Indium Corporation will feature its Flip-Chip Flux WS-446HF and Ball Attach Flux WS-823 at SEMICON Taiwan 2018 Sept. 5-7 in Taipei, Taiwan. Indium Corporation’s WS-446HF is a water-soluble, halogen-free flip-chip dipping flux...
Read MoreAccording to IPC, Section 845 of the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – passed by the U.S. House and Senate last month – calls on the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Executive Agent for Printed...
Read MoreAtlanta, GA – ECIA’s Global Industry Practices Council (GIPC) has compiled information to encourage members to consider measures surrounding Proposition 65 in California. According to the Advisory, the original...
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Research by IndustryWeek shows that equipment failure is the cause of 42 per cent of unplanned downtime. This raises questions about why more manufacturers aren’t using technology to improve machine and factory performance. Here, Stefan Reuther, Chief Sales Officer at industrial software expert COPA-DATA, explains how to leverage predictive analytics to reduce factory downtime and increase business competitiveness.
Read MoreAutomation solutions pioneer OMRON Automation Americas will have a broad array of technologies on display at the upcoming International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago. Addressing needs in flexible manufacturing,...
Read MoreMorgan Hill, California, USA — TANAKA Precious Metals announced today that it has invented new packaging to increase the storage life of Power Bonding Wire. To prolong shelf life and minimize handling issues, it is...
Read MoreSolna, Sweden – INSPECTIS AB announces a new generation of the U30 series digital microscopes. The U30s, U30 and U30s EWD versions offer more than twice the magnification (x168 with +10 macro lens) of the current U10...
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You have probably heard of DFM (Design for Manufacture) and DFT (Design for Test), but with 60% to 80% of a product unit price being component cost and directly impacting Lead-Times, no product strategy is complete without DFC (Design for Component Cost). Additionally, many high-complexity and high reliability product designs cannot tolerate field failures or high manufacturing scrap rates so DFQ (Design-for-Quality) is also a critical aspect of a product strategy. The DFX (Design-for-Excellence) process then brings these four primary disciplines together into a complete product strategy, taking their synergies in consideration for maximum product design and life-cycle performance.
Read MoreUSI has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Universal Global Electronics Co., Limited entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement with ChungHong Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., intending to acquire its entire 60% stake in...
Read MoreIPC’s D-70 E-Textiles Committee has released IPC WP-024, IPC White Paper on Reliability and Washability of Smart Textile Structures – Readiness for the Market. This white paper provides insights from a team of researchers on...
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