By Steve Heinzen, V.P. Marketing, NEO Tech Engineering Services   A major medical OEM building radiology equipment offers an extensive line of imaging equipment and associated supporting injector systems. The occurrence of supply disruption challenges has increased as their injector products are relatively mature after being on the market for several years. Various electronic components
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By Nic Meadows, Engineer, Motion Sensors   Motion Sensors Industries (MSI) is a family run OEM founded in 1970 and located in Elizabeth City, NC. Today, Motion Sensors is owned by Marcy Pritchard, who started with the company in 2002 as the General Manager. Marcy became president in 2006 when her father retired, and she
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Underused dispensing technology can deliver consistent ±1% accuracy regardless of temperature, pressure or viscosity, By Can La   As recently as half a decade ago, operators of manual and automated dispensing lines had little ability to achieve highly accurate, consistent applications of adhesives, epoxies and other fluids, especially when desiring small depositions, working with viscous
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By Alexandra Stovin   Founded in 2007, SmtXtra are global electronics specialists supplying the Surface Mount Technology (SMT) sector with SMT nozzles, feeders, spare parts and consumables in both new and used conditions. As the company prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary, founders Susan and Sean Cassidy created the business to fill a gap in
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By Craig Reiselt, Director of Manufacturing   Headquartered in Reynoldsburg, Ohio and occupying a 100,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, Dynalab Inc. is a design and manufacturing organization serving the electronics industry. Since 1981, it has built many long-term partnerships with Fortune 500 companies by providing outstanding engineering and manufacturing support. As a full-service electronics manufacturing services
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Dr. Mike Bixenman , KYZEN Corporation   Introduction The age of electronics has created innovative technologies that improve living standards, communications, transportation, automation, health, and business administration. These advances are made possible from technology advances using smaller components and high density board designs that allow information to be processed at increasing rates. Miniaturization at all
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Jade Bridges, Technical Support Manager with Electrolube   Electrolube’s Technical Support Manager, Jade Bridges, provides an invaluable insight into the implications of the F-Gas legislation changes and details the steps undertaken by Electrolube to produce an innovative airduster that ticks all the legislative boxes. A compressed gas spray duster, otherwise known as an airduster, has
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By Dan Banks   Since 1985, Connect Tech has provided the globe with high-quality, cost-effective connectivity solutions. As a hardware design and manufacturing company that is committed to excellence in both product design and customer satisfaction, Connect Tech continues to build on a reputation for manufacturing high-performance rugged, small form factor solutions. Products support a
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It was recently announced that Nathan Trotter & Co. Inc. acquired the LOCTITE® solder bar division of Henkel Electronics. Prior to the acquisition, Nathan Trotter produced all LOCTITE® solder bar sold in North America on behalf of Henkel Electronics. Effective immediately, LOCTITE® solder bar will be produced and sold under the Nathan Trotter name.  Nathan
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It is with the deepest sorrow that we inform you of the very sad and sudden passing of our much loved publisher, Donal McDonald. At only 48 years old, Donal died in San Diego, USA, shortly before IPC APEX on the 12th February 2017. Donal came from one of Ireland’s well known publishing families and
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