Author: Graham Gibson

Komax and Comtree Host Lunch and Learn Session

Komax and Comtree hosted a successful lunch and learn session on Oct 19, 2019. The format was well received and allowed for hands on learning over the lunch period. This allows for faster travel and minimal disruption to the day’s work. Dave Cieslak, from Komax USA, was on hand with a slew of machines. Dave hosted and provided an informative presentation and hand’s on session. Some attendees brought some of their challenging wires for expert advise on how to process them.…

ASM Named as one of Top 100 Global Tech Leaders

ASM have been named one of the 2018 Top 100 Global Technology Leaders by Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters uses a 28-data-point algorithm to calculate and identify technological companies based on eight performance pillars. These include Financial Performance, Management and Investor Confidence, Risk and Resilience, Legal Compliance, Innovation, People and Social Responsibility, Environmental Impact, and Reputation. These 100 awarded companies are those whose final scores derived from across the pillars outshine over 5,000 other technology companies around the world. Topping the…

Komax Wins Red Dot award

Komax Wire becomes the first company in the industry to win a Red Dot Award with the Mira 230 wire stripping machine. This award is given to products that combine exceptional design with the best in performance. The Red Dot Award has been a seal of quality in product design since its establishment in 1954. For this year’s award, the international specialist jury received submissions from 54 different countries. These were then individually evaluated over several days, with assessments made…

Ersa wins NPI-Award for Rework

Plymouth, WI — February 2017 — Kurtz Ersa North America, a leading supplier of electronics production equipment, announces that it has been awarded two 2017 NPI Awards. The company was awarded in the category of Repair and Rework for its HR 550 high performance rework system, and Selective Soldering for the VERSAFLEX selective solder module. The awards were presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the…

New No Clean Flux

Features: Halide/Halogen-Free ROL0 Per IPC J-STD-004A/B Low Post Process Residues Fast Wetting with All Leaded and Lead-Free Alloys IPC-A-610F Compliant High SIR Performance Broad Process Window FX16 No Clean Flux has been engineered to provide exceptional soldering performance while leaving minimal, electrically safe flux residues, even when unheated. FX16 is ideally formulated for point-to-point selective soldering and palletized wave soldering. FX16 provides fast wetting and PTH barrel fill and reduces common soldering defects such as bridging, flagging and solder balls.…

Upcoming Trade Shows

Comtree Inc. is pleased to be exhibiting or attending at the following Trade Shows. Please come by and see us at our booth. IPC/APEX San Diego – Feb 27 to Mar. 1 – Attending Eptech Vancouver – June 5 – Exhibiting SMTA ICSR Markham – June 6 – Exhibiting Eptech Calgary – June 7 – Exhibiting Eptech Winnipeg – Sept 18 – Exhibiting Eptech Mississauga – Oct 2 – Exhibiting Eptech Waterloo – Oct 4 – Exhibiting…