety of films before and after ageing. The CTE values of a variety of coatings were The UV/Moisture cured materials showed a greatly measured by Digital Image Correlation (DIC), increased shift in Tg and larger changes in CTE, especially a highly accurate in CTE2. This indicates that the material is becoming optical measurement increasingly cross-linked during thermal ageing, which methodology as UV curable again is consistent with the elongation and modulus data shown below in fig materials cure shown previously. Whereas, the chemical and UV/chemical 8. This measurement extremely rapidly materials showed a much smaller change in properties, methodology is again in line with the previous data. especially suitable (seconds) when Thermal Shock Testing for coating materials, exposed to where conventional Whilst the lack of changes in physical properties during TMA (Thermal UV radiation thermal ageing are an important parameter in material selection, the key to performance in an end-user application Mechanical Analysis) of a suitable is whether a material can survive the required thermal shock methods can be wavelength and profile without cracking or imparting additional stress on the solder joints. inaccurate due to intensity, making sample softening. In order to investigate this, 12 automotive Engine Control The sample sheets them an extremely Units (ECU) were selectively coated at a normal thickness were produced, interesting with each of the 5 coatings in test. 4 boards were subjected to a full thermal shock experiment from -40°C to +130°C, cured and aged technology for 4 boards were subjected to a 0°C to 130°C thermal shock alongside those regime and the remaining boards were subjected to a -40°C used for producing increasing factory to +¬60°C thermal shock regime. After 250 cycles of each the dogbones for throughput test cycle the boards were visually inspected for evidence of cracks in the coating, and the results are summarised in the elongation and and reducing table 2. The results were summarised using the following modulus study. The production evaluation criteria: results of the DIC foot-print 0 – no cracks present work are shown in 1 – cracks present on <5% of components Table 1. CTE1 is the 2 – cracks present on 5-10% of components CTE in the region 3 – cracks present on 11-15% of components below the Tg and CTE2 is the CTE value recorded 4 – cracks present on 16-20% of components above Tg. 5 – cracks present on >21% of components This data, as shown in fig. 9 highlights that not only does the Tg of the various films increase with ageing (to a greater or lesser extent), but that there is a corresponding reduction in CTE during the ageing process, again to a greater or lesser extent. Fig 9. Summary of CTE and Tg measurements by DIC Page 41

featurecont. Table 2. Summary of coating thermal shock performance Fig 10. Virtually crack free UV/Chemical cure after 1000 However, one thing was very clear, the materials which thermal shock cycles (-40°C to +130°C). had the most stable properties during the thermal ageing process, the Chemical cure and UV/Chemical cure The most striking observation from this experimental work materials exhibited very little cracking during the thermal was that there was so little cracking in the boards that shock experiment (as shown in fig. 10) . UV1, which had the were subjected to the -40°C to +60°C cycle, and so little most stable thermal ageing properties of the conventional difference between boards that had been through the other UV/moisture cure materials, exhibited a much lower level of shock regimes. cracking than UV2 and UV3. Conclusion The UV/chemical cure mechanism can be shown to be complete within 6 hours (to the limit of detection by IR spectroscopy) Vs the extremely long time required to complete the UV/moisture cure mechanism, which was greater than 3 months on a glass slide. The UV/chemical cure material had significantly enhanced stability of the key physical properties during thermal ageing when compared to the conventional UV/moisture cure materials. This enhanced property stability led to a significantly improved thermal shock performance when compared to the established UV/moisture cure materials. You can trace Electrolube’s roots back to 1941, when Henry Kingsbury formed Kingsbury Components to manufacture volume controls. It was here that Henry formulated a specialist oil, that enhanced the electrical performance and lifetime of the contact surface in addition to reducing friction of moving parts. This breakthrough was the catalyst for a whole range of contact lubricants, forming the basis of the company now known as Electrolube. As global specialists in all aspects of formulated chemical products for the electronics industry, Electrolube also offer a vast array of products including thermal management materials, conformal coatings, encapsulation resins, electronic cleaning solutions and general maintenance products. With a presence in 55 countries and expanding, our ethos in innovation and service remains strong. www.electrolube.com Page 42 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

