Industry News

Computrol, Inc., a world-class provider of mid- to low-volume, high-mix electronics manufacturing services to OEMs, recently invested in an Assembléon AX-501 pick-and-place system with a 47-tray TEM unit.

PCB Assembly Express, a company in Lake Oswego, OR that provides quality assembly from prototype to high volume, announces new PCB services and partnerships, along with a next generation website to reflect them.

ACD, a leading supplier to the electronics industry, announces a 21 percent increase in sales over 2010. 2011 marks ACD’s highest sales to date in the company’s 27-year history.

Quik-tool LLC, manufacturer of the Quik-tool line of automatic PCB support systems, has appointed Circuit Technology Inc. (CTI) to represent its customers in North and South Carolina.

Kyzen, the world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, will sponsor the SMTA Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium, scheduled to take place February 14-16, 2012 at the Sheraton Poipu Resort in Kauai, Hawaii.

Pickering Interfaces, a fast growing worldwide manufacturer of signal switching modules and instruments announced today the appointment of Scientific Devices Pty. Ltd. as their representative for Australia.

Permali Composites S.A., manufacturer of Durostoneâ pallet materials has approved Smart Sonicâ Ultrasonic Stencil Cleaners and 440-Râ SMT Detergent for cleaning flux residues from reflow and wave solder pallets. Kenny Munro, Product Manager for Durostone solder pallet materials, explains:

Since the premier of the Scorpion at productronica 2011 in Munich, Essemtec has noted a record high in demand – and rightly so! Due to its outstanding price-performance ratio, the new dispensing machine is among the best dispensers in the world. Its accuracy of +/- 25 μm is extraordinary and it can dispense up to 100,000 dots per hour.

Ellsworth Europe, the world’s largest distributor of adhesive products and dispensing equipment, is pleased to announce that it will exhibit a collection of its industry-leading technologies in Booth L48 at Southern Manufacturing 2012.

Torenko and Associates, a leading manufacturers’ representative organization specializing in the sales and marketing of premier electronics assembly equipment, production tools, test, repair, inspection, and consumable products to the regional United States, announces that it recently sold Houston-based Mesa Engineering the first IBL In-Line Vapor

iTECH provides technology solutions for electronics PCB assembly. Company Owner and Co-Founder Larry Coole has more than 10 years of experience in the industry and is an active member of the Carolinas SMT Chapter and said, “I am excited to be working with Speedprint and to be able to offer a high-quality printing machine loaded with features at prices that my customer base can appreciate.

São Paulo-based Sigma Technologies specializes in advanced technology services for Brazil’s leading OEM and EMS electronics manufacturing companies. Sigma recently purchased iLaunch software from Aegis after identifying that their NPI process would greatly benefit from improved speed, accuracy and control.

It took barely a week, but the first Selective Soldering workshop planned by ACE Production Technologies sold out; now Alan Cable, President, is planning more. “We expected our program to be well-received, but quite frankly, we didn’t expect it to sell out so quickly,” he said.

Kyzen, the world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, announces that it will join its Italian distributor, Packtronic, alongside some of the top names in the electronics industry at the Packtronic Technical Conference, scheduled to take place 28-29 February and 1-2 March, 2012 at its headquarters in Milan, Italy.

MSD handling specialist and manufacturer of ultra low humidity drying and storage cabinets Totech Super DryR (www.superdry.info) has announced the appointment of JT Technologies to represent their growing product line in NY state and eastern Pennsylvania.

ACD, a leading supplier to the electronics industry, will highlight its test capabilities at the upcoming SMTA Houston Expo and Tech Forum, scheduled to take place Thursday, February 9, 2012, from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Stafford Centre, in Stafford, TX. As part of the company’s comprehensive service offering, ACD provides flying probe, boundary scan and functional test capabilities.

More than 350 engineers who attended last week’s IPC webinar, Soldering and Assembly Defects, were polled on their biggest headaches with printed boards, PCB components and PCB assembly process failures.

BarTron Inc. is a sales firm that has been supporting the electronics and hi-tech Industries in the Great Lakes region since 1990. Kris Evans brings more than a decade of experience in the PCB/electronics assembly industry.

Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited has expanded its use of the Calibre® platform, incorporating the latest Calibre physical verification and design for manufacturing (DFM) capabilities in its design enabling flow for all Fujitsu Semiconductor projects, including its most advanced analog and digital designs.

Sono-Tek Corporation (OTC BB: SOTK), a worldwide precision ultrasonic coating equipment manufacturer, announces the launch of its new Web sites, located at www.Sono-Tek.com and www.SprayFluxing.com.