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

10/20/2020 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007

Organised as a virtual event by Lenora Clark of ESI Automotive and Tara Dunn of Omni PCB, SMTA’s Additive TechXchange addressed additive technology specifically in the context of the electronics industry. Pete Starkey details the keynote presentation, an outlook on advanced printed circuit board fabrication, from Jeff Doubrava, managing partner at Prismark Partners.

07/01/2020 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team

Chris Peters represents the U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics, where he advocates for electronics manufacturing as a critical industry. Here, he describes the current status, the supply chain, and what he sees in Washington, D.C.

06/30/2020 | Tamara Jovanovic, Happiest Baby

Tamara Jovanovic, an electrical engineer at Happiest Baby in Los Angeles, never imagined that I would have to take half of my lab equipment home to be able to continue doing her job. As she says in her review of the June issue of SMT007 Magazine, the entire industry is adapting to the "new normal," and ready for whatever the future brings.