LA/OC SMTA NEWS LETTERLA/OC SMTA NEWS LETTER NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008

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2008 / 2009 Calendar of Events...Save the Date!

Date Time Event Location

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

6:00pm Social Hour

LA/O.C. SMTA Chapter Dinner

Marie Calendar’s Garden Grove,CA

Friday, December 5th, 2008

7:00PM, Social Hour 8:00pm to 10:00pm Dinner

LA/O.C. SMTA 2008 Annual

Christmas Party

Down Town Disney

House of Blues Anaheim, CA

Thursday, January

22nd, 2009

6:00pm Social Hour

LA/O.C. SMTA Chapter Dinner

Marie Calendar’s Garden Grove,CA

Thursday, February

19th, 2009

6:00pm Social Hour

LA/O.C. SMTA Chapter Dinner

Marie Calendar’s Garden Grove,CA

Monday, August 24th,

2009

11:00am Check - In

1:00pm Shot Gun

Start

10th Annual LA/OC SMTA & IPC CCA Golf

"Get Together"

Old Ranch Country Club Seal Beach, CA

November 2008 Educational

& Networking Event

Speaker Jason Spera

Aegis Software Corporation

Topic Emergence of Manufacturing

Operations Systems

DATE Thursday, November 20th, 2008

AGENDA 6:00PM, Social Hour

7:00PM, Dinner/Presentation

MEETING FEES $25, Members

$35, Nonmembers

MENU Catered By: Pat & Oscars

LOCATION Marie Calendar’s

13252 Brookhurst St. Garden Grove, CA 92843

December 2008 Annual Christmas Party

At...

DATE Friday, December 5, 2008

AGENDA 7:00PM, Social Hour

8:00PM, Dinner 9:25PM, Fireworks Show

MEETING FEES $40 / Adult Member

$50 / Adult Non-Member

$13 / Child Member $16 / Child Non-Member

(9 and Under)

MENU See Page 9 for Details

LA/OC SMTA Chapter is Proud to Present… November 2008 Presentation Dinner MeetingNovember 2008 Presentation Dinner Meeting

Emergence of Manufacturing Operations SystemsEmergence of Manufacturing Operations Systems PRESENTED BYPRESENTED BY

Jason Spera, CoJason Spera, Co--Founder & CEO, Aegis Software CorporationFounder & CEO, Aegis Software Corporation

Speaker Speaker ProfileProfile

Jason Spera is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aegis Software Cor-poration. A former electronics assembly industry manufactur-ing engineer, Mr. Spera’s factory-floor experience compelled him to create innova-tive software solu-tions for the industry. His experience with real-world productiv-ity problems has shaped a suite of tools for improving effi-ciency throughout the electronics industry and in factories worldwide.

In this issue:

Presidents Message 2

2008 9th Annual SMTA/CCA “California Dreamin” Golf ‘Get

Together’ Sponsors 3 - 4

2008 SMTA/CCA Golf ‘Get Together’ Banquet Photos 5

Chapter Announcements & LA/OC SMTA Member Profile 6

Welcome New LA/OC SMTA Members & SMTAI 2009 Information 7

January 2009 Chapter Meeting Details 8

LA/OC SMTA 2008 Christmas Party Details 9

Student Chapter Flyer & MentorNet Information 10 & 11

SMTA Membership Benefits and Free Membership Offer 12

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Presentaion AbstractPresentaion Abstract

Enterprise-level information systems and software providers have long neglected the operations side of the manufacturing busi-ness. The current quality, traceability, process control and perform-ance information visibility demands facing manufacturers led to a new perspective on how factory information should be handled. It led to the emergence of a consolidated IT system to take its place next to ERP for business operations, PLM for R&D operations—a system concept called MOS. A ‘Manufacturing Operations System’ is one system able to support the needs of the factory from planning and launch to execution, and through to data fulfillment. This presentation discusses how software tool proliferation in the factory became a functional and cost problem, and how MOS ad-dresses those challenges. It explores how the drive toward MOS also relates to the increasing demands for regulatory compliance, traceabil-ity, and visibility to factory performance and quality levels. The sub-ject matter should be of interest to any type of manufacturer in atten-dance as well. Total information management for factory operations is no longer something impacting only the top-tier OEMs—today’s mar-ket is bringing such requirements into every size and type of electron-ics manufacturing enterprise. The attendee should leave the presenta-tion armed with a perspective on how addressing the disparate re-quirements of the factory with a singular solution can be easier, more cost effective, and functionally superior to the ‘point-solution’ tactics were able to achieve in the past.

