MESA, AZ – To support additional material options for its customers, Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has qualified Mechnano’s Formula1µ resin for use in its 10 micron S240 printers and the company’s newest 3D printer platform, the 25 micron microArch S350. BMF’s platform is ideal for printing micro-scale parts with high-resolution features, along with a broader range of small parts requiring high accuracy or precision.

Formula1µ revolutionizes static dissipative part fabrication for use in 90C and below environments by making it fast and affordable. The new qualification allows researchers and manufactures to create prototypes, manufacturing aids, and end-use parts with electrostatic dissipative (ESD) properties.

“Our team is excited to announce this qualification,” said Mechnano President Bryce Keeler. “Formula1µ provides BMF customers with a high-performance resin—delivering the highest tensile strength option available on the BMF platform and the only resin that dissipates static electricity. With the dual increase of electronics usage and decrease in chip size, the applications requiring micro-ESD parts are growing daily.”

“We’re continuing to collaborate across the industry to expand the use of 3D printing from discrete, prototyping applications into a solution that drives highly precise production of parts across industries including electronics, medical devices, and the life sciences,” said BMF CEO John Kawola. “Thanks to Mechnano’s innovation, we’re now able to offer our customers another material option to support their prototyping and longer-term production needs.”

Mechnano’s Formula1µ is a black, rigid, static-dissipative photopolymer resin that was created using the company’s proprietary discrete Carbon Nanotube technology, D’Func, to produce high resolution, Nano- Uniform ESD parts with isotropic properties and no carbon sloughing.

BMF will begin offering this material for sale in September 2023 under the name Formula1µ. Learn more about the solution here: https://mechnano.com/formula1u/ 

BOHEMIA NY ― Q Source is pleased to introduce the new Brady S3700 Multicolor + Cut Sign and Label Printer and the M511 Label Printer. Designed to elevate labeling processes, these printers bring a new level of versatility, convenience, and precision to the industrial labeling landscape.

Brady S3700 Multicolor + Cut Sign & Label Printer: Redefining Labeling Possibilities In the quest for enhanced safety and visual communication, the Brady S3700 Multicolor + Cut Sign & Label Printer stands out as a transformative solution. Offering the power of multicolor brilliance and revolutionary shape cutting, this printer empowers users to create signs, labels and tags tailored to various applications.

One of the standout features is the smarter print technology that facilitates seamless color changeovers in just 20 seconds. Whether you need mono or multicolor labels, the S3700 delivers vibrant visuals that catch the eye and convey critical information quickly and reliably. The precision XY plotter cutter ensures flawless shapes, letters, arrows, and more, revolutionizing the accuracy and quality of labeling. This printer also maximizes efficiency by stacking pipe markers and fitting multiple shapes per label, minimizing waste and resource consumption.

M511 Label Printer: Seamless Connectivity

Brady’s new M511 Label Printer is designed to facilitate labeling flexibility and connectivity. Equipped with Bluetooth capabilities, the M511 enables seamless connectivity to up to five devices simultaneously, optimizing collaboration and workflow efficiency. With edge-to-edge printing capabilities on labels up to 1.5" wide, the M511 ensures that important messages are clearly visible and easy to read.

The M511's user-centric approach is further emphasized by its mobile app and software compatibility. This allows users to design and print labels from their phones, tablets or laptops, eliminating the need for unnecessary rework and speeding up the labeling process.

Q Source is a distribution leader for a wide range of commercial industrial products used across multiple industries. For more information about the new Brady label printers and other high-quality brands available at Q Source, please visit www.qsource.com

MANASSAS, VA – ZESTRON, the leading global provider of high-precision cleaning products, services, and training solutions in the electronics manufacturing and semiconductor industries, is hosting a live webinar on September 28, 2023, at 2:00 PM EST. This webinar will be given by Sr. Application Engineer, Ravi Parthasarathy, and Brent Frizzell, Global Electronics & Automotive Marketing Segment Manager from Specialty Coating Systems. The event will focus on the criticality of cleaning PCBs before conformal coating and is intended for individuals interested in learning about the benefits of cleaning PCBs, the harmful effects of coating over residues, and the assessment methods used to evaluate cleanliness before conformal coating.

During the session, Specialty Coating Systems, coating experts, will share their knowledge and experience in providing process recommendations to ensure the long-term performance of conformal coatings. Case studies will be reviewed, and the event will conclude with a 30-minute question and answer session, providing attendees with an opportunity to ask their questions and receive expert advice from the field's leading experts.

Registration for the event is open, and individuals can register through the provided link. This event promises to be insightful and informative, and interested individuals are encouraged to register now to secure their spot.

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Milwaukie, OR – ECD today announced that Seydina Diop has joined the company’s growing engineering team as a Software Engineer II. This is the second ECD engineering hire in less than a year, as the company has committed to – and is achieving – an accelerated product development roadmap.

Diop, an experienced full-stack software developer who has been writing code since childhood, brings over ten years of experience to the ECD team. He previously worked for an online design goods marketplace where he managed the company’s social media presence and provided technical support, metrics analysis, and troubleshooting to improve the user experience. His unique skill set unites back-end and front-end technical knowledge with artistic presentation, bringing operational robustness and user perspective to his craft.

“I describe myself as having an engineer’s brain with an artist’s eye,” comments Diop. “It’s one thing to understand and be able to develop technically sound code. It’s quite another to marry that skill with artistic conceptualization to ensure the user experience is visually rich, intuitive, and consistent across multiple platforms. That’s what I intend to help deliver for ECD users.”

Initially focused on enhancements to the company’s popular OvenSENTINEL™ continuous reflow soldering monitoring technology, Diop’s future assignments include the development of baking-centric profiling software, portfolio-wide MAP profiling software upgrades, and adding customer-requested features to several popular ECD products.

Micheal Pliska, ECD Director of Engineering, says, “Seydina is a great addition to our team, allowing us to bring key software responsibilities in-house which has tightened the feedback loop and enabled fast implementation. He’s already been instrumental in adding OvenSENTINEL product support for global regions and has begun working on major upgrades to other ECD product lines.”

Diop holds a B.S. in computer science and is proficient in multiple front-end, back-end, and database programming languages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, C#, C++, and SQL, among others. He is based in ECD’s Milwaukie, Oregon headquarters.