To meet the growing need for automated production systems, CompoTech has recently expanded its business to now offer custom built ‘turnkey’ automated fibre winding and filament placement machines with ...

Continued pressure for electronic devices that provide greater functionality in ever-smaller form-factors is not only providing the driving force behind developing smaller surface-mount components and ...

The new Vantis component placement platform targets the needs of small- to mid-size manufacturers, such as makers of consumer electronics, audio-visual equipment, and peripheral products. Vantis is ...

GKN Aerospace has become the first company in the UK to use one of the British National Composites Centre (NCC)'s new automated fiber placement machines. Automation of composite manufacturing in ...

This is done using a large machine that has reels upon reels of SMT or surface mount technology components. This ranges from controllers, MOSFETs, chokes and various other chips and components that ...

Surface mount is where the action is in the world of DIY PCBs, and deservedly so. SMDs are so much smaller than through-hole components, and fewer holes to drill make surface-mount PCBs easier to ...

Speed and precision are factors every PCB assembler needs to consider when striving for the best competitive advantage. It’s the reason why customers choose to partner with contract assemblers, rather ...

One of the major changes to affect automatic optical inspection (AOI) equipment used during PCB assembly and inspection is the greatly reduced size of the latest components. As stated in an October ...