Collaborate 12-15 Nov 2019, Messe München Halle 4, Stand 466 Advise Formulate Invent Partner Test Research Tailored Solutions Refine Manufacture Distribute Approve Our winning Comply formula for superior Support Globally electro-chemicals When every connection counts, you can count on Electrolube’s electro-chemical expertise. With a 77-year pedigree, a growing presence in 55 countries and production in 3 global locations, we have the products, research facilities, resources and personal expertise to engineer solutions to your manufacturing challenges. Make contact and discover what makes Electrolube the solutions people for leading manufacturers worldwide. +44 (0)1530 419600 www.electrolube.com Electronic & General Conformal Encapsulation Thermal Management Contact Maintenance Purpose Cleaning Coatings Resins Solutions Lubricants & Service Aids Page 43

esvheonwtssic4.o0Great success in Silicon Valley as i4.0 Connect Forum completes its second U.S. Event by smt today editor The i4.0 Connect Forum Forum is becoming an established California 2019 took event for networking and education place at the Fremont at the forefront of Industry 4.0. Marriott October 2nd This year’s California forum boasted & 3rd, in cooperation an amazing lineup of exhibitors and with i4.0 Today and speakers from across the world, IPC Association. including Siemens, IBM, Heller Industries, Koh Young America, Following successful forums in Mycronic, Nano Dimension, California last year and Budapest Keith Bryant Consultancy, Tempo earlier this year, the i4.0 Connect Automation, Flex, Zollner, Critical Manufacturing, Wipro, and Uber David Michelle Dr. Rui Rogers Lam Wang Romain Allen Ofer ROUX Phung Maltiel Page 44 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

AI. The days were rounded off with The next events Panel speakers a Panel Discussion followed by are currently reception drinks on day 1; and day being scheduled George 2 concluded with a fantastic tour for 2020. Pang and hospitality at the Siemens DEX Centre. Stay tuned for Ruben Take a look at some photographs full details Villarreal from the event! coming soon! www.i40connectforum.com Dave Marc Trail Peo Damodar Keith Uwe Sahu Bryant Schulze Page 45

TECHNOTLOODGAYY TTOEDCA In my 20+ years of working with the IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries as Solder Tips: The a trainer and master training center, I have seen Seven Habits of just about everything related to soldering. Both Highly Effective good and bad, difficult applications and easy ones, I’ve seen it all. What I’ve learned is when soldering Solderers or reworking a printed circuit board (PCB), there are certain habits or skills that separate the rock By Bob Doetzer star from the average technician. Below are seven of these traits that can help make you or your technicians soldering rock stars too: 1. Have the right tools in your tool box. This seems obvious but I have seen it violated over and over and not just at small companies with limited budgets. I have seen big companies (I won’t name names) suffer this affliction as well. It seems obvious that you need the right tool for the job. After all, changing the oil in your car is not difficult but if the only tool you have is a hammer, it won’t end well. The same is true for soldering and reworking PCBs. Do you only have an old solder iron? You need more tools! How about a good, well-maintained desolder tool? Hot air pencil? Thermal tweezer??? These are all essential tools for high-reliability soldering and rework for various applications. Invest in the right tool and the results can be amazing. 2. Be a student of the game. This also seems obvious but rarely do we take sufficient time to “sharpen our ax.” We have trained thousands of people over the years and many of them start the class thinking (and sometimes even saying out loud), “I’ve been soldering for 10 years, I could teach this class.” There is nothing more gratifying than to hear that same person at the end of the class say, “This was a fantastic class. I never realized how much I didn’t know!” Techniques such as drag soldering, bridge fill and others are new favorites of almost everyone that goes through a training class. Our industry changes so fast. Don’t just do today what you did yesterday. Evolve with the industry, learn new techniques and don’t be a dinosaur. Using the right tool for the job is important. Weller’s WT2M with WXMP iron tip is a highly flexible, compact soldering and rework station for versatile applications. Page 46 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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featurecont. Dyan Reagan, global sales at Weller Tools, a leading soldering technology company, agrees with this tip. “To be successful, you must keep pace with the industry. Be ready to constantly move forward with new ideas and technologies because what works today may not work next week.” She added, “However, while staying updated with current technologies is important, it is just as important to keep your quality level high. If quality slips, not only is the operator at greater risk of being hurt but also your product may have more defects, which could have detrimental results.” 