Ivan Romo from SMarTsol announced a new relationship representing Koh Young in Mexico.North of the border, SMarTsol is opening a new demonstration and training center in Dallas, Texas around the end of June.SMarTsol is also opening a procurement office in Taipei, Taiwan.

Conlan Verbenetsky describes the new, automated storage tower that integrates into the automatic materials handling suite of machines. The tower accommodates up to 2,000 8mm reels.

Brian D'Amico described the latest updates to their ART (Anti-Reflective Technology) inspection system, armed with a 95 megapixel camera.MIRTEC also introduced a double-sided 3D inspection system that increases throughput in medium- to high-volume applications.

Garrard Ragard discusses Hanwha Semi's development of the HS range towards the eventual goal of a lights-out operation.The DECAN range provides the mid-range platform for Hanwha with upgraded software, linear encoders etc.

Jennifer Davis and Tim Burke discuss the latest updates and integration of Agentic AI into Arch Systems software systems. Today's Arch agents can identify defects at the end of the line and track back through MES data and machine data to find the route cause.Current systems are also assisting engineers with adaptive planning as materials are delayed or don't arrive to the factory floor on time.These agentic-assisted decisions are often presented to a human operator for confirmation or final decision making, but they are backed by an exhaustive audit trail, detailing where the information was sourced from.

Virginia Hogan describes Dymax 9773, a low ionic content, low out-gassing material designed for low orbit space applications. This underfill material is used as a staking material and is tested from -65 degrees C to +125 degrees C and meets MIL-STD 883. Dymax 9773 is UV light curable in a few seconds.

Jason Spera expresses his delight in Aegis's latest acquisition - a company called Simio, which the Aegis team have discovered has wide-reaching applications beyond the predictive maintenance and digital twin modelling capabilities used in electronics manufacturing.

Viscom have an established reputation of producing high quality AXI systems. Juan Briceno discusses the latest upgrades to their flagship system using larger detectors for greater FOV and throughput, The system also uses AI for automatic programming and optimisation to reduce false calls.