June 2018 Issue of SMT007 Magazine Available Now

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The flex market continues to be one of the fastest growing segments of the circuit board industry, mainly driven by the significant rise in the consumer electronics sector. But manufacturers are having to navigate critical challenges that rock their boat when faced with assembling flexible printed circuits.

In the June 2018 issue of SMT007 Magazine, we examine these concerns and highlight some of the strategies and techniques used to address them.

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08/24/2018 | Brian Morrison, Vexos Corp.

Over the years, best practices have evolved and will continue to evolve with the changing environments, company needs and challenges and what may work for one company may not necessarily be best for another. This article offers recommendations to consider in managing your wave soldering process.

07/23/2018 | Stephen Las Marias, I-Connect007

Harry Chan, Deputy GM and VP Manufacturing for EMS firm Vexos Shenzhen, is responsible for all aspects of manufacturing through continuous process improvement, production management, and development of manufacturing talent and teams. In an interview with SMT007 Magazine, he shared the challenges when dealing with flexible circuit assemblies, and strategies and techniques to address them.

04/11/2018 | Stephen Las Marias, I-Connect007

The past year was one of the strongest years that the PCB supply chain and the rest of the electronics manufacturing industry in general, has seen. Everyone we talked to at the shows were optimistic that the strong growth in the industry in 2017 will continue through 2018. And most industry players point to one thing when it comes to what’s driving this strong growth—automotive electronics.