3. Use the correct tip. Too often I see people using the tip that is in an iron or desolder tool just because the tip was already in there. Is it really that hard to change a tip? The single simplest way to increase quality, increase throughput and decrease defects is to take the time to put the correct tip in the iron. And with today’s quick change cartridge tips, it usually can be replaced and up to solder process temperature in about 3 seconds. Seems like a good time investment for the return of increased quality and throughput. 4. “Mellow Yellow.” Take it slow and easy when soldering. Don’t try to solder too quickly. There is a definite optimal time to dwell on the solder joint to create the optimal intermetallic bond. Soldering too quickly might just mean you’re putting out more defects. Also, related to that, be sure to the use the right temperature and pressure (or lack thereof). Turning up the heat doesn’t make you more efficient, it just makes you a faster defect generator. There is an optimum temperature for your applications. (Use the lowest temperature possible.) Do the engineering process work to figure it out and stick to it. Just as more heat doesn’t result in more efficiency, the same is true with more pressure. Do you think you can push more heat into that tough multilayer PCB with heavy copper ground planes? That’s like saying if I push the plug in the wall outlet harder, my belt sander will turn faster. Maybe you need preheat/auxiliary heat to accomplish the task correctly? If you don’t have the expertise to do the process development work needed, look to a good vendor who can help or take a training class to learn. 5. Throw away the old sponge and replace it with a “brass wool” type tip cleaner. The wet sponge thermally shocks solder tips and creates micro cracks in the tip plating. These cracks allow oxidation/corrosion into the tip core and lead to premature tip failure. This is especially true with elevated tip temperatures for lead-free soldering. So, unless you like supporting your favorite tip supplier with extra purchases, lose the sponge. 6. Remove the old solder when doing rework. Don’t reuse that solder. You’re not saving any money and only a few seconds to remove it with a good desolder tool. When solder has been reflowed too many times, it forms a crystalline structure and sometimes loses its strength. Start fresh with new solder for long- term reliability. 7. Inspect your masterpiece. Don’t just finish the job and send the board on to the next step in the process. Most of us can’t see today’s SMT packages with the naked eye so use a suitable inspection tool and take a minute to inspect your work, ensuring that it’s as good as you think. It’s amazing how much more you can see at 3, 4 or maybe even up to 10X magnification. Know the IPC-610 specification and what the accept, reject and target criterion are for your components/assemblies. Here’s a tip for the bonus round: always strive for IPC Class 3. If you must meet IPC Class 2, don’t just settle for Class 2 because it is good enough. Strive for Class 3. It’s not that difficult if you know how to get that level of quality. A little knowledge and process work can do wonders for your masterpiece (and your company’s reputation). www.circuittechnology.com Page 48 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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RED the industry vips take a bow Happy 20th Anniversary Cogiscan recently recommitted to their core values for the next 20+ years: Respect, Trust, Well-being and Impact with Collaboration, as the main unifying piece. www.cogiscan.com Page 50 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

