SMT, PCB Electronics Assembly Manufacturing News

Manufacturer of Assembly Equipment, Pick and Place

Seventh Consecutive Pick & Place Service Excellence Award Presented at APEX.

Feb 06, 2020 | Europlacerhas landed an impressive seventh consecutive Service Excellence Award in the Pick & Place category from respected industry publication, Circuits Assembly. At a presentation ceremony at the APEX Expo, the award was accepted by John Perrotta, recently promoted to Global Business Development Officer at Europlacer.

EUROPLACER

Europlacer designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of highly flexible SMT pick and place equipment for the global electronics industry, with a network of distributors across the globe.

Poole Dorset, United Kingdom

SeventhService Excellence Award for Speedprint.

Feb 06, 2020 | Speedprint Technology has won a seventh Service Excellence Award from respected industry publication Circuits Assembly. The awards presentation took place at this year’s APEX Expo in San Diego.

Speedprint Technology

Speedprint PresidentMark Brawley displays the 2020 Service Excellence Award for Screen Printing.

Speedprint Technology

Speedprint Technology is an award-winning company delivering comprehensive printing solutions with a focus on value, flexibility and low cost-of-ownership for the SMT and Semiconductor industries.

Dorset, United Kingdom

Manufacturer of Assembly Equipment, Screen Printing

ANDA Accepts Two Awards for Plasma Treatment System and Vertical Curing Oven

Feb 06, 2020 | Anda Technologies announces that it was awarded two 2020 NPI Awards in the categories of Curing for its VCO Series Vertical Curing Oven and Cleaning Equipment for the AP-3P Selective Atmospheric Plasma Treatment System. The awards were presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

Anda Automation Pte Ltd

Manufacturer of automated machinery for selective conformal coating, fluid dispensing, plasma treatment, assembly machines, and complete factory process line solutions.

Freemont, California, USA

Inspection, Test Services

New DAGEProspector™ Micro Materials Tester Impresses with a 2020 NPI Award

Feb 06, 2020 | DAGE, part of Nordson ELECTRONICS SOLUTIONS,was awarded a 2020 NPI Award in the category of First Article Inspection for its new DAGE Prospector™ Micro Materials Tester. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

Nordson DAGE

The leading provider of award winning bond testing equipment and continues to invest significantly in research and development to remain at the cutting edge of bond tester technology.

Aylesbury. Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Data I/O Wins NPI Award for New PSV2800 Ultra-Fast Programming System

Feb 06, 2020 | The PSV2800 delivers ultra-fast performance with industry leading reliability for high-volume applications at the lowest total cost of ownership. Performance up to 3000 parts per hour competes with inflexible end of line solutions and expands served markets

Data I/O Corporation

Data I/O is the world's leading provider of manual and automated programming solutions for semiconductor (IC) devices. Data I/O's solutions, software and programming engine ensures devices are programmed correctly every time.

Redmond, Washington, USA

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

IPC Elects New Officers and Members to IPC Board

Feb 06, 2020 | The Nominating and Governance Committee of the IPC Board of Directors presented officer and member candidates for election at the 63rd IPC Annual Meeting on February 4, held in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO 2020 at the San Diego Convention Center. Officers serve a two-year term, while members serve a four-year term.

IPC is the trade association for the printed wiring board and electronics assembly industries.

Bannockburn, Illinois, USA

Association / Non-Profit, Training Provider, Events Organizer

Nihon Superior Receives NPI Award for New TipSave N Flux-Cored Solder Wire

Feb 06, 2020 | Nihon Superior Co. Ltd. was awarded a 2020 NPI Award in the category of Cored Wire for its new TipSave N flux-cored solder wire. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

Nihon Superior Co., Ltd.

Nihon has been a leader in soldering and brazing since 1966. Nihon manufactures SMT solder joining materials e.g. lead-free solder (SN100C:Sn-Cu-Ni-Ge etc): solder paste, solder spheres, flux cored solder wire, solder bar, etc.

