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PALO ALTO, CA -- Agilent Technologies and the Advanced Development Group of Speedline Technologies are conducting joint research on the implementation of closed-loop process control for paste printing PCB assemblies. The research will use Agilent's post-print inspection systems and Speedline's Accela printer to measure process performance in Pb-free manufacturing.
Based on a recent joint Pb-free study, Agilent and Speedline determined that the positional accuracy of the paste deposit relative to the pad is a key element to ensure quality in fine-pitch and small-device Pb-free assemblies. This suggests that closed-loop process control could be advantageous for quality during the transition to Pb-free manufacturing.
Based on a recent joint Pb-free study, Agilent and Speedline determined that the positional accuracy of the paste deposit relative to the pad is a key element to ensure quality in fine-pitch and small-device Pb-free assemblies. This suggests that closed-loop process control could be advantageous for quality during the transition to Pb-free manufacturing.
In follow-up testing still under way, the companies have demonstrated the potential to establish a closed-loop control method between the AOI system and the printer to manage positional accuracy of the pasted deposits.
Further details will be discussed during a session at the upcoming Apex show entitled, "Closed-Loop Process Control in the Solder Paste Printing Process." A preview of this technology and discussion of the research project will be available at Speedline’s booth, #1207.
NEW YORK -- Dover Corp. reported fourth-quarter sales rose 19% to $1.61 billion over last year. For the period ended Dec. 31, earnings from continuing operations rose 30% to $125.1 million, while net earnings were $116.1 million.
For the year Dover had revenue of $6.08 billion, up 17%, and earnings from continuing operations of $474.5 million, up 21%.
For the year Dover had revenue of $6.08 billion, up 17%, and earnings from continuing operations of $474.5 million, up 21%.
WASHINGTON -- December orders for manufactured durable goods rose 1.3%, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. It was the highest mark since Census Bureau began tracking the data in 1992.
Shipments were up 3.5%, the fourth hike in the past five months, also reaching their highest level since 1992.
Shipments were up 3.5%, the fourth hike in the past five months, also reaching their highest level since 1992.
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