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What Does Industry 4.0 Actually Deliver Today? Example Reflow.
What Does Industry 4.0 Actually Deliver Today? Example Reflow. By Vitor Barros, KIC Europe Industry 4.0 is one of the most exciting developments in the manufacturing industry in decades. It promises vast improvements for both manufacturers and their customers. For...
read moreKIC Shows Solutions to Voiding Problems via Optimized Reflow Profiling
KIC Shows Solutions to Voiding Problems via Optimized Reflow Profiling Interview by Patty Goldman of I-Connect007 I had a chance to sit down with MB (Marybeth) Allen at SMTAI recently, who gave me a background on her company, KIC, and discussed some of the details of...
read moreAn Interview with Mr. Jason Sciberras, Manufacturing Manager at Saline Lectronics
An Interview with Mr. Jason Sciberras, Manufacturing Manager at Saline Lectronics By SMT Today Editor Our Editor recently caught up with Jason Sciberras, Manufacturing Manager at Saline Lectronicss. Where he was examing a crucial element of Industry 4.0 - smart oven...
read moreShining Light into a Dark Zone, Bringing Reflow to the Next Level
Shining Light into a Dark Zone, Bringing Reflow to the Next Level By Davina McConnell, Director of Marketing for Saline Lectronics When we installed KIC’s smart oven technologies earlier this year, everyone at saline Lectronics was incredibly enthusiastic. With these...
read moreThe Importance of Paying Attention to Component Specifications
The Importance of Paying Attention to Component Specifications by Vitor Barros, KIC, General Manager Europe The theory is simple: Process electronics assemblies in spec every time and you will end up with a quality product. In practice, this is more difficult for...
read moreWhat Makes a Reflow Oven ‘Smart’ and Why Should You Care?
What Makes a Reflow Oven 'Smart' and Why Should You Care? By Bjorn Dahle, President, KIC There is much talk these days about the need for factories to transform themselves into smart factories that use intelligent machines to build intelligent products, all...
read moreMaking Ovens Smarter
Making Ovens Smarter Time to turn-up the heat to focus on oven intelligence This white paper sets out the anomaly that is the lack of intelligence available in ovens compared to elsewhere on the production line and the clear benefits of making the oven smarter. If...
read moreBest Practices Reflow Profiling for Lead-Free SMT Assembly
Best Practices Reflow Profiling for Lead-Free SMT Assembly Indium Corporation Tech Paper Authored by: Ed Briggs and Ronald C. Lasky, Ph.D.,PE ABSTRACT The combination of higher lead-free process temperatures, smaller print deposits, and temperature restraints on...
read moreProcess Guidelines to Ensure Optimal SMT Electronics Assembly
Indium Corporation Tech Paper Authored by: Ed Briggs and Ronald C. Lasky, PhD, PE. Abstract The continuing miniaturization of personal electronics devices, such as mobile phones, personal music devices, and personal computing devices has driven the need for...
read moreEvaluating the Accuracy of a Non-Destructive Thermocouple Attach Method for Area-Array Package Profiling
Evaluating the Accuracy of a Non-Destructive Thermocouple Attach Method for Area-Array Package Profiling Tim Grove and Dr. S. Manian Ramkumar, Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Brian O'Leary, KIC, San...
read moreReducing Power Consumption by Selecting Optimal Oven Recipes
Reducing Power Consumption by Selecting Optimal Oven Recipes By Abhinav Ajmera, Sreekanth Varma Penmatsa and Prof. S. Manian Ramkumar for KIC The goal of this article is to study the efficiency of the KIC 2000’s Auto-Focus Power option to select an optimal oven recipe...
read moreStaying Power in the Fiercely Competitive EMS Business
Staying Power in the Fiercely Competitive EMS Business Bjorn Dahle, President, KIC With a level playing field in terms of access to talent, technology, knowhow, infrastructure, and financial resources, how can an EMS company build a successful business year after...
read moreInstant Reflow Oven Changeover in a World of Short Production Runs
Instant Reflow Oven Changeover in a World of Short Production Runs MB Allen, Product Manager, KIC A clear industry trend now spreading beyond the traditional North American and European markets is characterized by short production runs and frequent production line...
read moreInterview with Luis Bresil of ZF TRW
Interview with Luis Bresil of ZF TRW by SMT Today Editor February 2016 ZF TRW is a primary developer and producer of active and passive safety systems and serves all major vehicle manufacturers worldwide with an established footprint that includes facilities in more...
read moreUltimately, What is Job # 1 for a Reflow Oven? Think about It!
Reflow ovens and wave solder machines come in a huge variety of flavors and price points. The spec sheets for these machines tell the story of impressive features and capabilities such as flux management, gas flow management, static pressure control, active cooling...
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