Jason Spera expresses his delight in Aegis's latest acquisition - a company called Simio, which the Aegis team have discovered has wide-reaching applications beyond the predictive maintenance and digital twin modelling capabilities used in electronics manufacturing.

Viscom have an established reputation of producing high quality AXI systems. Juan Briceno discusses the latest upgrades to their flagship system using larger detectors for greater FOV and throughput, The system also uses AI for automatic programming and optimisation to reduce false calls.

Brian Duffey describes the huge level of interest in the new Keiron printer. The LiFT (Laser-induced Forward Transfer) technology is designed for highly complex boards manufactured in low to medium volumes.The system can use any approved solder paste material. New materials have to go through a 5-7 day qualification period.

Austin American launched their new T8 Typhoon inline cleaning machine. It is a dual-wash system on a smaller footprint.

Milers Moreau joins Mike Konrad to discuss the expanded range of uses that a thermal profiler can be used for.Both Moreau and Konrad agreed that relying on a golden board to maintain the process is not always the most reliable method and constant process monitoring can flag up issues before they manifest into bigger problems.

David Ly describes how the combination of "pick by Light" technology and smart integrated software can fully automate the delivery of parts to the kitting area, AGV, or direct to the production line.

David Chiu discusses the evolution of AOI. Camera technology has move from 1 Megapixel to 25 Megapixel today, which enables a larger Field of View (FOV).Automatic programming is another area that has made a huge difference in recent years.

Mark Kampurwala discusses the unique features that microscopes in production make them an essential assembly tool.

Summer Gordon, product manager for ITW's wave soldering division tells Trevor Galbraith about the newly introduced EcoWave option for wave soldering. The patented technology reduces dross substantially, delivering gains in efficiency, soldering performance and sustainability.

Juan Arango outlines PARMI's Auto Programming module and how it differs from similar products on the market. Rather than using a golden database PARMI breaks down the data into three sections, body, pad and lead. The AI engine builds a database as it goes using the results from each scan.