Industry News | 2020-09-17 12:31:19.0
The SMTA is proud to honor the 2020 "Members of Distinction" award recipients who have shown exceptional dedication to the association and the electronics assembly industry.
Industry News | 2016-11-22 17:37:02.0
The SMTA Capital Chapter is pleased to announce its final meeting of 2016 was a great success. Zentech graciously hosted the chapter meeting. The meeting had over 30 attendees representing various companies in the electronics industry including Northrop Grumman, L-3 Communications, Harris, DRS Technologies, BrainScope, and many others. Attendees enjoyed a fully catered dinner from La Prima. Mr. John Travis of Nordson YESTECH gave an excellent presentation on “AXI and MXI; How They Complement Each Other”. After the presentation, attendees participated in a facility tour and Mr. Travis gave a full demonstration of the Nordson YESTECH X3 AXI (Automated X-Ray Inspection) system.
Industry News | 2021-09-26 13:13:23.0
The SMTA is pleased to announce its election results for the Global Board of Directors for the term beginning October 4, 2021. Jason Keeping, Celestica, Inc.; Adam Klett, L3Harris Technologies; Cheryl Tulkoff, National Instruments Corporation; and Kirk Van Dreel, Plexus Corp., have been newly elected to the Board of Directors.
Industry News | 2015-03-10 13:44:22.0
The fourth annual IPC Hand Soldering World Championship at IPC APEX EXPO® on February 26 drew eight competitors from around the world. Victors from IPC hand soldering competitions in China, Europe, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the United States were challenged with building a functional electronics assembly within a one-hour time limit. Completing the championship round with a nearly perfect score of 247 points out of 248, Min Seok Kim, Samsung Thales Company Limited (Korea), was crowned champion, earning him a $1,000 cash prize, a new Metcal MX5210 soldering station and bragging rights as the world's best hand solderer.
Industry News | 2016-03-23 18:27:22.0
The fifth annual IPC Hand Soldering World Championship at IPC APEX EXPO® March 16-17 drew 10 competitors from around the world. Victors from IPC hand soldering competitions in Indonesia, China, Europe, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and India were challenged with building a functional electronics assembly within a one-hour time limit. Completing the championship round with a score of 534 points out of 550, Vu Thi Xuan, UMC Electronics Vietnam Ltd., was crowned champion, earning her a $1,000 cash prize, a new America Hakko Products, Inc. soldering station and bragging rights as the world's best hand solderer.
Industry News | 2015-03-02 21:09:35.0
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® presented Committee Leadership, Distinguished Committee Service and Special Recognition Awards at IPC APEX EXPO® at the San Diego Convention Center. The awards were presented to individuals who made significant contributions to IPC and the industry by lending their time and expertise through IPC committee service.
Industry News | 2011-12-07 20:56:54.0
Innovations and best practices will be featured in the IPC Designers Forum and design-focused courses at IPC APEX EXPO 2012, February 26-March 1, at the San Diego Convention Center.
Industry News | 2012-11-07 17:59:44.0
IPC Designers Forum, design-focused courses and Designer Certification sessions will be held at IPC APEX EXPO®, February 15–18, 2013, at the San Diego Convention Center.
Industry News | 2016-03-27 14:33:33.0
In recognition of their leadership roles and support to IPC standards, education, advocacy and solutions to industry challenges, four of industry’s best and brightest were presented with an IPC Rising Star Award at IPC APEX EXPO 2016. There award recipients were: Steven Bowles, L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems, Cincinnati; Stan Rak, Continental Automotive GmbH; Matt Turpin, Zentech Manufacturing; and Peter Zhou, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Industry News | 2012-05-08 16:33:55.0
The SMTA proudly announces seven engineers recently received SMTA Certification for SMT Processes at a certification event held March 28-30, 2012 at Logic PD Corporate Office in Eden Prairie, MN.
