-
- News
- Books
Featured Books
- smt007 Magazine
Latest Issues
Current IssueDo You Have X-ray Vision?
Has X-ray’s time finally come in electronics manufacturing? Join us in this issue of SMT007 Magazine, where we answer this question and others to bring more efficiency to your bottom line.
IPC APEX EXPO 2025: A Preview
It’s that time again. If you’re going to Anaheim for IPC APEX EXPO 2025, we’ll see you there. In the meantime, consider this issue of SMT007 Magazine to be your golden ticket to planning the show.
Technical Resources
Key industry organizations–all with knowledge sharing as a part of their mission–share their technical repositories in this issue of SMT007 Magazine. Where can you find information critical to your work? Odds are, right here.
- Articles
Article Highlights
- Columns
Search Console
- Links
- Media kit
||| MENU - smt007 Magazine
Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2025: Schmoll America Showcasing Four Advanced Machines
March 5, 2025 | Real Time with...IPC APEX EXPOEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Kurt Palmer, president of Schmoll America, talks about the past first pivotal year for his company since becoming a separate entity last April. Schmoll America has expanded its team and enhanced its capacity to support customers across North America, with a focus on hiring both experienced and promising new talent. Dedicated to innovation and excellence, Schmoll America is committed to providing fast, reliable support and customized solutions for PCB manufacturers. In an expansive booth, Schmoll America is showcasing three advanced Schmoll machines and one from Impex, its partner company.
Suggested Items
IPC APEX EXPO 2025 Learning Lounge: Education on the Show Floor
04/16/2025 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007The conference portion of IPC APEX EXPO has been providing educational opportunities for attendees since the first show. But recently, show managers decided to expand education onto the show floor.
IPC APEX EXPO 2025 Review: The New Normal Looks Like the Old Normal
04/16/2025 | Nolan Johnson, SMT007 MagazineMy IPC APEX EXPO, my days are filled with either talking or listening from sunup to sundown. I get to answer questions of some of the brightest minds in the business, while also listening and synthesizing what they’re sharing with me about the current and future state of the industry. Here are five observations based on the conversations.
Elephantech: For a Greener Tomorrow
04/16/2025 | Marcy LaRont, PCB007 MagazineNobuhiko Okamoto is the global sales and marketing manager for Elephantech Inc., a Japanese startup with a vision to make electronics more sustainable. The company is developing a metal inkjet technology that can print directly on the substrate and then give it a copper thickness by plating. In this interview, he discusses this novel technology's environmental advantages, as well as its potential benefits for the PCB manufacturing and semiconductor packaging segments.
IPC President’s Award: Dr. Thomas Marktscheffel
04/15/2025 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007At ASMPT SMT Solutions, Thomas Marktscheffel, director of product management software solutions, is responsible for the SMT line software portfolio. As a member and leader of several IPC committees, he is also a driving force for global industry standards such as IPC-2591 CFX and IPC-HERMES-9852, which make it possible to provide plug-and-play connectivity for intelligent SMT Factories. In 2015, he participated in the IPC-1782 A-team and subsequently joined the IPC-2591 CFX standard A-team, which became the new SMT industry communication standard following its first release in March 2019.
Marcy’s Musings: Can You Hear the Voices?
04/16/2025 | Marcy LaRont -- Column: Marcy's MusingsTariffs, CapEx spending, the war in Ukraine, and domestic and global economies: I wanted to know what’s on your minds as we launch headlong into Q2 2025. So, this month, I’m highlighting industry voices and how they feel about their businesses, the effects of a new U.S. administration, and where technology is heading.