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008

Chapter Officers

President Michelle Ogihara

Sales Manager Seika Machinery, Inc.

3528 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100 Torrance, CA

TEL: 310.540.7310 E-mail: michelle@seikausa.com

Vice- President & Golf Tournament Chairman

Scott Penin, CSMTPE President & Co-Founder

Paradigm Manufacturing Partners 11562 Knott Avenue, Unit 17

Garden Grove, Ca. 92841 TEL: 714.889.7074 FAX: 714.889.7062

E-mail: spenin@paradigmmp.com

Secretary Kathy Palumbo CEO & Founder

Production Analysis & Learning Services, LLC

5 Homestead Drive Trabuco Canyon, CA

TEL: 949.713.7229 FAX: 949.713.7229

E-mail: palsrvs@palsrvs.com

Treasurer Riki Brown

QA Manager Golden West Technology

Fullerton, CA TEL: 714.738.3775 FAX: 714.738.7727

E-mail: rikigb@earthlink.net

Vice-President of Membership Doug Dixon

Electronics Marketing Director Henkel Corporation

15350 Barranca Parkway Irvine, California 92618

TEL: 949.789.2517 Email:

doug.dixon@us.henkel.com

Vice-President of Technical Programs

Ron Gonzales V.P. Manufacturing

REVCO Products, Inc. 7221 Acacia Avenue

Garden Grove, CA 92841-3908 TEL: 714. 891.6688

Email: ron@RevcoProducts.com

Hello Everyone,

Happy Holidays!Happy Holidays!

Winning the war often means losing several major and minor battles along the way. We plan out our lives with the best of intentions making so many mistakes along the way, and yet.....success is within our reach if we just try hard enough and never give up! How great is that? With my last year as President of the SMTA Los Angeles and Orange County chapter coming to a close, I want to thank all of you, our great members and friends who have continuously supported our activities. Our chapter has a star ranking reputation nationally and it is because we have an amaz-ing group of people in our membership. I especially would like to say a few words of appreciation to the rest of the board whose dedi-cation and talent are without comparison. Riki Brown(aka Mr. Incredible) of Golden West Technol-ogy, our current Treasurer who keeps our money safe and counted, has been in the SMTA longer than some of us have been breathing. Okay, I’m not saying that he’s ancient but that he has been the Pillar of chapter for many years. Then, we have Scott Penin of Paradigm Manufacturing, our VP, another long standing SMTA board member that has devoted his time and shown us his racing skills on occasion transporting him-self and supplies to and fro for our golf event which he co-chairs every year. He can also deep fry a mean turkey for those of you who’d like to show up at his door for Thanksgiving dinner. Doug Dixon, Mr. Home Run, can be counted on to bring it home every time for our chapter when he is not busy acquiring new companies to add on to his empire as Global Director of Marketing for the behemoth, Henkel Corporation. A more supportive Global corporate member celebrating his 20th year of SMTA membership(!), we could not ask for more. We have Ron Gone Gonzales of Revco Products who joined us this year as our Technical VP. Ron brought with him a fresh attitude, new ideas and a very positive outlook to any challenging situa-tion that came up of which there were many. Assisting Ron and Scott during the golf tournament and on membership drives, we are very fortunate to have Matt Frat Boy Olson of Practical Tools. Matt does not have an official board position but he does whatever he can to promote and support our events with the gusto and enthusiasm that only the Young and the Restless can bring forth. Many thanks to Bob Sykes of Safetran, our Videographer, who spent countless hours taping and editing video for our chapter meetings. Lastly, I save the best. Kathy Palumbo, founder and CEO of PA&LS, LLC, is our Secretary whose technical expertise in the industry, energy, and multi-tasking talents have contributed greatly to our chapter as shown in our award winning newsletters, website, meeting minutes and overall success in chapter events. I have no doubt that her reign as our next chapter Madame President will be an amazing one. As a closing note, many thanks and a shout out to those Regulars who come out to the meetings and support our events through thick and through thin: Steve W., Chuckie E., Bob H., Andrew L., Jerry A.(brothers), Leo O., Andrew W., Tony V., Frank K., Banana-man, the SolderMask gang, Bryan N., Jeff K., Henkel gang, Michael L. and eMT gang, Larry A. and Qualpro gang, and so many others.

