/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/smt-hybrid-packaging-messe-2018The SMT Hybrid packaging international exhibition was going on side by side to PCIM 2018 so I had a chance to discover never seen before new stuff going on in production and manufacturing side of electronics pcb process. The high level of automation en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/smt-hybrid-packaging-messe-2018Sat, 09 Jun 2018 17:50:37 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:68da710a-2456-4552-9dfb-98978a21ff94DAB0<p>Lots of cool toys.</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=4945&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/smt-hybrid-packaging-messe-2018Fri, 08 Jun 2018 21:38:01 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:68da710a-2456-4552-9dfb-98978a21ff94genebren1<p>Very cool and interesting.&nbsp; I used to design automatic test equipment and we used simple robotic handlers to load and unload circuit boards onto the tester.&nbsp; One of the biggest installations that my company placed testers into was a fully automatic (lights out) manufacturing and test of air bag controls for Ford up in Canada.&nbsp; Image a fully automatic facility like this back in the early 90&#39;s.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gene</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=4945&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">