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Saki Corporation Introduces Ultra-Fast, Inline, 2D Bottom-Side Automated Optical Inspection for PCBs

Saki Corporation, an innovator in the field of automated optical and x-ray inspection and measurement equipment, announces the release of its new 2Di-LU1 inline bottom-side automated optical inspection (AOI) system at NEPCON China, Shanghai, China, and SMTconnect, Nuremberg, Germany.

From Saki Corporation 23 Apr 2019

Libra Industries Sponsors Local ‘Alliance for Working Together’ Competition

Libra Industries, a privately held electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, is a silver sponsor of the Alliance for Working Together (AWT) Annual RoboBot Competition. The ninth annual AWT RoboBots Competition will take place April 27, 2019 at the Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH.

From Libra Industries 23 Apr 2019

Kaman Measuring Announces KD-5100 Differential Measurement System

The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance, precision non-contact position measuring systems, announces the availability of its KD-5100 differential measurement system, which provides resolution to a nanometer of positional change.

From Kaman Precision Products 23 Apr 2019

From Design to Obsolescence, and Every Step in Between, Circuitronics Provides Services & Expertise

Circuitronics, a leading supplier of customized manufacturing services and solutions for the energy, industrial, communications and mil-aero markets, announces that it provides services and expertise at every phase of its customers’ product lifecycles.

From Circuitronics Inc. 23 Apr 2019

Metcal Brings Soldering Hand-Pieces for Challenging Applications to SMTA Huntsville Expo

Metcal today announced plans to exhibit at the SMTA Huntsville Expo & Tech Forum, scheduled to take place Thursday, May 9, 2019 at the Stone Event Center in Huntsville, AL. Metcal will demonstrate its Connection Validation (CV) Soldering System with new hand-pieces, AC-STC Tip Cleaner and HCT2-200-11 Hot Air Pencil.

From Metcal 23 Apr 2019

Dual Curing Epoxy Meets Biocompatibility and Cytotoxicity Requirements

Master Bond UV22DC80-1Med is a single component, nanosilica filled compound featuring a UV and heat curing mechanism. Not only does it pass USP Class VI tests for biocompatibility, but it also meets ISO 10993-5 for cytot...

From Master Bond Inc. 23 Apr 2019

Micro-LEDs achieve superior brightness with Picosun’s ALD technology

Picosun Group, supplier of the leading AGILE ALD™ (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating solutions, reports superb results in boosting micro-LED performance using ALD passivation. Micro-LEDs are a strong ch...

From Picosun Oy 23 Apr 2019

Study Proves Two Kinds of Sand can Act like Heavy and Light Liquids

The flow of granular materials, such as catalytic particles and sand used in chemical reactors, describes a broad variety of natural phenomena, from volcanos to mudslides, and enables a wide range of industrial processes, from pharmaceutical manufacture to carbon capture.

23 Apr 2019

Harper International Completes Testing of Battery Materials in a Rotary Furnace

Harper International, world leader in custom-engineered thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, is proud to announce the completion of trials for cobalt-pyrite concentrate using a rotary furnace. &nbsp...

From Harper International 23 Apr 2019

Researchers Design Underwater Acoustic Carpet Cloak Using Penta-Mode Meta-Fluid Material

The invisible device, acoustic carpet cloak, has the ability to mask objects on a reflecting surface. In other words, an acoustic beam will not be able to detect the object wearing the carpet cloak.

22 Apr 2019

Solid-State Sodium-Ion Battery Offers the Promise of Increased Safety at a Lower Cost

Traditional lithium-ion batteries are known to present certain risks of explosions and fire, unlike solid-state sodium-ion batteries that are relatively safer.

22 Apr 2019

Silkworm Silk Used to Create Humidity-Responsive Smart Textile

A person’s expectations are constantly changing on what they wear: cozy, beautiful, and nowadays, smart.

22 Apr 2019

Efforts to Make Lithium-Ion Batteries Safer and Boost their Industrial Use

There is a good chance a lithium-ion battery is present in a person’s pocket, driving their mobile phone or e-cig. If there is a laptop computer in the backpack, it undoubtedly works on a lithium-ion battery.

22 Apr 2019

Thermodynamics Enables Cooling Without Using External Energy

Physicists at the University of Zurich (UZH) have created a remarkably simple device that permits heat to flow momentarily from a cold to a warm object without the need for an external power supply.

22 Apr 2019