We hope to see many of you at our House of Blues Christmas Party on December 5th!

LA/OC SMTA PRESIDENT MESSAGELA/OC SMTA PRESIDENT MESSAGE

I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost more than 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life... And that is why I succeed. - Michael JordanMichael Jordan

2008 SMTA/CCA Golf Tournament Sponsors2008 SMTA/CCA Golf Tournament Sponsors

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Aegis Industrial Software Corp. http://www.aiscorp.com

AIRTECH http://www.airtechintl.com

AMTECH, Inc. http://www.amtechsolder.com/

APS WITTCO SALES http://www.advprecision.com

Burkle North America http://www.burkleusa.com

C.A. Picard, Inc. http://www.capicard.com

Chemcut http://www.chemcut.net

Christopher Associates http://www.christopherweb.com/

Cooper Hand Tools - Professional http://www.cooperindustries.com

DiversiTech Representatives, Inc. http://www.dtech-reps.com

EMS0007 http://www.pcb007.com/ems.aspx

eMT http://www.emtllc.com

Essex Electronics http://www.spsx.com

Express Manufacturing http://www.eminc.com

GC Aero, Inc. http://www.gcaero.com

General Monitors http://www.generalmonitors.com

Henkel Corp http://www.loctite.com

Heraeus, Inc http://www.heraeus.com

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Omni Training Corp http://www.omnitraining.com

PA&LS, LLC http://www.palsrvs.com

P-Kay Metals http://www.pkaymetal.com

Practical Tools http://www.practicaltool.com

Prestige Metal Recyclers, Inc. http://www.prestigemetalrecyclers.com

Production Technology http://www.prod-tech.com

REStronics Southern California http://www.restronics.com

Revco Products, Inc. http://www.revcoproducts.com

Seika Machinery http://www.seikausa.com

SolderMask, Inc. http://www.soldermask.com

Surface Mount Distribution (SMD), Inc. http://www.smdinc.com/

Tapco Circuit Supply http://www.tapcocircuitsupply.com

Technic http://www.technic.com

Technical Devices Company http://www.technicaldev.com

TTM Technologies, Inc. http://www.ttmtech.com

Univar USA http://www.univarusa.com

YESTech, Inc. http://www.yestechinc.com

Chapter AnnouncementsChapter Announcements Relocating Our Thursday Night Meetings Relocating Our Thursday Night Meetings

Due to recent cost increases as well as a decline in the quality of food at the Embassy Suites in Anaheim the board has elected to move our regular Thursday night meetings. Everyone on the board is in search of new loca-tions that would be able to accommodate us. We are considering moving the meeting around to various locations throughout the OC/LA area and we are always open to any input from our members. Please feel free to e-mail any of our board members with any recommendations that you may have. Our first Re-located meeting will be Thurs-day, November 20th, 2008 at:

Marie Calendar’s 13252 Brookhurst St.

Garden Grove, CA 92843 http://www.mcpies.com

A map is available on our website home page at: http://www.laocsmta.org

It is official, all LA/OC SMTA board members have agreed to sponsor an EXPO & TECH FORUM Event for 2009. This has been discussed over the years many times at various board meetings and the board is excited about the prospects of having a EXPO & TECH FORUM in the Southern California area.

The planning committee will begin planning for the event soon. The time, location, and format still has to be selected and once this is done the promotion will begin.

