HALFMOON, NY – PVA, a global supplier of automated dispensing and coating equipment, is excited to announce its participation in the SMTA Upper Midwest Expo & Tech Forum 2024, taking place Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at the Union Depot in St. Paul, MN. Attendees are invited to visit PVA's booth to explore the company's latest innovations, including the groundbreaking PathMaster X programming software.

PathMaster X represents a significant advancement in software technology, specifically tailored for PVA's Direct Series Delta 6 and Delta 8 Automated Conformal Coating and Dispensing Systems. This revolutionary software offers manufacturers enhanced control, precision, and efficiency in their production processes, empowering them to achieve unparalleled results.

Key features of PathMaster X include:

Advanced Capabilities: PathMaster X introduces a range of advanced features designed to streamline programming for conformal coating, dispensing, and custom applications. From enhanced control options to improved precision, this software enables users to optimize their production processes with ease.

Unified Programming Environment: PathMaster X provides a unified programming and production environment, consolidating all machine functions and programs into a single, streamlined application. This integration simplifies workflow and enhances efficiency by enabling users to control all aspects of their Direct Series Delta systems from one central platform.

Intuitive Control Experience: The X-PAD multi-function controller and modern touch-screen monitor offer users an intuitive control experience for their Direct Series Delta systems. The user-friendly interface and touch screen capabilities streamline operations, allowing users to navigate the software with ease and precision.

Enhanced Offline Programming: PathMaster X empowers users with enhanced offline programming capabilities, enabling them to program from anywhere at any time. This flexibility allows for increased productivity and adaptability in dynamic manufacturing environments.

"We look forward to discussing our PathMaster X software at the SMTA Upper Midwest Expo & Tech Forum 2024," said Aaron Fensterer, Regional Sales Manager at PVA. "This software offers manufacturers unprecedented control and efficiency in their production processes."

For more information about PVA, please contact PVA at info@pva.net or (518) 371-2684.

CRANSTON, RI – AIM Solder, a leading global manufacturer of solder assembly materials for the electronics industry, is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming SMTA Queretaro Expo & Tech Forum taking place on June 6 at Queretaro Centro de Congresos y Teatro Metropolitano in Queretaro, Mexico. Among other great products, AIM will be highlighting its recently released NC259FPA Ultrafine No Clean Solder Paste.

NC259FPA is a zero-halogen paste engineered for precise print definition with type 6 and smaller alloy powders through stencil apertures less than 150 µm in diameter. Ideal for miniLED, microLED, die attach, micro BGA, and HDI boards, this innovative new product features excellent wetting, high transfer efficiency, high reliability, and high tack force for mass transfer.

To learn more about NC259FPA and to discover all of AIM’s products and services, visit the company at the SMTA Queretaro Expo & Tech Forum on June 6th, or visit www.aimsolder.com 

HARRISBURG, PA ― Cumberland Electronics Strategic Supply Solutions (CE3S), your strategic sourcing, professional solutions and distribution partner, proudly announces its new partnership with SCS (Static Control Solutions), a Division of Desco Industries. As a Desco focused distributor, this strategic collaboration with SCS enhances CE3S' ability to deliver expanded ESD process control solutions to its partners.

CE3S and SCS are joining forces to offer superior-quality ESD process control solutions to manufacturers. Through this partnership, CE3S will provide its partners with access to a wide range of cutting-edge static control products from SCS, ensuring enhanced performance and reliability in their manufacturing processes.

"CE3S is excited to announce our partnership with SCS, a well-known leader in static control solutions," said Jeremy Wagner, President at CE3S. "This collaboration enables us to empower our customers to achieve superior ESD process control and optimize their manufacturing operations."

Under the agreement, CE3S will offer SCS products, including the SCS Power Relay for WS Aware Monitors, WS Aware Dual-Wire Monitors and the Static Management Program (SMP) Software. Each product offers advanced capabilities designed to enhance ESD process control, ensuring optimal performance and reliability in manufacturing environments.

For more information about CE3S' partnership with SCS and their products, visit www.ce3s.com 

PORTO, PORTUGAL – Critical Manufacturing, a pioneer in future-ready, multisite manufacturing execution systems (MES), announced that Meta System will build a new electronics facility for e-mobility production, managed through Critical Manufacturing MES. The new plant is part of a Meta System initiative to apply advanced digital technologies to meet the growing demand for its products.

Meta System SpA was established in 1973 in Reggio Emilia, Italy. It specializes in the research, development and manufacture of electronic power-conversion systems for the e-mobility sector for use in battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). It supplies devices such as on-board battery chargers, DC/DC converters and combi systems for the world’s leading automotive manufacturers.

The company is renowned for its quality products and continuous innovation, and Meta System’s IT & Digital Transformation Manager Alessandro Salami sees factory MES as fundamental to maintaining its high operating standards: “We were looking for a partner who had knowledge of the processes of the electronics-automotive industry in its DNA and at the same time offered an advanced digital solution. Given the technological revolutions taking place and the speed that must characterize a modern company in adopting them, we needed a partner who was agile in gathering technological opportunities and making them easily available to its customers.”

The Greenfield Challenge

In addition, starting with the need for a greenfield plant, it was necessary to define an implementation roadmap that would support Meta System in growth both in terms of line numbers and in terms of functionality to be added progressively.

The selection process lasted several months, where several market-leading vendors were compared and delved into the methodologies and technologies adopted in several sessions. Salami explains: “Critical Manufacturing also offered the opportunity for a reference visit to a company that was already their customer. What impressed us most was how quickly that customer adopted the solution, and to feel that they own the implementation.

SMT In-Depth Knowledge

Critical Manufacturing expertise was also a decisive factor, as Salami highlights: “Certainly in-depth knowledge of SMT and electronic assembly processes, as well as an extensive library of out-of-box integrations processes made Critical Manufacturing the winning partner in our selection. We are convinced that the chosen solution will enable us to grow rapidly and to successfully meet the challenges that the new plant will offer us in an environment of very high innovation, total automation of factory processes and challenging takt times”.

Michaela Wagner, Sales Manager for SMT Europe at Critical Manufacturing, comments on the benefits of using a modular architecture: “By integrating an MES into a greenfield project, we have not just provided a system, we are setting together with Meta System the foundation for not only meeting today's demands, but exceeding tomorrow's expectations. And then, because we support open integration standards, they can add or change functionality easily, as their business operations change. We look forward to working with them.”

Phase one of the installation will be running in 2024 in Slovakia and Meta System will have a system capable of supporting steady growth for the future.