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Aven Partners with Comtree

Aven, a full-service technology provider, is proud to announce itspartnership with Comtree Inc., who will serve as stocking distributor for Aven products across Canada.This strategic collaboration will enhance Aven’s distribution network and strengthen its presence in theCanadian market, ensuring customers have easier access to high-quality tools and equipment. Comtree, a respected distributor known for its commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction, willnow offer Aven’s precision tools, optical magnifiers, and inspection systems to customers throughoutCanada. Under the agreement, Comtree will now…

Kurtz Ersa Announces Strategic Partnership with Comtree to Enhance Spare Parts Availability in Canada

Plymouth, WI — February 2024 — Kurtz Ersa Inc., a leading supplier of electronics production equipment, is proud to announce a new partnership with Comtree, a renowned provider of capital equipment solutions in the Canadian Electronics Manufacturing Community. This collaboration aims to strengthen the availability of spare parts for Kurtz Ersa’s cutting-edge equipment within Canada.Teaming up with Kurtz Ersa, Comtree will now stock an extensive range of spare parts at its Mississauga warehouse location. The collaboration ensures that Canadian customers…

Upcoming EMI/EMC Webinar – March 27, 2024

We would like to invite you to join a Free, Live Webinar, hosted by Y.I.C. Technologies.  EMC design and troubleshooting remains a key challenge for engineers in this industry.  And in today’s economic challenging times, this becomes an even bigger issue for companies. During this webinar, we will delve into the concept of decoupling in electronic circuits to mitigate EMI/EMC issues. Decoupling plays a crucial role in minimizing emissions from PCBs and cables, mitigating crosstalk in PCB design, and preventing…

QA Technology adds a new extraction tool

QA Technology is pleased to announce an expansion of our probe extraction tool selection by adding our new PER100-PL tool. This version offers a wider slot to hook under 100mil headed tips greater than Ø.055” [1.40mm] from their sockets to make it easy for you to remove 100-05 probes from your fixtures. Call our customer service team at (603) 926-0348 or EMAIL for pricing.…

Price Electronics Replaces Older-Generation SMT Lines with ASM Equipment, Exponentially Increases Output and Expands Technology Range

ASM Assembly Systems (ASM) today announced that Canadian-based Price Electronics has installed a high-flexibility ASM SMT production line to support the EMS company’s growth ambitions and facilitate its customers’ increasingly advanced PCB assemblies.  The new line includes a DEK NeoHorizon stencil printer, two SIPLACE SX1 placement platforms and a SIPLACE SX2, allowing Price Electronics to significantly improve throughput and accommodate a diverse component range that spans metric 0201s and micro-BGAs up to large, odd form devices. “Our customers’ applications cover…

Comtree Now Distributes Y.I.C. in Canada

Y.I.C. Technologies is a Leading Developer of Visual Real Time EMC/EMI Pre-Compliance Test Solutions for Antenna Designers, PCB Designers, Integration and Verification Engineers. Y.I.C. Technologies help developers achieve EMC Certification first time, every time.  Our products rapidly diagnose and solve EMC/EMI problems with real-time, emissions analysis without having to leave your office.  These products are of a high quality, and we strive to accelerate time to market, increase designer productivity and reduce project costs. Watch this space for further information…

Upcoming 2022 Trade Shows

Finally, with COVID restrictions relaxing in many countries and provinces, trade shows and conferences are staring to schedule some firm in-person dates. In our industry, conferences and trade shows are vital for networking and peer to peer learning. Comtree Inc. is pleased to support our industry by exhibiting or attending at the following Trade Shows. Please come by and see us at our booth. IPC/APEX San Diego, Eptech Vancouver, Eptech Markham, SMTA ICEHET Toronto, Eptech Montreal, Eptech Mississauga, Eptech Calgary.…

AIM Celebrate 85 Years of Excellence

Founded by Peter Black, AIM’s humble beginnings started in 1936 as a scrap metal recycling company located in Montreal, Canada, and remains privately held by the Black family today. What started as a small, family-owned operation has evolved into a world-leading, multi-faceted manufacturing company of virgin-grade materials for the electronics industry, with production facilities located throughout the world. "We have achieved this milestone through the hard work and dedication of our team members and the customer-centric culture that exists throughout…

Price Electronics Expands with ASM

Part of the Price Group of Companies, Price Electronics provides full turnkey contract manufacturing services forCanadian and United States customers. Based in Winnipeg, Canada in a modern facility, weemploy the latest lean principles in the manufacture of high reliability products for our customers. Ourcurrent customer base includes companies from the HVAC, industrial automation, medical, energyand communication sectors. The products we manufacture are often expected to operate in harshor hostile environments where quality and reliability are critical. After an exhaustive review…

Listen Inc. Algorithm Accurately Measures Free Field Response without an Anechoic Chamber

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, many engineers are forced to work at home without the availability of an anechoic chamber. Listen have re-introduced an algorithm for their SoundCheck software that allows engineers to accurately measure speaker response by splicing the near-field bass response with a time windowed far field response. Results are extremely accurate. The algorithm is based on an AES paper co-written by Steve Temme of Listen Inc. www.listeninc.com This Month’s Voice Coil Magazine features an article explaining the concept,…