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

04/28/2021 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007

Supply chain issues have become mainstream news as virtually all supply chains were affected in some manner by the pandemic lockdowns. The interactions of supply, demand, and distribution became a topic of scrutiny even for my 80-something parents; we all became experts at understanding supply chain when we had to explain exactly why toilet paper was peculiarly absent from store shelves, while there was plenty of liquor still available. The vagaries of the distribution chain for all sorts of daily necessities suddenly became our concern; we no longer could take the supply chain for granted.

04/22/2021 | Patty Goldman, I-Connect007

In this wide-ranging interview, Patty Goldman speaks with Continental Automotive’s Peter Tranitz about his IPC involvement with press-fit and other automotive standards which have earned him the coveted Dieter Bergman IPC Fellowship Award.

04/22/2021 | Brent Fischthal, Koh Young America

Initiatives like the IPC Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) and IPC-Hermes-9852 underpin efforts within the industry to develop standards and help create a smart factory. These M2M communication standards, guided in part by Industry 4.0, are altering the manufacturing process by improving metrics such as first pass yield and throughput by applying autonomous process adjustments.