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The Morey Corp.: Family Values MARCH 2008 circuitsassembly.com Why Vapor’s a Lock An assembly being immersed in the vapor phase blanket Finding Its Place in the Lean, RoHS World MARCH 2008 – Vol. 19 No. 3 Alliance or Greenfield? FIRST PERSON 6 Caveat Lector Fueled up. Mike Buetow Optimizing Product Flow Soldering Atmosphere Effects FEATURES Trade Shows ON THE COVER: After 30 years, vapor phase is finally finding a place in soldering. 8 Letters 18 Talking Heads Nihon Superior’s Tetsuro Nishimura Mike Buetow 26 What Drives the Crowd? A survey of 1,400 North American readers of CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY and Printed Circuit Design & Fab finds engineers are most turned on by a great technical conference and location. By Mike Buetow MONEY MATTERS 20 Focus on Business Where trust trumps execution. Susan Mucha Controlling Static 30 Mastering ESD Control in Automated Handling Systems ESD control has always been critical to high production yields, but programs are generally geared toward operators. The best ESD control programs ensure such equipment is capable of handling highly sensitive devices. By Bob Taplett TECH TALK 22 On the Forefront Embedded applications are coming up. E. Jan Vardaman COVER STORY 24 Screen Printing Verification and traceability. Clive Ashmore 38 Beating the RoHS Heat Once on the outs over environmental concerns, vapor phase improvements have broadened the process window, reduced changeover time and lowered peak temperatures. By Chris Munroe 60 Tech Tips Intermittent BGA connections. American Competitiveness Institute Trade Groups 48 Trade Secrets Tax-exempt electronics trade associations took in over $110 million in revenues during fiscal 2006. The growth of the sector has led to a first-of-its-kind review of the last three years’ worth of tax filings. By Mike Buetow 62 Wave Soldering Air and joints. Ursula Marquez de Tino 64 Test and Inspection Cutting AOI data to size. Jeff Bishop Morey Corp. 52 True to Its Roots Most EMS companies talk customer service, or technology, or supply-chain management. This family-run Chicago-based company touts something else. By Mike Buetow 66 Process Doctor Inline vs. batch cleaning. Ravi Parthasarathy 67 Pb-Free Lessons Learned Concerns from the board level. Chrys Shea Offshore Expansion 56 The Road Abroad – Strategic Alliance or Greenfield Facility? A management insider explains the main models for establishing manufacturing in low-cost regions. By Paul Plante 68 Getting Lean Optimizing flow. Robert Hemmant 69 Materials World Package-on-package configurations. Dr. Renzhe Zhao DEPARTMENTS 10 Industry News 17 Market Watch 72 Apex Product Preview 78 Ad Index 79 Assembly Insider 70 Equipment Advances Juki’s FX-3 placement machine. 80 Technical Abstracts Images courtesy R+D Technical Services t uc od Pr iew ex ev Ap Pr

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Circuits Assembly - March 2008 Caveat Lector Letters Industry News Market Watch Talking Heads Focus on Business On the Forefront Screen Printing What Drives the Crowd? Mastering ESD Control in Automated Handling Systems Beating the RoHS Heat Trade Secrets True to Its Roots The Road Abroad - Strategic Alliance or Greenfield Facility? Tech Tips Wave Soldering Test and Inspection Process Doctor Pb-Free Lessons Learned Getting Lean Materials World Equipment Advances Apex Product Preview Ad Index Assembly Insider Technical Abstracts

Circuits Assembly - March 2008

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