Osaka, Japan

Manufacturer of Assembly Material, Soldering

NPI Awards Recognize Hanwha Techwinfor High-Speed Component Placement

Feb 06, 2020 | Hanwha Techwin Automation Americas, formerly Samsung C&T Automation, today announced that it has received a 2020 NPI Award in the category of Component Placement – High-Speed for its HM520 Cutting-Edge Modular Mounter. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

Hanwha Techwin CO., LTD.

SCTA develops and offers SMT assembly line solutions and machines for customers in North America. Samsung offers pick and place machines, screen printers, reflow ovens, accessory machines, and software products.

Irvine, California, USA

Manufacturer of Assembly Equipment, Pick and Place, Screen Printing

Weller Wins Third Award for Its Active Tip Range at APEX

Feb 06, 2020 | Weller Tools was awarded a 2020 NPI Award in the category of Soldering – Hand tools for its Active Tip Range. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

Weller/Apex Tool Group

Apex , North Carolina, USA

Viscom’s Dual Track 3D AOI Wins 2020 NPI Award

Feb 06, 2020 | Viscom Inc. today announced that it was awarded a 2020 CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY'S NPI Award in the category of Test and Inspection – AOI for its S3088 DT. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

Viscom AG

The standard version of the S3088 DT (3D AOI) comes with 8 angled views and an orthogonal resolution of 10 μm per pixel for challenging inspection tasks

Viscom AG

A leading provider of industrial image processing (AOI and AXI) Automated Optical and X-ray inspection equipment.

Hanover, Germany

Manufacturer of Assembly Equipment, Assembly, Inspection, Repair / Rework, Soldering

High-Speed Component Counter from VJ Electronix Wins 2020 NPI Award

Feb 06, 2020 | VJ Electronix, Inc. was awarded a 2020 NPI Award in the category of Component Storage for its XQuik III High-Speed Component Counting System. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

VJ Electronix

VJE provides AI technology applications enabling x-ray component counting: highest ROI, speed and accuracy. As electronics manufacturing equipment supplier we provide X-ray counters, rework and x-ray inspection. (978) 486-4777

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA

JukiWins 2020 NPI Award for Its JM-100 with Clinching

Feb 06, 2020 | Juki Automation Systems (JAS), Inc. was awarded a 2020 NPI Award in the category Component Placement – Multi-function for its JM-100 with clinching. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

Juki Automation Systems

Juki Automation Systems Inc. is one of the worlds leading SMT placement companies with over 45,000 machines installed worldwide and is the pioneer of the modular automated assembly line. see www.jukiamericas.com for more info.

Morrisville , North Carolina, USA

Manufacturer of Assembly Equipment, Pick and Place, Screen Printing, Selective Soldering

KYZEN Receives 13th Service Excellence Award for Cleaning with Care

Feb 06, 2020 | KYZEN announced today that it has been honored with the 2020CIRCUITS ASSEMBLYService Excellence Award (SEA) in the category of Cleaning/Processing. This marks KYZEN’s 13th Service Excellence Award for its outstanding customer ratings.

KYZEN Corporation

A leading supplier of precision cleaning chemistries to the worldwide electronics, metal finishing, medical, semiconductor, and optical industries.

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Cleaning

Data I/O Wins Service Excellence Award for World-Class Device Programming

Feb 06, 2020 | Data I/O Corporation announces that it has been awarded a 2020 Circuits Assembly Service Excellence Award (SEA) in the Device Programming Equipment category for its outstanding customer ratings, as judged by its own customers.

Data I/O Corporation

Data I/O is the world's leading provider of manual and automated programming solutions for semiconductor (IC) devices. Data I/O's solutions, software and programming engine ensures devices are programmed correctly every time.

Redmond, Washington, USA

Inspection, Manufacturer of Test Equipment

MIRTEC WINS SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR TEST AND INSPECTION SIX YEARS IN A ROW !

