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Hanover, 24 August 2020

Hanover, August 17, 2020 – Viscom AG won the competitive procurement process for THT inspection which was conducted by Bosch end of 2019. The innovative system S3016 ultra impresses with precise and fast inspection of PCB bottom sides in 3D. Now, in the first quarter of 2020, the process release has been given for the start of inline production of the first systems for electronics production in the automotive sector. Viscom, the new exclusive supplier, will equip Bosch plants worldwide with the new S3016 ultra for standardized 3D solder joint inspection of THT components.

Mention an electronic circuit and you are likely to picture a printed circuit board (PCB): a rigid rectangle in a characteristic green color with copper lines and a bewildering array of components soldered onto it. But does adding electronic functionality means using a PCB and thus requires shoehorning a rigid rectangle into the product?

Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of production systems for electronic assembly and packaging, announces that it will host a live webinar on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. The webinar will be offered in two session at 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. CST, and will be available to join at: https://essemtec.com/live-online-webinar.

FREMONT, CA ― August 2020 ― AQS, Inc., a state-of-the-art EMS provider located in Silicon Valley, is pleased to announce that it recognized two employees at its Fremont facility for 15 years of service. Manual Rodriguez and Maribel Arrez were presented with one week of additional paid vacation and Bento-Boxes were provided to all employees. Their names were added to a plaque that is displayed in the company’s lobby in recognition of this milestone.

Moriah Root, Quality Manager at Z-AXIS, has won a “Millennials in Manufacturing” Award from FuzeHub, the statewide Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center for New York State.