Real Time with...SMTAI 2018 Coverage Now Available

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The I-Connect007 team traveled to Rosemont, Illinois this week to cover the SMTA International 2018 conference and exhibition.

Supported by our RealTime with... SMTAI 2018 sponsor, EPTAC Corporation, we have captured some great content in the form of audio and video interviews with key executives and leaders of our industry. Watch for the transcribed interviews in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, check out the video library and photo gallery of the snapshots we captured of the exhibition floor, the conference and the after-hours festivities that are now available for viewing at RealTime with.com. Check back for more coverage from this event.

12/10/2018 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007

The realities of ESD, how static charges are generated, how they can be transferred to electronic components and the damage they can do, and what practical controls are required to protect components, assemblies and equipment from damage—these topics were explored and clearly explained in a webinar presented by SMTA Europe Technical Committee members Dr. Jeremy Smallwood of Electrostatic Solutions and Charles Cawthorne of MBDA.

11/28/2018 | Real Time with...SMTAI

At SMTA International 2018, Dan Walker, North American sales manager at Inventec Performance Chemicals USA, provides Editor Nolan Johnson an overview and update on Inventec’s environment-friendly cleaning, soldering and coatings products. He also discusses how they are addressing the latest manufacturing issues, including solder voiding.

11/20/2018 | Barry Matties, I-Connect007

Joel Scutchfield of Koh Young speaks with I-Connect007's Barry Matties about the struggles system providers currently face in implementing the machine-to-machine connectivity needed for a smart factory with no common platform or protocol in place yet.