TFE Now Stocking TCT Tools In Chicago
As you likely know, TFE has been serving the industry’s needs from our facilities in Toronto, Ontario Canada. You also know that TCT precision tools is one of our most important suppliers of PCB drill tools. Although Toronto is just a short drive from the United States border, in this time of disrupted supply chains caused by […]
WonderWise Demo Week At Technica San Jose May 9th
FEATURED at the 2022 IPC EXPO NOW Installed at Technica Demo Center WonderWise, the first conveyorized atmospheric plasma system built for the Printed Circuit Board Industry Benefits · Avoid the costly use of chemicals or mechanical cleaning steps to prepare the copper surface · Easily integrated into production lines · […]
Aismalibar in Iconnect007: Improved Thermal Interface Materials For Cooling High-Power Electronics
Heat has been a significant concern in electronics since the beginning of the electronics age when hot glowing vacuum tubes were first used to receive and transmit data bits. The transistor and integrated circuit effectively solved that basic problem, but increases in integration resulted in increased concentration of heat, exacerbated by relentless increases in operating […]
TCT Pilot Drills For Improved Accuracy
One of the ironies of printed circuit technology is that one of the most critical features is … nothing. The absence of material that is the result of the drilling process allow for interconnections to be made through highly complex multilayer circuits. This “nothing” needs to be in the right place, every time, to meet […]
Electra: Best In Class Solder Mask
One of the things we insist on at TFE is representing the best principals with the vert best products. This is why we are so pleased that we represent Electra, one of the industry’s cutting-edge companies when it comes to polymer coatings and application equipment. Solder mask is a vital technology for the manufacture of […]
BURKLE: Leader In Lam Presses For Over 50 Years
Our principal BURKLE has been leading the field with it comes to lamination presses for over 50 years. BURKLE has provided the PCB industry with the most reliable equipment on the market both yesterday and today and in keeping with its mission will continue to provide the industry with cutting edge technology for years to […]
Aismalibar to Attend Productronica 2021
The only exhibition of this kind, productronica showcases the entire value chain in electronics manufacturing – from technologies and components to software and services. Over 45,000 professionals attended the conference in 2019 and it continues to grow each year. After successful participation at productronica 2019, Aismalibar will attend the 2021 Munich event and showcase its […]
Aismalibar Gives Address at 2021 Cooling Days Conference
The Cooling Days conference was launched to ensure that developers and equipment manufacturers are optimally prepared to meet these challenges. Numerous aspects of cooling, especially related to electronic components and PCBs, were analyzed this year’s two-day conference. Experts from Science, industry and research explained the most important basics and presented new processes and products for […]
TCT Circuit Supply – A Leading Manufacturer Of PCB Cutting Tools, Equipment And Services
High ratio drilling has specific drilling challenges: hole quality (smear, burring, nail head), positional accuracy, glass fracturing and delamination. As well, peck drilling is required to clean out the debris from the drill spiral flutes to reduce breakage. On small drill sizes typically used for high ratio drilling, there is not enough room on the […]
Circuit Tech Purchases Technosystems Loader And Unloader
Joe Burmi, owner of Circuit Tech and Jeff Brandman CEO of TFE, are proud to announce the purchase of advanced automated loader and unloader technology, manufactured by Technosystem, Barcelona Spain. Circuit Tech, formed in 1982, is an industry leader in PCB manufacturing, operating in a state-of-the-art facility of 57,000 square feet, strategically situated in the high-tech manufacturing region […]
North American Cooperation
Three leading global distributors will join to strengthen their markets, providing world class products and support for the North American market, redefining your customer service experience. As we form a new union, together we will be providers of the highest quality manufacturing equipment and consumable products, supported by exceptional technical expertise and customer service. Through […]
TCT Drills – Back Drilling
The benefits of TCS Lip Correction Geometry for back drilling are many but the most important is the improvement it provides in minimizing bird-nesting and reducing the amount of debris in the hole. Check this out below along with the appropriate photos to see what we mean. And of course, please call us to learn […]
Arlon President Discusses Acquisition By EMC
Arlon President Brad Foster updates Nolan Johnson on EMC’s acquisition of Arlon in December 2020. Foster shares the basic structure of the agreement, the long-term stability built into the merger, and outlines how this brings EMC, Arlon and Technica together as a team. Foster also hints at what we can expect to see from Arlon […]
Electra Specialty Coatings
As always, TFE is committed to providing our PCB customers with the very best products on the market today. That is why we represent Electra. Today we are highlighting their ED2000 Thermal Cure Silver Paste for Rigid Substrate. Electra Specialty Resists and Coatings for the Electronics Industry The ED2000 series of silver pastes are highly conductive […]
EMC Paper: Why Signals Are Always a Loss in a High Speed High Frequency Transmission Line