Feb 06, 2020 | MIRTEC is pleased to announce that it received the prestigious 2020 Service Excellence Award (SEA) from CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY magazine in the category of Test and Inspection. This is the sixth consecutive year that MIRTEC has received this award for outstanding customer service! Mike Buetow, CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY’s Editor-in-Chief, presented the award to Brian D’Amico, President of MIRTEC’s North American Sales and Service Division during a Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

MIRTEC Corp

MIRTEC has earned a solid reputation as one of the most Progressive and Dynamic Suppliers of Automated SMT Inspection Equipment to the Electronics Manufacturing Industry.

Oxford, Connecticut, USA

Datest Receives 4th Service Excellence Award for Test Laboratory Services

Feb 06, 2020 | Datest has been awarded a 2020 Circuits Assembly Service Excellence Award (SEA) for its outstanding customer ratings, as judged by its own customers. Datest was selected for the Test Laboratories category. This is Datest’s fourth Service Excellence Award.

Datest

Datest: 30 years of testing and test engineering utilizing in-circuit, flying probe, boundary scan, and functional platforms. Also AXI/2D/3D x-ray, CT-scan failure analysis, and bonepile rehab of functional/field failures.

Fremont, California, USA

Repair / Rework, Test Services, Service Provider

Count On Tools, Inc. Awarded Sixth Service Excellence Award

Feb 06, 2020 | Count On Tools, Inc. (COT) is pleased to announce that it received a 2020 CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Service Excellence Award (SEA), as judged by its own customers. Count On Tools was selected for the Automation and Handling Equipment category. A true testament to its service, this is the sixth year that Count On Tools has received this award for its outstanding customer ratings.

Count On Tools, Inc.

COT specializes in high quality SMT nozzles and consumables for pick and place machines. We provide special engineering design service of custom nozzles for those unique and odd components.

Gainesville, Georgia, USA

Manufacturer of Assembly Equipment, Manufacturer of Assembly Material, Pick and Place, Repair / Rework, Contract Manufacturer

Nihon Superior Wins 2020 IPC APEX EXPO Innovation Award for New Flux-Cored Solder Wire

Feb 06, 2020 | Nihon Superior Co. Ltd. was awarded an IPC APEX EXPO 2020 Innovation Awardon Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 during the opening keynote.

Nihon Superior Co., Ltd.

Nihon has been a leader in soldering and brazing since 1966. Nihon manufactures SMT solder joining materials e.g. lead-free solder (SN100C:Sn-Cu-Ni-Ge etc): solder paste, solder spheres, flux cored solder wire, solder bar, etc.

Osaka, Japan

Manufacturer of Assembly Material, Soldering

Saelig Introduces ST-5S Smart Tweezers™ for On-board L/C/R Measurements and PCB Testing

Feb 05, 2020 | This intelligent measurement tool is a new type of handheld LCR meter that can quickly test, identify, and measure board-mounted surface-mount and leaded devices without the need to remove them from a circuit board.

Saelig Co. Inc.

Saelig Co. Inc.

Founded in 1988 in Rochester, NY, Saelig is a North American distributor with a growing reputation for finding and sourcing unique, easy-to-use control and instrumentation products.

Fairport, New York, USA

Distributor

Assel has acquired a new customer in measurement & control systems industry.

Feb 05, 2020 | ‘We have created a special room for the measurement & control systems customer who needs clean production environment for his very precise equipment. This dedicated room has strictly controlled levels of temperature, humidity and dust’ explains Przemysław Prolejko, Strategic Manager at Assel. ‘For every customer we build dedicated infrastructure should the customer have such a requirement’

Assel

Assel is Contract Manufacturing Services provider specialising in Electronics, Electromechanical Assembly & Systems Integration; providing Supply Chain Management, Engineering support & other services tailored to customers' needs

Pruszcz Gdanski, Poland

Other, Assembly, Turnkey, Contract Manufacturer, Subcontractor

Z-AXIS, Inc. adds two engineers at Rochester, NY contract manufacturing center

Feb 04, 2020 | Z-AXIS, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has added two engineers to its staff at its electronics design and contract manufacturing center near Rochester, NY.

