CLINTON, NY – Indium Corporation® will feature its metal thermal interface materials (TIMs) for burn-in and test at TestConX, March 5-8 in Mesa, Ariz., U.S.

As an industry leader in high-performance metal thermal interface materials (TIMs), Indium Corporation will feature selections from its portfolio of innovative high-performance metal TIM solutions.

Indium Corporation’s indium-containing TIMs for burn-in and test offer superior thermal conductivity over non-metals—with pure indium metal delivering 86W/mK. Its indium-containing TIMs are available as pure indium, indium-silver alloys, and indium-tin, among others. The pure indium TIM can be clad with a thin aluminum layer on the side facing the device under test (DUT) to prevent the indium from adhering to the surface. Indium Corporation’s suite of Heat-Spring® solutions, featuring a compressible interface between a heat source and a heat-sink, include:

Heat-Spring® Preforms

• Patterned to optimize contact with non-planar surfaces delivering 86W/mK
• Provides uniform contact between the burn-in head and the DUT
• Provides more uniform thermal conductivity
• Cleans with no residue
• Recyclable and reclaimable

Heat-Spring® HSK

• Recommended specifically for burn-in applications where multiple insertions are required
• Provides uniform contact with low resistance for high-density heat loads
• Typically clad with a thin diffusion barrier, which serves as the contact surface for burn-in and test applications
• No staining or cracking

Heat-Spring® HSD

• Designed for interfaces with tight surface control >30psi
• Recommended for small, well-designed interfaces with flat, smooth, parallel surfaces

To learn more about Indium Corporation’s metal TIMs for burn-in and test, visit us at booth #45 at TestConX or online at www.indium.com/TIMs.

DAYTON, OH – Libra Industries, a privately-held systems integration and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, is expanding its footprint and capabilities in its manufacturing facility in Guaymas, Sonora State, Mexico. The capability enhancement includes new state-of-the-art equipment supporting sheet metal fabrication and powder coating.

Vertical capabilities at the Guaymas plant include sheet metal fabrication, (targeted at low volume/high mix high reliability applications), in-house batch and continuous conveyor powder coat, CNC milling and turning, grinding, and cables. These vertical capabilities support high level mechanical assembly and systems integration. The expansion is supported by the construction of 84,000 ft² of new building construction. Libra’s Guaymas operations supports customers’ products in the medical, aerospace, industrial and semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Equipment (WFE) markets.

Libra Industries operates four world-class manufacturing facilities, including operations in Dayton, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Dallas, Texas and Guaymas, Mexico. The company serves a diverse and balanced customer base of industries including medical, military/aerospace, semiconductor and industrial. Libra Industries serves high reliability markets which require customized supply chain solutions with technically sophisticated manufacturing and quality requirements.

Libra Industries continues to invest to provide customized manufacturing solutions for its customers’ complex product requirements. Through its broad range of capabilities, Libra offers its customers the most capable manufacturing team in the industry. For more information about Libra Industries, visit www.libraindustries.com.

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Inovaxe, a world leader and provider of innovative material handling and inventory control systems, today announced the appointment of FX Beorchia as VP Sales for EMEA regions, reporting to Ben Khoshnood, President and founder of Inovaxe Corporation based in South Florida, USA.

Beorchia was the former European Business Development Manager of Smart Factory software solutions at Panasonic Connect, and previously VP of International Business Development for iTAC Software, a well-known MES provider based in Germany. "The elegance of Inovaxe solutions, both hardware and software, are unparalleled in the market. The maturity of connected material management solutions is further reinforced by the deployment of Inovaxe technologies in the largest electronics manufacturers, automotive, industrial and EMS. All of Inovaxe's customers I have met all around Europe are absolutely delighted by Inovaxe's team, smart racks and material management software, which is the best fuel for business development. It is an honor for me to join this very creative and dynamic team," said Beorchia.

Ben Khoshnood added, "FX has a vast experience of SMT automation with a keen understanding of software and connectivity, being involved with total system solutions with an emphasis on material processes. This brings tremendous value to Inovaxe, our customers and our distribution partners throughout Europe and Africa, therefore we are excited to add FX to the Inovaxe team!"

Beorchia earned his Industrial Computer Science Engineer degree from ENSIIE School, member of Paris-Saclay University and graduated with an MBA from Paris-Dauphine PSL University and UQAM in Montréal. He is based in Paris, France.

Inovaxe’s storage solutions streamline SMT material handling processes by decreasing handling time, cutting out errors and manual data entry, stopping line-down occurrences, reducing storage space and eliminating the black hole of WIP.

For more information about how Inovaxe’s innovative material handling systems and services can improve your inventory accuracy and reduce your labor costs, visit www.inovaxe.com.

ATLANTA – The Global Industry Practices Committee (GIPC) has published an Executive Summary with results of two surveys conducted by its core team of subject matter experts (SME) led by Brad Waisanen, VP, Global Cyber Security at TTI, Inc. ECIA member companies were surveyed with the goal of learning how the industry is responding to this serious threat to businesses.

Participants in the first survey represented the three ECIA constituencies as follows: Manufacturers (41%); Distributors (39%) and Manufacturers Reps (20%). The questions covered where organizations were turning to for guidance; whether they had risk management programs in place and for how long; reporting structure of the cybersecurity teams; perceived risks and metrics; costs of insurance; prevention measures and more.

Participants in the second survey represented the three ECIA constituencies in a similar measure: Manufacturers (39%); Distributors (39%) and Manufacturers’ Reps (23%). The questions in the second survey focused on ransomware readiness.

“The results of these two surveys were very enlightening and provide the GIPC Cybersecurity SME with concrete guidance on where to place our efforts going forward,” explained Don Elario, ECIA’s Vice President of Industry Practices. “There were clear differences in how the three constituencies have responded to these types of threats. Not surprisingly, larger companies have more mature cyber risk management programs than smaller companies and we see this as an opportunity for this work group to provide a baseline of cybersecurity best practices, among other initiatives.”

View the results of the two surveys here: Cybersecurity Executive Summary.