
‘Pcb Manufacturing’
An Electronicstalk guide
Start with the news release Dates announced for National Electronics Week from National Electronics Week, which we summarised at the time by saying "NEW Events has announced that National Electronics Week 2011 is taking place from 12-13 April at the NEC Pavilion in Birmingham. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Valve connector simplifies manufacturing process from Molex: "Molex has expanded its range of externally threaded Brad mPm DIN valve connectors with the addition of Form C and Form Micro housings for hydraulics and pneumatics systems.".
In December 2010, we covered the news from Allegro Microsystems - take a look at Sensor IC withstands harsh automotive environments which says: "Allegro Microsystems has launched the A1356, a user-programmable linear Hall-effect sensor IC with a pulse width modulated (PWM) output for automotive gear and clutch detection and position sensing.".
Take a look also at the news release from Radiall, PC socket contact with stamped and rolled clip, as well as Offline switcher IC eliminates no-load waste from Power Integrations, and CMOS logic devices suited for mobile phones from Diodes Incorporated.
Latest stories...
Stylebox includes recessed EMC mounting versions (December 2010)
Elma Electronic, a manufacturer of electronic packaging products, has expanded its offering for its Type 15 Stylebox to include versions for recessed EMC mounting.
Touch-screen technology for screens up to 5in (December 2010)
IDT has announced what is said to be the world's first true single-layer multi-touch projected capacitive touch-screen technology for screen sizes up to 5in.
LEDs for fault indication in harsh environments (December 2010)
Aerco has announced the availability in the UK of ruggedised, full colour spectrum LEDs from L3 Electrodynamics for use in the defence, aerospace, industrial and avionics industries.
IC meets needs of sensors in factory automation (November 2010)
ZMD has launched a line driver and level shifter IC with a high-voltage I/O channel that meets the physical layer requirements of sensor and actuator systems used in factory automation applications.
Hard disk drives for industrial applications (November 2010)
Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) has launched temperature-enhanced 2.5in hard disk drives (HDDs) designed to deliver always-on solutions across multiple industrial applications.
High-g acceleration sensors for car airbags (November 2010)
STMicroelectronics's range of acceleration sensors for advanced airbag systems can detect rapid deceleration of the vehicle during a crash and send instant information to the airbag control unit.
NEC TFT display provides long-term stability (November 2010)
Review Display Systems has introduced a 12.1in SVGA TFT display for applications that need long-term supply.
Modular connectors coated with protective gel (November 2010)
Stewart Connector, a division of Bel Fuse, has released RJ modular connectors coated with an Environmentally Protective Compound, EPP-918A gel.
Further reading
- PCB manufacturing demonstrated at show
National Electronics Week has revealed more details about the two live production lines set to run at the show, taking place at London's Earls Court 2 over June 17th - 19th. - Project points to sustainable PCB manufacturing
Dramatic improvements in the sustainability of printed circuit board production are now possible following the success of research supported by the Sustainable Technologies Initiative.

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