Siemens launches Digital Academy to nurture next generation of engineering and tech talent Siemens has launched a new undergraduate sponsorship programme to discover, inspire and nurture the next generation of engineering and tech talent. The Digital Academy pays selected students £3,000-a-year from the second year of university as well as up to 12-weeks paid summer placement throughout the duration of their studies within a Siemens business. At the end of their degree they will be given the chance to join Siemens’ Graduate Scheme. www.siemens.co.uk/digitalacademy AVX Donates $15,000 to Help Fund the Construction of a Splash Pad Park in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. AVX Corporation donated $15,000 to help “We truly appreciate AVX’s generous fund the construction of a splash pad park in contribution toward the installation of the Fountain Inn, South Carolina, which has been new splash pad in downtown Fountain Inn,” home to its corporate headquarters since said Whitney Ferguson, president and CEO, 2010. The Fountain on Main splash pad park, Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce. “The presented by Greenville Water, is free to the goal of this project was to provide a park public and conveniently located in the heart of space that the entire community could enjoy the city’s fast-growing downtown area, which and, with the help of AVX’s donation and their features a variety of shops, restaurants, and a continued support, we were able to turn that farmer’s market — all within walking distance. vision into a reality.” www.sumitomocorp.com The splash pad also features lighting elements “AVX has been a resident of Fountain Inn for for evening enjoyment and is now open daily nearly a decade and is proud to be a member from 8:00 a.m – 11:00 p.m. Water shoes are of the local community,” said Mauri Aven, recommended and all children under 12 years project sponsor, AVX Corporation. “We value old must have adult supervision at all times. our growing community and are committed to supporting the city’s continued efforts to In honor of its corporate support of the bolster vitality through collaborative projects splash pad project, which was initiated by the and initiatives that benefit all local residents.” Leadership Golden Strip — a collaborative effort between the Fountain Inn and In honor of its corporate support of the Simpsonville Area Chambers of Commerce — splash pad project, which was initiated by the AVX was recognized with a logo-emblazoned Leadership Golden Strip — a collaborative sign that was affixed to a wall at the Fountain effort between the Fountain Inn and on Main site during the official grand opening Simpsonville Area Chambers of Commerce — event held on August 21. AVX was recognized with a logo-emblazoned sign that was affixed to a wall at the Fountain www.avx.com on Main site during the official grand opening event held on August 21. In addition to the In addition to the splash pad, splash pad, Fountain on Main also features Fountain on Main also features benches, shaded seating areas, convenient benches, shaded seating areas, parking, and a mural commissioned by Greenville Water. Page 51

TTOED TECHNOTLOODGAYY BCS Automotive Interface Solutions, in Auburn New York manufactures automotive tire pressure monitoring High Viscosity sensors. The demand for more rigid tire pressure Fluid Air Assist monitoring (TPM) sensors are on the rise to comply with greater operating demands for increase tire pressure Dispensing loading. BCS requires the ability to inject a high viscosity potting compound into a heavy-duty sensor. by James Hall The design of this assembly imposed some design challenges in how the (high viscosity) material flows through narrow shallow housing challenges beneath a print circuit board assembly (PCBA). Production has been reporting a 0.36 percent scrap rate for potting fill issues. This initiated continuous improvement activities that entailed incorporating the function of air assist during dispense. BCS has established a strong partnership with Precision Valve Automotive (PVA) of Cohoes, NY in providing its technical services in supporting its customer’s evolving challenges. The process that was developed and released over a year ago required extensive research and development. The dispense process was first conceptualized at Design for manufacturing (DFM) that involved teaming up with PVA’s technical support inside their R&D department. The Delta-8 along with its many available options provided the greatest flexibility in meeting BCS’s process requirements. The VPX-2K integrated volumetric pump system offered BCS the best dual head dispense solution for a two-component mix ratio. The high precision, rotating positive displacement pump works extremely well when dispensing low volume shot sizes that involve a high viscosity material. To maintain dispense precision for small volume shot sizes, a high precision digital scale was incorporated into the system with resolution down to 0.1mg. This scale is a must for in- process volume monitoring and calibration controls when dealing with very low precision shot sizes. To assure dispense accuracy, traceability of the material flow (monitoring) is equally as important to assure the proper mix ratio for each assembly. The technical challenges for dispensing a high viscosity material in low volume through narrow channels underneath a PCBA required both additional heating and part tilt to compensate for the high wetting properties (capillary forces) of the material being dispensed inside the TPM sensor. Once the process was released