November 2020 Issue of SMT007 Magazine Available Now

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Is test data actually being incorporated into the smart factory process control flow, and, if so, how? Can a manufacturer extend the useful life of the inspection machinery already on their line, or will they need to buy all new? It’s this shifting role for test and inspection that we set out to study in the November issue of SMT007 Magazine.

How does the role of test and inspection change? What are manufacturers asking of their inspection equipment? What are the equipment manufacturers supplying in response? Who’s leading the changeover—equipment manufacturers or their customers?

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04/29/2020 | Happy Holden, I-Connect007

The smart factory concept is built upon data interchange as the foundation. There has been much development in the area of industrial and manufacturing data protocols over the years, stretching back into the 1960s. This article by Happy Holden surveys what are considered the most common protocols in use in the electronics manufacturing industry today, including IPC-CFX/ Hermes, OML, SECS/GEM, and MAPS.

04/22/2020 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team

Members of the I-Connect007 editorial team met with Andy Kadah, president of ICM Controls, and Kevin Jobsky, senior marketing manager, via teleconference on March 20, 2020. Originally, the purpose of our conversation was to discuss factory automation implementation details. Yet, we conducted the interview in the midst of a rapid-fire and wide-ranging onslaught of executive orders from the federal level on down to the local level meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

03/13/2020 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team

"There’s a need for flexible solutions, so people are trying to make the most of the equipment that they buy, and they want to have the equipment that’s able to be flexible in scale with what it is that they’re looking for," said Camille Sybert of Nordson Electronics Solutions. "We have customers asking about future capabilities that they might not be ready for right now, but they want to know that it’s something that can be easily integrated into their processes in the future, as they’re in a position to better be able to do so."