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.

04/22/2019 | Patty Goldman, I-Connect007

At the recent West Penn SMTA Expo, Eileen Hibbler, a chapter support specialist at SMTA, and Jason Emes, the current president of the West Penn SMTA Chapter, discuss ways to improve meeting attendance and develop a new slate of chapter officers.

03/26/2019 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007

As a prelude to this year's Electronics in Harsh Environments conference, which will be held on April 2–4, 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, SMTA Europe chairman Keith Bryant, supported by technical specialist Bob Willis, showcased the challenges and key issues faced by design and process engineers worldwide, in a webinar entitled "Harsh Environment Failures—Causes & Cures."

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.