Z-AXIS, Inc.

Z-AXIS Inc. provides quality design, prototyping and contract manufacturing services for complex electronic products and electromechanical assemblies. High-mix SMT assembly and more in our ISO9001:2015 facility near Rochester, NY.

Phelps, New York, USA

Design, Contract Manufacturer

ARIES Embedded Will Present Embedded Vision Kit "C-Vision" at Embedded World

Feb 04, 2020 | Design Platform for Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Embedded Vision Integrates Cyclone V SoC-FPGA and Basler Dart Cameras

Embedded vision kit "C-Vision" from ARIES Embedded for artificial intelligence and industrial embedded vision

Machine Vision Products, Inc

ARIES Embedded provides hardware and software development and standard products for industrial and agricultural sectors. The 2001 founded embedded specialist focuses on FPGA technology and open source software.

Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany

Design

Introducing MVP’s Versa, a New Cross Process - High Performance AOI/SPI solution

Feb 03, 2020 | Building on MVP’s 25 years’ experience of innovative Automated Optical Inspection the Versa system brings the latest 3D technologies to MVPs SMT and SPI offerings and is a significant advance in the flexibility of PCB assembly inspection.

Machine Vision Products, Inc

MVP is a market innovator and leader in imaging technologies for Surface Mount, Microelectronics and Packaging Technologies providing solutions for both commercial and military applications.

Vista, California, USA

Manufacturer of Assembled PCBs, Assembly, Design, Contract Manufacturer, Service Provider

Ofer Maltiel Joins Rocket EMS

Feb 01, 2020 | Rocket EMS Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Ofer Maltiel as Strategic Sales Director. An additive technology expert, Maltiel will help Rocket EMS drive innovation for its customers.

Rocket EMS

EMS company specializing in ultra-quick-turn (24 – 48 hour) manufacturing of Printed Circuit Boards, design and complementary services with a heavy focus in the New Product Introduction (NPI).

Santa Clara, California, USA

Libra Industries Acquires Benchmark’s Guaymas, Mexico Facility

Feb 01, 2020 | Libra Industries is excited to announce the acquisition of Benchmark Electronics’ Guaymas, Mexico Facility, effective Jan. 17, 2020.

Libra Industries, Inc.

A leading provider of integrated Electronic Manufacturing Services serving OEM manufacturers dealing with complex or technically sophisticated manufacturing requirements in diverse industries and applications.

Mentor, Ohio, USA

Contract Manufacturer

PVA Launches ThreeNew Products at IPC APEX Expo

Feb 01, 2020 | PVA will be launching three new products Sigma, ES Ultra Fine and MR1 at booth 1201 at the IPC APEX Expo 2020. The expo is scheduled to take place February 4 – 6, 2020 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

Precision Valve & Automation (PVA)

PVA is a supplier of conformal coating systems, fluid dispensing solutions and precision valve technology used in industries from solar, semiconductor packaging, PCB assembly, medical device manufacturing & consumer electronics.

Cohoes, New York, USA

Adhesives / Dispensing, OEM

BTU Celebrates 70 Years in 2020

Feb 01, 2020 | BTU International is celebrating its 70-year anniversary. Since 1950, and with more than 10,000 units shipped, BTU International has been the trusted name for high-tech customers with a need to solve high-volume thermal processing challenges.

BTU International

Global supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment and processes to the electronics assembly market.

North Billerica, Massachusetts, USA

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

North American PCB Industry Sales Growth Ends 2019 Up 7.8 Percent

Feb 01, 2020 | IPC announced today the December2019findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program.The book-to-bill ratiostands at1.09.

IPC is the trade association for the printed wiring board and electronics assembly industries.