in high volume, manufacturing started reporting a 0.36% fall-out for potting not flowing completely out around the housing well even though all process conditions and controls were found to be within process specifications. During failure analysis, all suspect parts displayed a unique common signature that suggested a plausible theory for root cause. The theory suggested that (if) during initial dispensing any material that swells and touches the backside of the PCBA-fill hole it has The VPX-2K integrated enough wetting force to volumetric pump system freeze in location before having the ability to flow offered BCS the best out in the potted well. This was noted in earlier dual head dispense solution for a two- development but was component mix ratio. thought to be controlled by the dispense programs – shot volume, heat, pump speed, seating angle, and fill time. Unfortunately, production had to run thousands of TPM sensors to understand the variability of the phenomena. Pump speed and fill time was one of the key factors in controlling (any contact) around the PCBA’s fill hole. The VPX-2K pumps and fill time had to run slower given the constraints of the material’s (viscosity) which resulted in sacrificing cycle time. Page 52 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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featurecont. Thousands of parts The strength of the material is its wetting forces properties. were processed with Unfortunately, these excellent wetting forces can impede the potting process. If any of the material touches the underside of this change and the PCBA fill hole regions it will attempt to form a web and render production reported its inability for the material to advance into the well. The material no issues with potting acts much like glue stringing between two adjacent surfaces. accumulating around PVA already had a blow/off feature on its stop-cock mixer tube assembly that was used to blow off excessive potting from the the PCBA fill-hole. dispense tips between cycles. BCS engineering came up with a concept to utilize the blow/off feature during dispense to help breakup the material from webbing across the PCBA fill-hole. The blow/off stop-cock block manifold features a main air line that channels pressured air through three air vanes at the base of the dispense nozzle. The goal was to push air while dispensing to help move the material down and away from the PCBA fill-hole. BCS requested PVA technical services through its Website hub to temporarily modify its operating software. Only the air pressure was identified at this phase to isolate any potential benefits during dispense. After optimizing the air pressure (no change to pump speed or dispense time) the process revealed a shift in how the material flowed more evenly in/around the potting well. Physical teardown of the parts illustrated a measurable improvement in how the potting flowed more evenly (distributed volume) with little or no evidence of potting adhering to the PCBA fill-hole region. Preliminary results confirmed that utilizing air assist during dispense does help to overcome the wetting forces of the material in areas of restricted space. In certain cases, heat, angle, and pump speeds alone are not enough in controlling higher wetting forces. BCS made a business decision to move forward with a permanent upgrade to incorporate the blow/off air assist in its dispense operation. The upgrade also included a three- stage dryer membrane on the main air supply-line to assure no contaminates would compromise the TPM sensor during dispense. After completing the installation, BCS performed a design of experiments to optimize the process. DOE consisted of three factors (air pressure, pump speed, and dispense time) in a two-level factorial experiment. After analyzing the test data an interesting correlation was noted between pump speed and air pressure. Increasing the pump speed in conjunction with air pressure surprisingly reduced the wetting forces ability to slow down the material flow and allowing it to more freely flow (like water) through the narrow channels in housing well. The observation suggests that injecting the material faster under the influence of air pressure retards the material’s ability (wetting forces) to bond immediately to any surfaces during initial flow into the housing assembly. Thousands of parts were processed with this change and production reported no issues with potting accumulating around the PCBA fill-hole. This modification eliminated the 0.36 percent reported scrap. In addition to scrap savings, a second unexpected savings was achieved with cycle time. By incorporating air assist during dispense BCS engineering was able to increase its VPX- 2K pump speeds (ml/mm) and reduce dispense time without sacrifices to volume shot size requirements. This yielded a 19 percent improvement in cycle time (half shift). Annual