SMTA International 2026

SMTA International 2026

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7:30am CDT

SMTA Registration LOBBY

8:30am CDT

RHE1: Microstructure and Reliability RHERichard Coyle • Chris Gourlay • Keith Sweatman Back 2 Basics Session 1: From Design to Fab WFD PDC5: AI-Powered Manufacturing: From Fundamentals to Factory Impact PDC5 PDC6: Assembly: Best Practices for Improving Manufacturing Productivity PDC6 PDC7: Design and Assembly Process Challenges for Bottom Termination Components (BTCs) in Tin-Lead and Lead-Free Applications PDC7

9:00am CDT

INS1: AI Infiltrates Inspection: Latest from the Coalface INSEyal Weiss • Collin Stoner MFX Track Keynote Presentation: AI Infrastructure Technology: Driving Forces, Challenges & Key Directions MFXJung Yoon, Ph.D.

10:30am CDT

INS2: Cautionary Tales from Imaging Analysis INSJeremy Orbach • Vineeth Bastin MFX3: Cleaning & Coating MFXChelsea Jewell • Vladimir Sitko • Mike Bixenman RHE2: Alloying Effects on Performance RHEAnna Lifton • Waad Tarman • Pritha Choudhury Back 2 Basics Session 2: SMT Assembly Essentials WFD Workforce Development & Student Technical Session EMAC

12:00pm CDT

Next Gen Connect: Pizza and Perspectives SLYCE Restaurant @ Embassy Suites Rosemont

1:00pm CDT

MFX4: OPS Excellence & Box Level Assembly MFXTroy Gueller • Michael Sivigny • Ed Dodd • Dave Dworak RHE3: Conformal Coating and Reliability 1 RHEJayse McLean • Suraj Saifullah • Andrea Charif • Michael Osterman Back 2 Basics Session 3: Solder, Repair & Protect WFD

1:30pm CDT

INS3: Eat Your Vegetables, Part I: Test Methods You Need to Know INSMike Bixenman • David Kruidhof • Matt Turpin LTS1: Low-Temperature Solder Materials LTSChoongpyo Jeon • Frances Holcomb • Martijn Mulder

3:30pm CDT

LTS2: Low-Temperature Soldering Advances LTSHongwen Zhang • Sai Reddy Munnangi INS4: Eat Your Vegetables, Part II: Test Methods You Need to Know INSMatthias Zapatka • Liam Crosbie • Chris Nicholson RHE4: Conformal Coating and Reliability 2 RHEJason Keeping • Doug Pauls • David Hillman Back 2 Basics Session 4: Test & Verify + Guided Expo Walk WFD MFX5: Solder Paste Printing & Reliability MFXChrys Shea • Shantanu Joshi • Hong Kim Lee • Jose Gonzalez, Ph.D.

4:00pm CDT

Electronics Exhibition EXPO HALL B,C,D Bright Manufacturing Challenge Round 2 (Team Robotics Challenge) SMTA Booth #2851 Tuesday Evening Reception: Pit Stop Party SMTA Booth #2851

5:00pm CDT

RHE Town Hall: The Impact of Conformal Coating on Reliability RHERichard Coyle • David Hillman