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Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 28 October 2004
Lead-free debate fires up Romanian
conference
Companies involved in the Romanian and Bulgarian SMT industries came together on 1st October, at a technological conference held by DEK Central Europe in Poiana Brasov, Romania.
Companies involved in the Romanian and Bulgarian SMT industries came together on 1st October, at a technological conference held by DEK Central Europe in Poiana Brasov, Romania The aim of the conference was to establish a common communication platform, and provide opportunities for participants to hear presentations on current industry issues, and experience the latest technologies developed by DEK Printing Machines
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The latest technologies developed by DEK were presented to the delegates, including the VectorGuard, PumpPrint and ProFlex stencil systems, the DEK Instinctiv interface, DEK Interactiv connectivity, GridLok and FormFlex tooling support systems, Hawkeye verification system and the new Micron Class platform for printers, represented by Europa.
The subject that inspired the most heated debate was the phasing in of lead-free pastes and alloys.
Renowned expert Dr Eng Thomas Ahrens from Institut Siliziumtechnologie Fraunhofer, Germany and Eng Cristian Tudor from Indium Corp of Europe both shared their views and stimulated debate.
The second part of the day was interactive, with hands-on workshops based on the subjects discussed during the morning, giving delegates an opportunity to explore answers to the most pressing questions, and establish dialogues on common topics.
The conference - the first of its type ever organised in Romania - attracted delegates from companies including Solectron Timisoara (world leader in PCB manufacturing), Intrarom Bucharest, Novar Electric Lugoj, Roel Bucharest, Kuhnke Relee Sibiu, Linetron IP Cluj-Napoca, AEE Bacau, ICCO EMT Brasov, TeleTek Sofia and Syscoset Sofia.
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