Keith Bryant of YXLON at Productronica 2017

Keith Bryant of YXLON joins SCOOP’s Philip Stoten. Filmed on the SCOOPstudio at Productronica 2017 in Munich, Germany, thanks to the sponsorship of Aegis, Cogiscan, Jabil, KIC, Koh Young and Radius.

Alpha Introduces SAC305 Ultrafine Cored Wire for Fine Pitch Component Soldering and Rework

Alpha Assembly Solutions, the world leader in the production of electronic soldering and bonding materials, is introducing ALPHA® SAC305 Ultrafine Cored Wire for use in attaching or repairing very fine pitch components approaching 0.20mm. “With the increase of solder joint density and miniaturization, ALPHA® SAC305 Ultrafine Cored Wire is an ideal solution where solder paste […]

Banner Engineering Completes Implementation of Optel Software on ASM Lines in Minneapolis and Suzhou (China)

Optimal Electronics Corporation, a global provider of smart software solutions for the electronics assembly industry, announces that Banner Engineering has completed the implementation of Optel software for production scheduling and materials management on ASM lines at their plants in Minneapolis and Suzhou (China). Banner Engineering is a worldwide leader in industrial automation. “Because of the […]

Demand for Wearable Devices is Slowing

Although interest in fitness trackers is diminishing, smartwatches are showing signs of growth. Wearables, once the hot tech gadget, have cooled off in demand amid growing interest in smart speakers, according to one research firm. Despite products like the Apple Watch, only 20 percent of the US population will use a wearable next year, eMarketer […]