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LEADING PB-FREE SOLUTIONS FROM JAPAN Seika Machinery provides the North American market a line of advanced SMT and ATE machinery combined with world-class sales, service and support. Find out why Seika’s SMT product line has earned a higher sales volume and share of market in Japan. NEWS their contributions to standards writing. Among the recipients were Nancy Chism of Flextronics, Barry Morris and Debbie Wade of Advanced Rework Technology, Norma Moss of L-3 Communications, Zenaida Valianu of Celestica, Daniel Foster of STI Electronics and Teresa Rowe of AAI Corp. for contributions to the IPC-7711/7721B Training and Certification Program; Dudi Amir and Dr. Raiyomand Aspandiar of Intel, Werner Engelmaier of Engelmaier Associates, Michael Green and Karen McConnell of Lockheed Martin, George Oxx of Flextronics, Rob Rowland of RadiSys, Vern Solberg of Solberg Technical Consulting, Kristen Troxel of Hewlett-Packard and Bob Willis of The SMART Group for contributions to IPC-7095B, Design and Assembly Process Implementation for BGAs. – Mike Buetow Industry YOUNG JIN PCB HANDLING SYSTEMS Key Features • Industry first and patented magnetic roller mechanism eliminates the use of pusher which causes stress on PCB's during transfer • NG stocker can be linked with AOI/SPI via RS232C • Safety covers with interlocked doors • User friendly touch panel operation • Customized systems available Stadium Captures Fox HARTLEPOOL, ENGLAND – The Stadium Group (thestadiumgroup.com) has acquired Fox Industries for £100,000, the electronics manufacturer said in October. Fox, which designs and sells power supplies and other components for high-reliability applications, has reported annual sales of £300,000. Fox owner Roger Barrett will be named business development director of Stadium Power. In September, Stadium reported pretax earnings rose 13% to £1.4 million. Chief executive Nigel Rogers said the company is continuing to look for other potential acquisitions in power and electronics. – Mike Buetow HIROX DIGITAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM Key Features • Inspect objects dynamically in 360 degrees with patented Hirox design • Superior BGA inspection capable of up to 200x magnification. Low maintenance costs achieved with use of spring loaded lens tip to protect samples. • Highly configurable and flexible lineup of lenses and peripheral devices • Optimal illumination using metal halide lamp for balanced color spectrum • A multitude of 2D/3D profiling features available for a wide range of applications • Customization available for tailoring to client-specific needs Essemtec Opens Suzhou Demo Center SUZHOU – SMT equipment OEM Essemtec (essemtec.com) has opened a customer training and demo center here. The site, which opened earlier this year, is equipped with multiple lines of production equipment and is operated by Essemtec’s local distributor Smart Technology Ltd. Equipment on hand includes semiautomatic stencil printers and automatic and semiautomatic pick-and-place machines. – Chelsey Drysdale Essemtec’s new demo center More Expansion for Morey Corp. WOODRIDGE, IL – The Morey Corp. (moreycorp.com) has broken ground on a major expansion of manufacturing capacity at its headquarters, with completion projected for next June. The expansion will nearly double the existing facility’s manufacturing space, which, coupled with planned factory automation upgrades, will improve capacity by an estimated 280%. Under the expansion plans, an 82,000 sq. ft. addition will be built on Morey’s factory, bringing it to 134,000 sq. ft. The plans call for 45,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, 29,000 sq. ft. of warehousing, and an additional support area. In making the announcement, President Scott Morey said, “This is a significant milestone, which not only fulfills a need driven by our continuing growth, but also an investment in anticipated volume.” Morey cited the company’s growth in the integration and hardening of telematics as a driver for the expansion. The firm is also adding a fourth fully automated double-sided SMT line; two more selective soldering stations (for a total of five); a double-sided conformal coating line (its second), plus additional AOI and ICT. The new lines are expected to be operational by the start of the fourth quarter, and constitute a 35% increase in production capacity. It marks the second expansion in two years for Morey, a $100 million EMS company. Last year, Morey opened a state-of-the-art, 26,300-sq. ft. technical research and design facility next to the EMS company’s headquarters. – Mike Buetow CALL TODAY! SEIKA Seika Machinery, Inc. 3528 Torrance Blvd, Suite 100 Torrance, CA 90503 Ph: 310-540-7310 Fax: 310-540-7930 Email: info@seikausa.com Visit the full product line at www.seikausa.com 12 Circuits Assembly NOVEMBER 2008 circuitsassembly.com http://www.thestadiumgroup.com http://www.essemtec.com http://www.moreycorp.com http://www.seikausa.com http://www.seikausa.com http://www.circuitsassembly.com

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Circuits Assembly - November 2008 Contents Caveat Lector Industry News Market Watch Talking Heads Focus on Business On the Forefront Screen Printing Better Manufacturing RoHS Conversion for Medical Devices Supporting Full-Service Customer Requirements at the Regional EMS Level Speed Thrills Tech Tips Wave Soldering Process Doctor Pb-Free Lessons Learned The Defects Database Getting Lean Materials World Product Spotlight Ad Index Assembly Insider Technical Abstracts

Circuits Assembly - November 2008

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