As another service to our customers, TFE likes to offer technical papers on occasion. Today we are pleased to offer this unique and informative 18 page analysis of “Why Signals are always a Loss in a High Speed High Frequency Transmission Line” by Albert Chen from Elite Material Co., Ltd. Taiwan, ROC Paper Abstract The high-speed transmission applications in […]
TIM: Thermal Interface Material In Power Electronics – Jeff Bradman In PCB 007
Mass Lam For The Future
Mass Lamination is one of the most efficient services that a PCB shop can use to their advantage. Think about it: you can be in the micro-via business instantly by using EMC’s Mass Lam capabilities: Special material lamination Fine lines Laser drill All the high-tech difficult processes are complete by the time you get the […]
New Aismalibar FLEXTHERM
I cannot tell you what a privilege it is to represent Aismalibar which I consider one of the most innovative companies in the world. We are proud to feature Aismalibar’s new conformable IMS product FLEXTHERM a high tech thermal insulated substrates. Check it out. FLEXTHERM The newest product from Aismalibar is a conformable IMS, PCB […]
EV Industry Facing Bottleneck Challenges
Nolan Johnson talks with Eduardo Benmayor, general manager at Aismalibar, about materials challenges facing the powertrain portion of the automotive EV industry. Eduardo also speaks about what he sees as the biggest challenge facing EVs—infrastructure. Nolan Johnson: Aismalibar is in a position to have a unique perspective on some of the dynamics in automotive production. What […]
HPTec’s New Diamond Coated Router
Another great new HPTec product. The Diamond Coated Router 892 has been developed with the express purpose of routing thick copper boards. This new tool is accurate, long lasting much cooler than other comparable products. Our New Diamond Coated Router 892! For the processing of copper/IMS Type 892 is a one flute router diamond coated […]
Mitsubishi’s LEG0615 Series Drill Entry Material
Our customers love this new lubricated drill entry material for MGC (Mitsubishi Gas Chemical). It allows for much more drill accuracy and repeatability making it the most advanced entry material on the market today. A drill entry material designed for the future but available today. Mitsubishi’s LE-G series utilizes the improvement of a lubricated aluminum […]
New HPTec Aluminum Router
HPTec’s new innovative 2 flute Type 891 router is the best new tool on the market today when it comes to the routing of Aluminum. This new tool is able to machine very tight inner contours and slots. One of the reasons that our entire team at TFE loves representing HPTec is that they are […]
PCB 007 -TECHNOSYSTEM Supplies High-End Automation Systems To Schweizer Electronic AG
As a leading manufacturer of automation systems, TECHNOSYSTEM, part of the Benmayor Group and sister company to Aismalibar, has been developing innovative customer-specific automation solutions for circuit board manufacturers worldwide for years .Always with the aim of optimizing the throughput time in the customer’s circuit board production, the automation systems are precisely adapted to the […]
New Drill Bit 271 From HPTec
One of the great things about working for and representing a company like HPTec is that they are always innovating. They are continually striving to develop great new products that will benefit our customer base. The new Drill bit 271 is a great example of doing just that. Check out all the benefits of this great […]
Aismalibar – Preventing LED Joint Failure
Aismalibar is a world leader when it comes to CTE management materials. The very low modulus of the new Aismalibar thermally conductive, thin dielectric layer for IMS will allow the aluminum expansion to side slip the solid LED/solder base enough to reduce the possibility of solder joint cracking by reducing pressure on the LED solder […]
C.A. Picard: Only The Best For The PCB Industry
At TFE – where the customer is always number one – we pride ourselves on bringing the very best solutions to our PCB fabrication customers. With this goal in mind, we are proud to bring C.A Picard’s fine products to customers. From press plates to punching systems for registration, C.A. Picard has always led the way […]
HPTec 2021 Catalogue
As we start another year representing HPTec and all of their fine manufacturing tools, we are pleased to send you this link to their new 2021 catalogue. This extensive catalogue includes all HPTec drills and routers. Why use the wrong cutting tool or drill when so many other choices are available? Save time and money […]
Aismalibar Cobritherm Highly Conductive B And C Stage
We take a lot of pride in being Aismalibar’s North American distributor. In my business you always want to represent the very best and there is not better substrate producers in the industry than Aismalibar. In this newsletter we highlight their Cobritherm bond sheet is a highly thermal conductive C and B stage material, considered […]
The Industry’s Best Router Bits from HPTec
We improved our best 726, router with all new high-performance router profile to produce a new type 756, The newly designed router bit enables a considerable increase in productivity. The tool has a completely new innovative geometry, spiral-patterned teeth, fishtail cut and is right twisted. The tools are produced exclusively on fully automated grinding machines. […]
Welcoming a New TFE Partner – Elite Material Company Ltd.
It is with great pleasure that we introduce our newest laminate supplier EMC (Elite Material Company Ltd.). EMC is the leading material provider for the global technology industry, concentrating on the designing, manufacturing and sales of copper clad laminates and prepreg. Both products are base materials for the construction of printed circuit boards from which all electronic and telecommunication […]