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Raby to Deliver Keynote at Atlanta SMTA Expo |
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Written by Philip Buonpastore
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
ATLANTA,
GA. - The Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) has announced that Jim
Raby, renowned 50-year industry veteran, founder, technical director and program
manager at STI Electronics will present the morning keynote, An Industry
Perspective: Past, Present and Future, on April 17 from 9:30 to
10:30 a.m.
Raby has spent his entire career in electronics manufacturing
training scores of engineers and operators. His accomplishments include patents for wave soldering, work on the
Saturn and Apollo programs, initiating the Zero Defect Program for wave
soldering, and the development of the China Lake soldering schools. Raby was also
instrumental in developing the IPC soldering certification curriculum and
initiating the Electronics Manufacturing Productivity Facility. He is also
known for the Lights Out factory concept for electronics
manufacturing facilities.
“The 12th
Annual Atlanta SMTA Expo is honored to feature Mr. Raby as our keynote.
His
service to the industry, pioneering spirit, dedication and mentoring of
countless engineers is a true inspiration,” said chapter president CW
Kelly.
The Atlanta SMTA Expo will be held at the Gwinnett Civic
Center in Duluth, GA on Thursday, April 17, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The one-day
event is free, and will feature suppliers to the electronics industry
displaying products and services for the high-technology and surface-mount
markets, and free technical presentations.
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