If you are interested in being a part of the planning committee, a vendor, presenter, or attendee please let us know so we can see what level of interest there is for this event in the Southern California area.

EXPO & TECH FORUM’s are held by local SMTA chapters throughout the world and are supported by SMTA National. The events are inexpensive, educational and provide an excellent forum for both users and suppliers to meet and discuss technical issues and needs.

To understand more about EXPO & TECH FORUM shows please visit the SMTA web page at:

http://www.smta.org/education/vendor_days/vendor_days.cfm#mn

LA/OC SMTA To Sponsor EXPO & TECH Forum LA/OC SMTA To Sponsor EXPO & TECH Forum

LA/OC SMTA Member ProfileLA/OC SMTA Member Profile Doug Dixon with Henkel CorporationDoug Dixon with Henkel Corporation

Doug has been in the electronics field for over twenty years and is currently the Electronics Global Mar-keting Director with the electronics group of Henkel. Prior to joining Henkel, he worked for Raytheon as a Manufacturing Process Engineer, Camalot Systems as a manager for the Applications/Product Development/Field Service departments, and Universal Instruments as a Product Manager. Having spent his career at leading electronics equipment and materials companies, Doug is a seasoned communications professional with broad-based brand strategy and global product marketing expertise. “One of the most exciting, yet most challenging parts of this new organization is prioritizing brand and product rollout ini-tiatives,” says Dixon. “Henkel has numerous established market-leading materials and just as many, if not more, breakthrough products on the horizon, which makes the go-to-market strategy quite dynamic.” Doug is currently serving on the LA/OC SMTA board as VP of Membership and will move over to VP of Technical Programs for the 2009 year. The LA/OC SMTA chapter board is fortunate to have such a talented,

fun, and “Here to Serve You” individual on our board. Come out to one of our Fun & Educational Meetings and Meet Doug! Come out to one of our Fun & Educational Meetings and Meet Doug! 6

Welcome New MembersWelcome New Members The LA/OC SMTA board would like to Welcome the following 2008 New Members:

George Guibert & Sisto Rameriz

Thank you so Much for Joining our Chapter. We hope we get a chance to meet you in person at one of our up coming events, and if we already have then thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend! Membership makes our chapter strong and the board is grateful for each and every member.

See page 12 for our membership flyer or visit our website at: http://www.laocsmta.org/ and click on Become a Member Today

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January 2009 Chapter MeetingJanuary 2009 Chapter Meeting Conductive Crystals, White Residues, and Lower Reliability. Conductive Crystals, White Residues, and Lower Reliability.

The Rush to Clean NoThe Rush to Clean No--Clean.Clean. PRESENTED BYPRESENTED BY

Michael Konrad , President, Aqueous TechnologiesMichael Konrad , President, Aqueous Technologies

Presentation AbstractPresentation Abstract

Just as the little girl in the 1982 film, Poltergeist, eerily exclaimed; “They’re Back…”, the electronic assembly industry has witnessed the return of a familiar yet unappreciated process step, defluxing. Once commonplace, then relegated to military applications, today, defluxing has once again moved toward the mainstream. The miniaturization of electronic assemblies and their components, implementation of lead-free alloys, combined with improved quality standards and higher reliability expectations have culminated to form a growing demand for ionicly clean elec-tronic circuits. Modern defluxing methods, chemical selections, cleanliness testing, throughput consid-erations, and effluent handling will be discussed.

Speaker ProfileSpeaker Profile

Mr. Michael Konrad has worked continuously within the electronics assembly equipment indus-try since 1985. He served as Vice President of Unit Design (a manufacturer of soldering and cleaning equipment) from 1985 until 1992.

In 1992, Mr. Konrad founded Aqueous Technologies Corporation, North America’s largest manufacturer of batch format defluxing and cleanliness testing equipment where he serves as Presi-dent / CEO. To date, Aqueous Technologies has provided defluxing and cleanliness testing equipment to more than 2600 companies worldwide.

