Recently added articles from SMT:
Pick-and-Place Survey: Reader Responses
Sep 01, 2009; ... I really enjoy writing round-up articles. This will be my third year surveying the SMT industry to see the latest changes are in pick-and-place equipment for SMT's Annual Pick-and-Place Survey. Im always pleasantly surprised when readers, users of the equipment, send a response to fill in the ...
Lean Manufacturing Principles for EMS Success
Sep 01, 2009; ... IN SUMMARY Lean manufacturing is based on cutting waste and improving quality. One EMS provider shares their path to implementing lean, with company-wide and targeted initiatives. Definitions of terms used in the Lean system are provided. EMS companies manage to survive in tough ...
Pick-and-Place Round up
Sep 01, 2009; ... IN SUMMARY Often, challenging macroeconomic conditions, such as those faced by the electronics industry in the past year, bring about creative innovations in both vendor products and engineers using automated assembly equipment. This year, SMT's pick-and-place equipment survey found some ...
Collaborate: Design to Manufacture
Sep 01, 2009; ... IN SUMMARY Software-based collaborations can help improve design for manufacturing (DfM) and the move to production. This article reviews fundamental collaboration methodologies and the benefits of a well-suited methodology. Collaboration is typically defined as "the act of ...
iNEMI Roadmap: R&D in Printing, Dispense
Sep 01, 2009; ... IN SUMMARY Given the challenges facing board assembly technology, the iNEMI Roadmap identifies R&D priorities for the application and deposition of interconnect materials (primarily solder paste), as part of the SMT process. The first is to improve stencil printing technology and ...