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SMTA Announces Call for Participation for Medical Electronics Symposium
November 2, 2004 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Minneapolis, Minn.—The SMTA announces plans for the 2005 Medical Electronics Symposium to be held April 26-27, 2005, in Minneapolis, Minn. The conference chairman is Jeff Kennedy of Celestica Inc., and the call for papers is now open through December 3, 2004.
Topics being considered for 2005 include the following:
*Assembly Technology Challenges*Manufacturing/Equipment Requirements*Design Challenges: Power Management and DFX*Assembly Failure Analysis Case Studies*Six Sigma Projects*Lean Manufacturing Projects*Process Validation and Requirements: Qualification, Traceability, and Control*Advanced Packaging for Medical Electronic*Components/Packaging and Assembly Materials*Substrate Materials*Emerging Technologies for Medical Electronics*Sensors/MEMS/Nanotechnology*Business Regulations / Barriers to Entry for Medical Assembly*Challenges in Outsourcing Medical Assembly*RoHS and Environmental Constraints for Medical Products
This conference will explore medical electronic devices, components, packaging, assembly and business issues for major categories, such as diagnostics, imaging, monitoring, life support, implantable products, personal monitor/delivery devices and disposable electronics. Products addressed range from complex, powerful and expensive diagnostic machines to simple, mass-produced, use-once sensors. Furthermore, while industry segments have different assembly needs and volumes ranging from one unit per month to millions per year, this symposium will explore the differences and similarities between them.
Abstracts and inquiries should be submitted by e-mail to Kristin Nafstad, SMTA director of education at kristin@smta.org. Abstracts must include the paper title, author name and complete contact info. For additional information, contact Nafstad directly at (952) 920-7682.