Real Time with... SMTAI 2019 Video Interviews

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The SMTA International Conference and Exhibition 2019, which took place September 22–26, 2019, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, concluded successfully. For those of you who were not able to make it to the show, catch our video interviews with the movers and shakers of the electronics industry. We've updated our video presentation for a better experience for our users, so check it out!

Below is the list of Real Time with… SMTAI 2019 video interviews at the show. Also, visit Real Time with... SMTAI 2019 to view our expansive photo gallery of images captured throughout the exhibition floor.

1. EPTAC Continues Its Expansion
2. Gary Tanel Provides an SMTA Update
3. Michael Ford on IPC-CFX and the Effects of Industry 4.0
4. SMTAI 2019 Technical Sessions Overview and 2020 Preview
5. Lenora Clark Discusses Company Changes and Her New Role
6. Juan Arango Discusses Koh Young America's New Headquarters
7. SMTAI 2019: Nir Benson Discusses Mentor's Challenges and Solutions
8. Company Updates and Future J-STD-001 Changes
9. Creative Electron's Mobile X-ray Van and LED-specialized Equipment
10. Chris Bastecki on Low-temperature Solder Challenges and Products
11. KIC's New, Smart Factory Products
12. Tom Forsythe on Cleaning Challenges and Solutions
13. MIRTEC's Newest Product Introduced at SMTAI
14. Kristen Mattson on the SMTAI Vacuum Reflow Systems Demo
15. Carmichael Gugliotti Discusses His First SMTAI Paper
16. SAFI-Tech's No-heat SAC305: A Possible Gamechanger
17. George Milad's SMTAI Paper and the IPC ENIG Specification Revision

12/24/2019 | Barry Matties, I-Connect007

Tom Forsythe, executive VP of KYZEN, discusses what readers should know about cleaning as reliability expectations continue to increase. He also explains what is driving the new interest in cleaning and why engineers from the no-clean generation may not even realize they need to learn more about cleaning.

12/23/2019 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007

Pete Starkey and Phil Kinner, global business and technical director, coatings division, Electrolube, discuss the characteristics and benefits of the company’s new UV-cured conformal coatings. Phil also describes the development of coatings for critical avionics applications and Electrolube’s collaboration with the U.K. National Physical Laboratory to establish a new condensation test.

12/18/2019 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007

At productronica 2019, Nolan Johnson spoke with Peter Franklin, managing director of BTU Europe, about BTU’s next-generation solder reflow flux management system—Aqua Scrub. A winner of the show’s Global Technology Award for Soldering, Peter breaks down the specifics of what makes Aqua Scrub such an intriguing technology.