San Diego — January 2019 — KIC, the market leader in smart oven solutions, announces a technology collaboration with Mentor, a Siemens Business, leveraging KIC’s professional knowledge on thermal processes and Mentor’s comprehensive expertise on surface mount technology (SMT) manufacturing towards Industry 4.0. This cooperation utilizes KIC’s smart oven technology to provide process transparency, traceability, consistent quality and reduced costs through a new level of automation for their mutual customers.

Leading electro-chemicals manufacturer, Electrolube, has been awarded the AS 9100 internationally recognized Quality Management System standard, specific to the aerospace, aviation and defense industries.

Helmut Hartl, Head of Research & Development for automotive applications at SCHOTT, looks at the increasing demand for capacitors, their vital role across a wide range of applications, and how glass-to-aluminum-seal (GTAS) technology can support long, reliable service lives for these components.

Strambino, Italy, December 2018 -- Seica and innovation are a combination that customers worldwide have come to expect.