Professional Affiliations:

Mr. Konrad has served on the EMPF Manufacturers Committee in the late 1980’s, is presently a member of the SMT Magazine Editorial Advisory Board and has published numerous articles on clean-ing and cleanliness testing in SMT Magazine, Circuits Assembly, EM Asia, Global SMT, and others. Mr. Konrad was a member of IPC’s Stencil Cleaning Task Group, contributing to IPC-7526 Stencil and Misprinted Board Cleaning Handbook, and is a current member of IPC’s Cleanliness Testing Task Group. To date, Mr. Konrad has participated in more than 120 electronic-industry tradeshows in North America, Asia, Europe, and Australia. Aqueous Technologies is a corporate member of SMTA and IPC.

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LA/OC SMTA is Proud to Present Our 2008 LA/OC SMTA is Proud to Present Our 2008 Annual Christmas PartyAnnual Christmas Party

Join Us In Down Town Disney For A Holiday Celebration, Live Entertainment, & A Fireworks Extravaganza at the...

Friday, December 5th, 2008 at 7pmFriday, December 5th, 2008 at 7pm

ADULT MENU

Roasted Beet Salad Mesclun Greens, Goat Cheese & Champagne Vinaigrette

Chicken Cordon Bleu Carrots with Orange Ginger Glaze

Dirty Rice OR

Cajun Shrimp & Scallop En Croute In a garlic butter wine sauce with Roma Tomatoes, Seasonal Vegetables

& Chives OR

Grilled Rib Eye Au Jus & Horseradish Cream

Garlic Mashed Potatoes Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables

Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake OR

White Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding

Includes Sodas

KIDS MENU (9 and Under)

Chicken Tenders

OR Cheese Pizza

OR Grilled Cheese

OR Hot Dog

OR Rotini with Marinara or Alfredo

Includes Sodas

COST $40 / Adult Member

$50 / Adult Non-Member

$13 / Child Member $16 / Child Non-Member

(9 and Under)

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SMTA Corporate Members - CALL FOR MENTORS!

Please share this information with your colleagues!

The SMTA & MentorNet One-on-One E-Mentoring Program is a chance to make a big difference in the life of a student in as little as 15 minutes a week.

SMTA seeks members to be mentors who are: Science and engineering professionals

In our related industries Active, on leave, or retired

To match with protégés who are: Pursuing a professional future in the fields of engineering and science

At the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, or early career faculty (untenured) levels

Although mentors volunteer their time to benefit the protégé, they can also find a rewarding experience for themselves. “I hope [my student] is getting as much out of it as I am,” is how one MentorNet mentor de-

scribes the experience. More than 70% of mentors have recommended MentorNet's e-mentoring program to a friend or colleague!

Mentoring relationships last 8 months. Because mentors and students communicate entirely by email, they can choose a schedule that is convenient for both. In fact, 90% of our mentors feel that

How can you volunteer to be a mentor? It’s e-a-s-y! 1) Join the MentorNet Community at http://www.mentornet.net/join

2) Follow the One-on-One Mentoring Programs links to create a mentor profile. Be sure to indicate SMTA membership in your profile!

Since 1997, MentorNet has matched more than 22,500 pairs of protégés and mentors with exceptional re-

sults. We hope you will join them!

MentorNet’s sponsors include 3M Foundation, Adobe, Alcoa Foundation, Agilent Technologies, AT&T, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM Corporation, Intel Foundation, Lockheed Martin Space Systems,

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory, NVIDIA, Sandia National Laboratories, Texas Instruments, The MathWorks, and Thomson Reuters.

For more information, please go to http://www.smta.org/education/mentornet/mentornet.cfm or contact Karen, SMTA MentorNet Coordinator, at 952-920-7682 or Karen@smta.org.

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Volunteer Opportunities with the SMTA LA/OC Chapter!!

There are many open positions to select from. We would like volunteers for the following committees. Become the champion or a member/participant. Some take only a few minutes a month! Whatever your interest and whatever time

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• Student Chapter Committee (Communication, Mentors) • Website and Newsletter Committee (Advertising, Technical, Design)

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If you would like to be part of a great event please contact our Vice President - Scott Penin

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