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Distributor Farnell is shipping the new-to-market WXsmart, an all-in-one smart hand soldering platform from Weller.

The E5620 Defect Review Scanning Electron Microscope (DR-SEM) from Advantest is its newest mask SEM product for reviewing and classifying ultra-small defects on photomasks and mask blanks.  

Sculpteo has published the 8th edition of The State of 3D Printing Report, its annual global survey conducted to provide the additive manufacturing insight required to inform and improve business strategies. As part of its mission of environmental responsibility, 3D printing attempts to meet manufacturing needs by replacing traditional production resources whenever and wherever the opportunity arises.

Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest is offering a new yield-improvement solution that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to expedite identifying the root causes of yield loss and increasing the efficiency of analysing test results.

Weller’s WXsmart, a new 300W hand soldering platform that integrates all soldering applications into a single solder station has been added to its product offering by distributor RS.

On Tuesday 8th November, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland visited the site of Vianode’s first industrial-scale plant for sustainable battery materials at Herøya Industripark in Norway.

Ersa will be presenting what is said to be the world's first manual soldering station at electronica 2022 in Munich (November 15-18).

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the powerhouse of modern electronics, but increasing demand and design complexity in ever-expanding applications have created novel challenges for manufacturers. This piece from PI (Physik Instrumente) discusses some of the major solutions available.

GÖPEL electronic will be bringing its stand-alone programmer FlashFOX to electronica in Munich (November 15-18).

NGK INSULATORS, Ricoh Company, and IHI Corporation have announced their scheme in Ena City, Japan, to convert environmental value into credits and create a positive circulation between the environment and the economy.