Bannockburn, Illinois, USA

Association / Non-Profit, Training Provider, Events Organizer

JAVAD EMS Ramps up Large Board format Production with Another High-Speed Mounter

Feb 01, 2020 | JAVAD EMS (JEMS) announces that it has installed a KE-3020VXL High Speed Flexible Mounter. JEMS is a long-standing Juki customer, adding this system to its existing four Juki lines.

Javad EMS

Javad EMS (JEMS) is an EMS company focused on low- to medium-volume, high-mix applications for customers that need prototype through volume production and want to get it from one source.

San Jose, California, USA

Manufacturer of Assembled PCBs, Contract Manufacturer, Service Provider

Saki America Demonstrates New Inspection Systems and Software at IPC APEX Booth 2025

Feb 01, 2020 | New 3D AOI/SPI Combo, 3D AXI system for PCBAs and M2M Software

SAKI America

Saki's 3D automated solder paste, optical, and x-ray inspection systems (SPI, AOI, AXI) have been recognized to provide the stable platform and advanced data capture mechanisms necessary for true M2M communication.

Fremont, California, USA

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

Matt Kelly Joins IPC as Chief Technologist

Feb 01, 2020 | IPC announces the addition of Matt Kelly as the association’s chief technologist.

IPC is the trade association for the printed wiring board and electronics assembly industries.

Bannockburn, Illinois, USA

Association / Non-Profit, Training Provider, Events Organizer

Hentec Industries/RPS Automation to unveil new Selective Soldering Machine - IPC APEX EXPO 2020

Jan 31, 2020 | After months of collaboration and development, Hentec is excited to announce our new Valence Selective Soldering Machine! This new machine takes our quality, low maintenance and durable machinery to a whole new level!

Hentec Industries, Inc. (RPS Automation)

Hentec Industries, Inc. designs and manufacturers high quality precision machines for use in selective soldering, lead tinning, and solderability testing applications.

Newman Lake, Washington, USA

Manufacturer of Assembly Equipment, Soldering, Test Services, Selective Soldering

New System-on-Module M100PFS Based on Microchip’s Low-power PolarFire SoC FPGA

Jan 30, 2020 | Embedded World 2020: ARIES Embedded Integrates Industry’s First Multi-Core RISC-V System-on-Chip FPGA

ARIES Embedded presents new System-on-Module M100PFS based on Microchip’s PolarFire SoC FPGA

ARIES Embedded provides hardware and software development and standard products for industrial and agricultural sectors. The 2001 founded embedded specialist focuses on FPGA technology and open source software.

Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany

Design

Good News! ViTrox searching for US Region Sales Channel Partner

Jan 30, 2020 | PENANG MALAYSIA - January 2020 - ViTrox Technologies announced that the company is searching for Sales Channel Partners (SCPs) to expand its sales and support coverage in the North America region. ViTrox is a leading provider of innovative and cost-efficient automated machine vision inspection solutions providing inspection solutions to various electronics assemblies companies, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), Original Design Manufacturers (ODM), Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers and Contract Manufacturers (CM) globally, including the Top 13 EMS providers in the market.

ViTrox Technologies

A cutting-edge solutions provider of innovative, advanced and cost effective automated vision inspection system & equipment for the semiconductor and electronic packaging industries

Penang, Malaysia

ViTrox To Showcase The Latest PCBA Inspection Solutions at IPC APEX EXPO 2020

Jan 30, 2020 | PENANG MALAYSIA - January 2020 - ViTrox Technologies, an innovative, advanced and cost-effective automated vision inspection solution provider, specializes in the research, development, and sales of automated machine vision inspection machine and solutions, is exhibiting in IPC APEX EXPO 2020, San Diego Convention (Booth No: 637), the largest event organized by IPC in North America which provides knowledge insights and networking opportunities for electronics manufacturing industry.

ViTrox Technologies

A cutting-edge solutions provider of innovative, advanced and cost effective automated vision inspection system & equipment for the semiconductor and electronic packaging industries

Penang, Malaysia