MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SMTA Europe is proud to announce the 2025 Electronics in Harsh Environments Conference, taking place 20-22 May in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This global conference is a three-day technical event with 27 technical presentations focused on building reliable electronics used in power electronics and harsh environments.

Session Topics Include:

• Harsh Environmental Reliability Conditions
• Testing & Cleanliness Validation
• Protective Coatings - Materials & Processes
• Testing of Coatings
• Reliability in Humid Environments - Failure Mechanisms
• Advanced Materials and Processes
• Interconnection Technologies - Materials, Processes & Validation Methods
• Particle Cleanliness & Particle Risk Assessment

The opening keynote speaker, Lothar Henneken, Ph.D., Robert Bosch GmbH, will present “Testing, Validation, Qualification for Automotive Electronics” on Tuesday, 20 May at 9:00am.

Following the keynote, a two-part professional development course will be instructed by Stefan Schmitt, SemikronDanfoss. The first part, titled “Robustness Validation vs. Qualification for Power Modules” will be followed by part two, titled “Challenges and Requirements for Harsh Environmental Power Module Testing.”

Registration is available online with early registration pricing in effect until 21 April 2025.

For more information contact Karlie Severinson: harsh@smta.org or +1 (952) 920-7682 or visit https://www.smta.org/harsh.

TROY, MI - Amtech Electrocircuits, a leading provider of manufacturing solutions, is redefining industry standards through an agile, AI-driven approach that enhances speed, intelligence, and efficiency. With a pledge to delivering faster, smarter, and leaner solutions, Amtech leverages cutting-edge technology and decades of expertise to help businesses accelerate time-to-market and maintain a competitive edge.

Faster: Speeding Up Production Without Compromising Quality

Amtech’s proprietary AmtechOS2.0 integrates AI and advanced automation, enabling rapid changeovers and real-time production adjustments. By incorporating predictive maintenance and automated quality control, the company ensures seamless workflows, minimizes downtime, and meets shifting market demands with ease. Acting as an extension of their clients’ teams, Amtech manages engineering, supply chain logistics, and operations to streamline production timelines. This agile approach allows for faster deliveries without sacrificing quality.

Smarter: Leveraging Technology and Expertise

At the core of Amtech’s operations is intelligent manufacturing, powered by AI-driven analytics and an advanced ERP system. These technologies enhance decision-making, optimize workflows, and improve precision, ensuring every step of the manufacturing process is efficient. Led by CEO Jay Patel, Amtech’s expert team integrates cloud-based systems, API connections, and smart automation, allowing clients to focus on innovation rather than operational bottlenecks.

Leaner: Eliminating Waste, Maximizing Value

Amtech embraces lean manufacturing principles to eliminate waste while maximizing efficiency. Their flexible production facilities feature adaptable workbenches and cutting-edge tools, ensuring optimal resource utilization and minimal downtime. By diversifying supply chain strategies, Amtech mitigates risks, controls costs, and maintains a stable production flow. Their transparent, collaborative partnerships ensure value is delivered at every stage—from prototyping to final production.

With over 30 years of industry experience, Amtech Electrocircuits serves aerospace, automotive, and medical device manufacturers, delivering scalable, high-reliability solutions.

Their ISO 9001 certification and proven ability to navigate supply chain challenges position them as a trusted partner in electronics manufacturing.

For more information about Amtech Electrocircuits and their agile electronics manufacturing solutions, please visit www.buildamtech.com.

SHANGHAI, CHINA - As a proven leader in Metal-Based Thermal Interface materials solutions for future-forward technologies, Indium Corporation will proudly showcase its portfolio of thermal interface materials (TIMs) that enabling AI advancements at Productronica China, March 26-28, in Shanghai, China.

Indium Corporation’s GalliTHERM ® portfolio of gallium-based liquid metal solutions builds on more than 60 years of expertise in
manufacturing advanced gallium-based materials. Designed for both TIM¹ and TIM² applications, these liquid metal TIMs offer cutting-edge thermal interface performance with superior reliability. Liquid metal TIMs offer:

• High thermal conductivity versus polymers
• High purity enables excellent wetting to surfaces
• No soldering or surface metallization needed

Indium Corporation’s Solder Thermal Interface Materials deliver superior heat dissipation and high thermal conductance for power-dense devices. Indium has a high bulk thermal conductivity (86 W/m-K) which means less sensitivity to bond line thicknesses and coplanarity issues compared to polymeric TIMs. Indium’s ductility can accommodate differential thermal expansion with minimal stress on the interface making Solder TIM an ideal TIM1 or TIM1.5 where die or substrate warpage and CTE mismatch challenges are present.

