RTW IPC APEX EXPO 2019: Manncorp Highlights Custom SMT Lines

February 22, 2019 | Real Time with...IPC

Ed Stone, sales manager for Manncorp Inc., sits down with I-Connect007 Guest Editor Dan Beaulieu and discusses how they are helping customers with low- to medium-volume type production needs by installing custom SMT lines within 48 hours.

RTW IPC APEX EXPO 2019: LPKF on Benefits of Laser Depaneling

February 22, 2019 | Real Time with...IPC

Laser technology marches on, and marching along with it is LPKF's new line of laser depaneling equipment. Stephan Schmidt, president, talks with I-Connect007 Guest Editor Kelly Dack about the many benefits of using lasers including cleanliness and higher yields through increased array density.

EPTE Newsletter: Taiwan Electronics Revenues Nosedive

February 12, 2019 | Dominique Numakura, DKN Research

The barometer for the Taiwanese electronics industry is falling, signaling bad weather ahead. December shipments for PWB manufacturers in Taiwan was 49.1 billion Taiwan dollars ($1.596 billion), which is a 20.9% decline from the...

The Drive to Automate the Labour-intensive Task of Post-SMT Assembly

January 30, 2019 | Team Altus Group, Altus Group Ltd.

At the dawn of SMT components and creating automated electronic assemblies entirely from SMT parts, many predicted the downfall of THT (through-hole technology) in the assembly of future PCBAs. However, the vision has not become a...

Punching Out! Beware of Cultural Issues in M&A Deals

January 28, 2019 | Tom Kastner, GP Ventures, Ltd.

Company culture is hard to define and manage, but it is a critical factor in making an M&A deal successful. It is also often ignored or misunderstood during and after due diligence because culture is a "soft" science...