The SMTA Capital Chapter to Host Final Meeting of the Year on November 10th at Zentech

The SMTA Capital Chapter is pleased to announce its final meeting of 2016 will be on November 10th, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Zentech, 6980 Tudsbury Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21244. The focus of this chapter meeting will be “AXI and MXI; How They Complement Each Other” presented by John Travis, Nordson Dage.

Mr. Travis will introduce AXI technology with some examples of its many uses and will also show how the two technologies (AXI and MXI) work in conjunction with each other to allow complete confidence in your inspection process. The presentation will give a better understanding of how to interpret PCB level defects using Digital High Resolution X-Ray. Attendees will be exposed to many different types of solder related defects such as head-in-pillow, dendrites, cracks, and fractures in BGA’s and solder level opens. Mr. Travis will also provide a better understanding of what you are going to see using today’s high magnification, high resolution digital x-ray systems and offer recommendations for proper inspection techniques. A live demo of the technology will be featured.

Mr. Travis is the Sales Manager for Nordson Dage and Nordson Yestech responsible for sales and X-Ray applications for the Northeast region and is IPC-610F CIS Certified. He has many years of experience with various applications and inspection techniques using digital x-ray imaging. He brings over 30 years of experience in the electronics industry and has been involved in application engineering and the sales of x-ray inspection equipment for the last 14 years.

The evening is scheduled as follows:
5:00-5:30 pm Registration, Networking and Dinner

5:30-7:00 pm Presentation: “AXI and MXI; How They Complement Each Other” and live demo presented by John Travis

Location: Zentech 6980 Tudsbury Road Baltimore, Maryland 21244  +1 (443) 348-4500

Please join us for this networking, l earning and dinner event. This meeting is free for all members and $30 for non-members. Any new member that joins the chapter at this event can attend the next chapter meeting for FREE.

To RSVP, please click on the following link: http://www.smta.org/chapters/rsvp.cfm?BEE_ID=4056

The SMTA membership is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations. For more information or to join, please visit www.smta.org.