FRANKLIN, MA – Speedline Technologies has announced a free Web seminar on fine-pitch printing, to be held July 21, at 11 a.m. (EST).
Topics will include:
• Squeegee selection;
• Solder paste evaluation ;
• Lead-free solder paste printing;
• Stencil design, including pin-in-paste;
• Aperture design;
• Board support;
• Fast cycle time printing;
• Post-print inspection (2-D and 3-D).
For more info and to register, visit speedlinetech.com/seminars.
The company will continue to offer free Webinars this fall, including a Lead-Free Overview, on Aug. 18, and Lead-Free Wave Soldering, on Sept. 15.
Oulunsalo, Finland -- Juha Hulkko has been appointed chief executive of Elektrobit Group, a Finland-based specialist in the design, life-cycle testing and production automation of electronics products.
A founder of Elektrobit Group and a major shareholder, Hulkko has acted as Chairman since 2002.
Former CEO Juha Sipilä will take over the role of Chairman.
The executive board has been further restructured, with Jukka Harju appointed as COO. He will continue his duties in mergers and acquisitions, and oversee the executive vice presidents responsible for Strategic Business Units and Logistics and Information Management. Johann Haas has been appointed executive VP, Automotive Unit. All other support functions except Human Resources will be directed by CFO Seppo Laine.
PALO ALTO, CA -- Electronics assemblers that fail to move quickly to implement a strategies for lead-free manufacturing will suffer in the bottom line, an analyst warned today. "SMT manufacturers that are inactive with their strategies for lead-free implementation will lose market share," said Keith Robinson, industry manager for Frost & Sullivan's surface mount technology group. | ![]() |