IPC Innovative Technology Center Winners Announced
11 March 2008
Showcasing at IPC Printed Circuits Expo, APEX and The Designers Summit
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics Industries announced the 12 products that will be featured in the Innovative Technology Center (ITC) at the 2008 IPC Printed Circuits Expo, APEX and the Designers Summit. According to IPC, the ITC showcases new and emerging technologies from all segments of the electronic interconnect industry.
A formal IPC Review Board, consisting of a panel of industry experts, is charged with the task of reviewing all company submissions and selecting the winning products or services based on emerging technology or innovation. “I was impressed with the innovation inherent in the submissions this year,” said Don Dupriest, Review Board member and SME - PWB/CCA Tech Dev of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “Some showed extensive material development research to allow deployment into the technology and marketplace.”
The following is the list of winners.
In the area of test:
Agilent Technologies -- Powered Vectorless Limited Access Solution for In-Circuit Test
phoenix│x-ray Systems + Services Inc. -- Microme│x with x│act
SEICA -- Pilot V8
In the area of PCB fabrication:
American Plating Power LLC -- Reverse Pulse Plating Rectifier AxD G3
Printar Ltd -- GreenJet
In the area of assembly:
BEST Inc -- EZReball
DEK International -- Reel-to-Reel
EKRA America Inc -- iPAG Integrated Paste and Glue Dispenser
Electronic Control Design Inc (ECD)-- ECD MEGAN.O.L.E. 20 Thermal Profiler
Henkel Corporation -- PowerstrateXtreme Dispensable (PSX-D) Thermal Interface Material
Hesse & Knipps -- PiQC Process Integrated Quality Control for thin and heavy wire bonders
MYDATA automation Inc -- MY500
The ITC provides attendees and exhibitors with the opportunity to view white papers, charts and graphics from the winning exhibitors’ new products to enhance their own company’s operations.
