We search for industry news, so you don't need to.   Home  I  Site Map  I  News  I  Corporate News  I  Exclusives  I  Experts  I  Equipment  I  Marketplace  I  Calendar September 25, 2008 Heraeus - Celebrating 40 years of USA Manufacturing Excellence Heraeus has been developing, manufacturing and supporting Assembly Materials in Pennsylvania for the last 40 years. Our consolidated production area is a state-of-the-art facility with key personnel in sales, quality and research. Learn more about Heraeus materials… Heraeus, Inc.   High Volume Reflow Performance With a Lead Free Guarantee Pyramax 125 provides performance in a reduced footprint and optimized for lead free processing, delivering maximum process control and repeatability. Reduced nitrogen consumption with quality features provide manufactures the lowest cost of ownership. 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IDTechEx IPC/JEDEC Technical Conference Transitioning to Lead Free Meeting the requirements of RoHS compliance and successfully implementing lead-free electronics assembly processes is an ongoing challenge for the industry. Find new strategies for implementation at IPC/JEDEC's conference on Transitioning to Lead Free, December 8-10 2008 in Dallas, TX. Register by November 21, 2008 and SAVE 10%. IPC/JEDEC Technology News   New research shows why metal alloys degrade Metal alloys can fail unexpectedly in a wide range of applications -- from jet engines to satellites to cell phones—and new research from the ... PhysOrg Parallel 'Nano-Soldering' Technique Selected as Top Nano50 Awards You should have so much patience to solder nanowires to nanoelectrodes. Talk about fine work. (A nanometer is a billionth of a meter.) That's why ... 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Datamars Pickering Interfaces Introduces New LXI Video Multiplexer Pickering Interfaces is expanding its range of LXI switching solutions with the introduction of a 72 channel 75 ohm 1GHz multiplexer. The ... Pickering Interfaces New Moisture-Resistant Gasketing Resin for Plastics from DYMAX DYMAX Corporation is pleased to introduce a new tack-free, soft gasket material for sealing fuel cells, appliance housings, and critical ... DYMAX IRphotonics Launches World's First Thermal Spot Curing System IRphotonics launched a new type of thermal spot curing system, branded under the name iCure™. The first product available in the Series, the ... IRphotonics iSuppli's FID 2008 to Bring Together World's Leading Display Experts iSuppli Corp. is pleased to announce its 2008 Flat Information Displays (FID) Conference, the leading event for the global display industry, ... iSuppli Corporation Balver Zinn Speeds Customer Interaction with Updated Web Site Balver Zinn announces the launch of an updated Web site, http://www.balverzinn.com/, designed to enable complete interaction ... Balver Zinn Worldwide hardware protection - A new idea for protection against product piracy The constantly growing number of illegal reproductions, plagiarisms and pirate copies of electronic products and machines shows that their ... Lackwerke Peters GmbH SMTA Nutmeg Vendor Show & Technical Program The Nutmeg Chapter invites you to spend the day at this upcoming event featuring exhibiting companies, networking opportunities, technical ... 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