Indium Corporation’s Heat-Spring ® solutions provide an optimal TIM2 solution as a compressible, non-reflow metal TIM. In liquid immersion systems, Heat-Spring® is also a proven TIM compatible with all major immersion fluids that will not dissolve in Single–Phase or Two-Phase immersion cooling liquids. These indium-based TIMs deliver outstanding thermal conductivity compared to non-metal alternatives—with pure indium metal achieving 86 W/m·K in all directions. Due to its solid metal state, Heat-Spring ® effectively prevents pump-out and bake-out issues while also supporting sustainability through Indium Corporation’s reclaim and recycle program.

About Indium Corporation

Indium Corporation ® is a premier materials refiner, smelter, manufacturer, and supplier to the global electronics, semiconductor, thin-film, and thermal management markets. Products include solders and fluxes; brazes; thermal interface materials; sputtering targets; indium, gallium,
germanium, and tin metals and inorganic compounds; and NanoFoil ® . Founded in 1934, the company has global technical support and factories located in China, Germany, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.

For many years, the ASYS Group and SEW-EURODRIVE have enjoyed a close and successful partnership characterized by trust, innovation and joint successes. SEW-EURODRIVE, one of the world's leading manufacturers of electric motors and drive technologies, is once again investing in highly developed automation solutions from ASYS. A total of eight future-oriented and automated SMD production lines are now in operation in the Bruchsal production halls, with the complete handling portfolio, such as buffer systems, transport systems, loaders and unloaders, as well as laser marking systems and the intelligent line software, coming from ASYS.

Over the years, the cooperation between ASYS and SEW-EURODRIVE has not only led to successful projects, but also to innovative solutions and mutual improvements. “The trusting relationship with ASYS is based on mutual understanding and a commitment to continuous development. Thanks to ASYS automation solutions, we have taken our production capacity and flexibility to a new level. We have connected our production to the ASYS host computer. The ASYS software enables us to change over our SMD production lines to a new product without downtime – and in a fully automated process. The high level of automation and standardization of the machines enables us to quickly adapt to different production requirements. This enables us to react flexibly to constantly changing market requirements,” says Bernhard Kirchgäßner, Head of the Automatic Placement Department at SEW-EURODRIVE.

Seamless product changeover without downtime

The ASYS software ensures that a product changeover is carried out efficiently and without interruption. The first product of the new batch follows directly after the last product of the current batch. The individual system components are converted one after the other and independently load the product-specific data, such as the product width, without any manual intervention. This eliminates the downtime that used to be required when the production line ran empty during a product change. In practice, this means that several different products can be manufactured on the line at the same time, significantly increasing both capacity and flexibility in production. Thanks to this modularity, it is possible to manufacture over 1000 different products on one line. The line can be converted to a new product without downtime. This flexibility is particularly possible due to the high standardization and automation of the ASYS systems, which are implemented in both the hardware and software.

Why is it worth investing in high-quality handling?

Handling systems have a decisive influence on the performance of the entire SMD line. The failure of just one system can bring the entire line to a standstill. The ASYS handling modules form the heart of the eight highly automated SMD lines at SEW-EURODRIVE. The company uses over 100 ASYS handling systems in its production halls in Bruchsal. Sustainable – with more than 70,000 handling machines installed worldwide – the ASYS Group is shaping the SMD manufacturing landscape. The handling modules have an availability of 99.5% per machine. This minimizes downtime and guarantees continuous production – free of interruptions. Intelligent and reliable solutions optimize workflows and processes in the production line, enable a smooth flow of materials, reduce waiting times and thus contribute to an increase in overall efficiency and throughput. In addition, ASYS handling machines are among the most sustainable on the market: their quality is particularly evident in the lifespan and scalability of the machines. The systems can be flexibly adapted to growing challenges.

“We would like to thank SEW-EURODRIVE for the many years of trusting cooperation. We look forward to continuing to set new standards and further expanding our cooperation in the future – with passion, precision and a clear vision,” emphasizes Matthias Volz, Sales Manager at the ASYS Group.

About SEW-EURODRIVE

SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG, a family-owned company founded in 1931, is headquartered in Bruchsal, near Karlsruhe in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Today, SEW-EURODRIVE is one of the world's leading specialists in drive and automation technology, with 22,000 employees, 17 manufacturing plants and 92 Drive Technology Centers (DTC) in 56 countries.

About ASYS Group

ASYS Group is a globally operating technology company and leading supplier of standard and special equipment for the business segments Electronics, Energy and Life Science. ASYS Automatisierungssysteme GmbH is the holding company of the group. With over 1,400 employees worldwide, ASYS Group develops, manufactures and markets high-quality and innovative automation solutions. It has a global sales network with local contacts in more than 40 countries. 20 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and America enable customer-oriented support.