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SMTnet Express, August 5, 2021, Subscribers: 26,838, Companies: 11,415, Users: 26,785

An Intelligent Approach For Improving Printed Circuit Board Assembly Process Performance In Smart Manufacturing

The process of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) involves several machines, such as a stencil printer, placement machine and reflow oven, to solder and assemble electronic components onto printed circuit boards (PCBs). In the production flow, some failure prevention mechanisms are deployed to ensure the designated quality of PCBA, including solder paste inspection (SPI), automated optical inspection (AOI) and in-circuit testing (ICT). However, such methods to locate the failures are reactive in nature, which may create waste and require additional effort to be spent re-manufacturing and inspecting the PCBs. Worse still, ...

Credits: Hong Kong Polytechnic University

A Conceptual Framework Of Smart Manufacturing For PCB Industries

In this paper, the existing status of PCB manufacturing environment and future development towards smart manufacturing system (SMS) are discussed. A cloud manufacturing system (CMS) paradigm is introduced in the existing PCB manufacturing environment to get easy access to resources, materials, manufacturing processes, planning problems and data sharing networks. The goal is to integrate the information sharing from planning problems, PCB assembly lines, retailer and shipment department to CMS for smart planning decisions to cope with the increasing demand and profit enhancement strategies. A conceptual framework is presented to introduce the smart manufacturing environment in the traditional PCB manufacturing system. The suggested framework of ...

Credits: Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Industry 4.0 For Inspection In The Electronics Industry

The digital transformation with concepts like Industry 4.0, Smart Factory and the Internet of Things will change production, work processes and business models in electronics manufacturing radically and forever. It is all about connecting, gathering and exchanging big data. It is all about connectivity, and the gathering and exchange of big data.

Credits: YXLON International

What Does Industry 4.0 Actually Deliver Today? Example Reflow.

Industry 4.0 is one of the most exciting developments in the manufacturing industry in decades. It promises vast improvements for both manufacturers and their customers. For some companies, however, it can be overwhelming, and it can be difficult with the current available information to understand exactly what the benefits will be in the average factory, and to calculate the return on the investment. Therefore, it may be helpful to bring the discussion down to a tangible level and to isolate one little part of the whole smart electronic assembly factory, namely reflow.

Credits: KIC Thermal

Forum search results for related keywords: Industry 4.0: 2

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Im trying to install a tool on a MY15 and I am getting errors -- I am trying to install an A12 tool on my MY15 and I get the following error: "F-TLMN-9: Failed preliminary fetch during installation" I looked it up and it says Operator error and that the tool is missing. The tool is in the tray and the MY15 picks it up but it doesn't know it has the tool. Can Anybody help?

Reflow oven vapors -- I am wondering if the fumes from reflow oven should be filtered in any way or can be just releaed to the atmosphere? Could not find any info about it. We're using Indium 8.9 HF SAC305 paste.

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Speakers Announced for SMTA International Conference and Exposition

The SMTA announced the list of accepted speakers for the SMTA International Conference and Exposition, which will be held November 1-4, 2021 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN, USA. The event is co-located with Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) Minneapolis bringing together one of the largest audiences of engineering and manufacturing professionals in the Midwest.... | SMTA

Hentec/RPS Expands Assembly Capacity to Accommodate Increase in Sales

Additional assembly and production staffing has been added to provide increased support to our growing customer base.... | Hentec Industries, Inc. (RPS Automation)

Royal Circuit Solutions Acquires South Coast Circuits

Latest acquisition adds high-mix technical expertise to Royal Circuits' PCB manufacturing capabilities... | Royal Circuit Solutions, Inc.

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PCBA Cleaning Machine ICT-5600

PCB Cleaning

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VIGON® NX 700 Next Gen pH Neutral Cleaning

Cleaning

Zestron

MV-6e FIVE CAMERA In-Line AOI System

Inspection

Mirtec

ProntoTEST-FIXTURE - ATE Programming

Software

Unisoft

PCB ASSEMBLY

1910 MK5 Dual Lane, Dual Temperature Reflow Oven

Reflow

Heller

MAX II High Precision Dispensers

Dispensing

GPD Global

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FEATURED AUCTIONS

AUCTION | Closure of Spartronics Irvine, CA Facility

AUCTIONEER | The Branford Group

TYPE | On-Line Auction

FEATURING | Well Maintained SMT Equipment — As New As 2018!(4) MyData Placement Machines & (250) Feeders and Mags 2017 Dek NeoHorizon 03iX & 2016 Heller 1810MK3 Oven and More!!!

SCHEDULE | Aug 3 — Aug 5, 2021

AUCTION | Jabil Penang

AUCTIONEER | X-Line Asset Management

TYPE | On-Line Auction

FEATURING | Surplus High-Speed Fuji Placement Equipment and Speedline Printers and More!!!

SCHEDULE | Jul 30 — Aug 10, 2021

AUCTION | Electronic Test Measurement Auction

AUCTIONEER | XTECH Auctions

TYPE | On-Line Auction

FEATURING | Electronic Test Measurement Auction - Ongoing operation of Southern California telecommunications company and More!!!

SCHEDULE | Aug 10 — Aug 12, 2021

AUCTION | August 2021 Online SMT Auction

AUCTIONEER | Baja Bid

TYPE | On-Line Auction

FEATURING | Items Including: 2005 Universal Instruments GC-60D SMT Pick & Place, [3] 2006 universal Instruments GI-14D SMT Pick & Place, 2006 DEK Horizon 01i Screen Printer, Agilent 3070 In-Circuit Tester, Agilent 3070 In-Circuit Tester Cards, Universal Instruments Transport Conveyors and More!!!

SCHEDULE | Aug 25 — Aug 31, 2021

AUCTION | SMT Auction

AUCTIONEER | XTECH Auctions

TYPE | On-Line Auction

FEATURING | Excess equipment from large Southern California-based contract assembler moving into a new location. and More!!!

SCHEDULE | Aug 31 — Sep 2, 2021

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MART - Equipment For Sale

ASM Siemens Parts

ASM Siemens Parts

Pick and Place/Feeders

KD Electronics

Panasonic DT401=M

Panasonic DT401=M

Chipshooters

Qinyi Electronics

Mydata My100 DXE-14

Mydata My100 DXE-14

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MART - Equipment Wants

ACE Kiss 104

ACE Kiss 104

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Agilent 3070

Agilent 3070

In-Circuit Testers

Lewis & Clark

Agilent 3070

Agilent 3070

In-Circuit Testers

KD Electronics

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EVENTS

Capital Expo & Tech Forum | August 19 — 19 | SMTA

Advanced Cleaning for Advanced Packages | August 24 — 24 | ZESTRON

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Field Service Engineer

Florham Park, NJ | Heller Industries Inc.

SMT Process Engineer

Milwaukee, WI | Cree Lighting

Soldering Technician, Touch-up for PCBAs

Santa Cruz, CA | Dynamic Engineering

Business Development Sales Manager, Microelectronics

Suwanee, GA | MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions

Solderer

Nashville, NC | ACDi

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Noida, India

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Industry Associations Events

SMTA - Surface Mount Technology Association is a non-profit international association of companies and individuals (totalling 4,000) involved in all aspects of advanced electronics assembly, surface mount and related technologies.

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IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries is a US-based trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its nearly 2,600 member companies which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed wiring board manufacturing and electronics assembly.

Membership Info | Training & Certification | Online Store | Upcoming Events

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