ES 808 surface mount adhesive is for bonding of surface-mounted devices to printed circuit boards prior to wave soldering. Is for medium to high dispense speeds and high dot profiles; is suitable for pin transfer and stencil print. Is said to have good humidity resistance, high wet strength and good electrical characteristics, excellent mechanical strength and long-term stability. ES 807 is for high-speed dispensing (25,000 - 50,000 dph). Reportedly has outstanding dot profile, excellent adhesion substrate and wetting strength. Typical cure temperature of 130°C and 90 sec. cure time or 60 sec. at 150°C.

Electrolube, www.electrolube.com

Valor MSS Business Intelligence product suite allows management of printed circuit board assembly lines to obtain reports and analysis of the quality, asset utilization, and materials management of production execution. Covers manufacturing execution process from line planning through execution, traceability, materials management, and test/quality assurance. Data are generated and made available to the business intelligence application for analysis and display functionality on management’s desktop. Dashboard display technology is reportedly easy to configure and use. Business intelligence functionality comes with more than 30 standard reports, as well as the ability to customize to the specific configurations and needs of the manufacturing organization.

Mentor Graphics, http://mentor.com/go/valor/bi

Valor MSS Business Intelligence product suite allows management of printed circuit board assembly lines to obtain reports and analysis of the quality, asset utilization, and materials management of production execution. Covers manufacturing execution process from line planning through execution, traceability, materials management, and test/quality assurance. Data are generated and made available to the business intelligence application for analysis and display functionality on management’s desktop. Dashboard display technology is reportedly easy to configure and use. Business intelligence functionality comes with more than 30 standard reports, as well as the ability to customize to the specific configurations and needs of the manufacturing organization.

Mentor Graphics, http://mentor.com/go/valor/bi

Poly-Max urethane squeegee holders are tailored for advanced screen-printing applications including solar cell conductor printing, conductive epoxy printing, printed circuit board nomenclature printing, solder mask printing, and conductive resist printing. Available for over 50 printing platforms, including DEK, MPM, Panasonic, Ekra, Yamaha, Hitachi, Samsung, and SpeedPrint.Come in green, red, blue or silver; durometers may be customized by end-user.

Transition Automation, www.transitionautomation.com