cost savings for the modification showed a net savings of $45k (scrap/ labor) with a ROI of 0.18/yrs. With this new function, BCS was also able to increase its capacity loading without the need to invest in additional overhead. PVA technical service through its Web-based Team Viewer made it possible to make quick software changes. The working relationship between PVA and BCS encourages many new possibilities for innovation as BCS continues to grow its business and investments. www.bcs-ais.com www.pva.net Page 54 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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TECHNOTLOODGAYYTTOEDCA Capacity and Electronic Design and Manufacturing Services Flexibility Takes Specialist, Toucan Systems, gains performance equivalent to an extra SMT assembly line at its South- Off at Toucan Wales factory, but with lower outlay, less space, and Systems with New faster integration. iineo+ Machine. When Toucan Systems received the unwelcome news that manufacturer support for the company’s inline surface-mount placement machine by Andy Jones was ending, the management team had to move fast to find a Business development and suitable replacement. UK Sales Manager Based in Gwent, South Wales, Toucan Systems specialises in designing and manufacturing custom electronic subsystems for functions such as sensing, control, and HMI in advanced industrial equipment. To build the subsystems that are designed in-house, the factory has diverse manufacturing capabilities including high-speed surface-mount assembly. The company builds a wide variety of boards containing components from tiny SMD chip passives to large ICs like microcontrollers and FPGAs in high pin-count BGA and QFP packages. Tom Wakeling, Facilities Manager at the factory in Abertillery, led the search for a new placement machine. “We looked at five options with various potential suppliers. The Europlacer iineo+ appeared to have everything we needed and more, although we expected it to be beyond our budget,” he confides. “When we enquired, we were pleasantly surprised. It offers great value with far better performance and flexibility than our old machine. And it proved to be easy to integrate with the other equipment in our line.” Having turned the potential setback into an upgrade opportunity, Tom and the team had to wait only a short while before seeing the rewards. “We expected our new iineo+ machine to take about two weeks to arrive and we allowed ourselves a similar time to install it and familiarise ourselves with the platform before we would begin producing boards. In the event, we were up and running in about four days.” Page 56 | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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featurecont. Praising the quality of service provided by the installation team from That has enabled us to Europlacer’s UK office in Poole, he goes on to explain how easily increase productivity his team learned to get the best from their new machine. “The user and shorten interface is very intuitive, with simple menus and clear graphics that turnaround times quickly helped us understand how to set up and manage the machine.” without having to The iineo+ online operator interface, as well as offline tools including install an additional Europlacer’s unique Auto Adaptive Sequencing, let users maximise SMT line the speed and multi-function flexibility that are the essence of the iineo platform range. The full component range covers 01005 SMD chips to parts as large as 99mm x 99mm and 34mm tall. The standard board-size range, from 60mm x 60mm to 1610mm x 460mm can be extended up to 1610mm x 600mm. And with smart nozzles that can all place the full range of components, generous 264 x 8mm feeder capacity, internal JEDEC tray positions, and the ability to accept components in cut tapes, it can handle everything from high volume/ high-speed workloads to medium and short production runs and building prototypes. When external circumstances force unplanned change, as Tom and his team experienced, there can be unexpected opportunities to become stronger than before. That has proved to be the case for Toucan Systems. “Our SMT line is now about four times faster than with our old machine. That has enabled us to increase productivity and shorten turnaround times without having to install an additional SMT line, which obviously would involve significant extra capital investment as well as demanding additional space in the factory,” he explains. “Our SMT assembly is far more efficient, productive, and cost-effective than ever before. Now we’re looking for a faster oven to make the most of the extra productivity we’ve gained from the iineo+ machine.” www.europlacer.com Page 58 The new iineo+ placement machine in the assembly line at Toucan Systems, South Wales. | NOV/DEC 2019 ISSUE

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