Lakeville, Minnesota, October 19, 2021 - ITW EAE announces a new extended partnership agreement with Sincotron to represent and distribute Vitronics Soltec soldering equipment in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania beginning November 1, 2021. This agreement is an expansion of Sincotron’s representation of ITW EAE’s product line which already included MPM printers, Camalot dispensers, and Electrovert soldering and cleaning equipment.

Lakeville, Minnesota, October 5, 2021 – ITW EAE will be showcasing its latest developments at Productronica, November 16-19 in Munich, Germany. The ITW EAE booth will have MPM, Camalot, Electrovert and Vitronics Soltec Applications Experts on hand as well as Sales and Management to answer questions and offer solutions.

Lakeville, Minnesota - August 24, 2021 - ITW EAE has moved its Germany Sales and customer support offices from Dreieich to Alzenau. The new office located at Building 7, Industriestraße 13, 63755 Alzenau, Germany houses the European sales team and offers convenient training programs where our European customers can gain comprehensive knowledge on ITW EAE equipment, specifically MPM Printers and Camalot Dispensers.

Lakeville, Minnesota, July 13, 2021 – ITW EAE has achieved IPC Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) qualification for MPM® Momentum™ II printers and Vitronics Soltec Centurion™ Solder Reflow ovens. IPC-CFX is a standardized communication package that enables omnidirectional exchange of information between manufacturing processes and associated host systems for electronic assembly manufacturing. The standard applies to communication between all executable processes in the manufacture of printed board assemblies.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, June 1, 2021 – ITW EAE, a division of Illinois Tool Works has received orders for over 90 Despatch LBB Lab ovens destined for a state Department of Transportation. The ovens will be used for drying and testing asphalt and aggregate samples.

Lakeville, Minnesota, March 2, 2021 – ITW EAE has announced a new Closed Loop PPM Control System for the Vitronics Soltec Centurion™ Reflow Oven. The closed loop PPM control system is designed to be used in a nitrogen environment with CATHOX™ to maintain a precise PPM setpoint range. The closed loop system can maintain the setting from 200PPM to 2000PPM at +/-100PPM tolerance from 200 to 500 and 20% tolerance from 500 to 2000.

Lakeville, Minnesota, January 26, 2021 – ITW EAE announces a new SECS/GEM communication package for the MPM® Edison™ Printer. SECS/GEM is a semiconductor market communication standard that provides a common interface between manufacturing equipment. The Edison package collects and logs process data which can be used to optimize the production line. 

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, January 19, 2021 – With the COVID 19 virus ravaging the nation, the need to get vaccine manufactured at ‘warp speed’ is critical to save lives. When a vaccine manufacturer needed walk-in ovens for a drying application, lead time was a critical factor in their purchase decision. ITW EAE was able to commit to a significantly shorter lead time than competitors through our streamlined production line and some creative engineering to meet the customer’s technical requirements.

Lakeville, Minnesota, September 30, 2020 – ITW EAE is proud to announce that it has earned a coveted Global Technology for the Electrovert’s new DwellFlex 4.0 variable contact wave solder nozzle. The awards were presented during an online virtual ceremony at SMTAi on Tuesday, September 29th.  

Lakeville, Minnesota, August 26, 2020 – ITW EAE is proud to announce that it has earned two Vision Awards for innovative MPM and Electrovert technology developments. MPM received a Vision Award for a new paste monitoring system featuring temperature monitoring as well as upper and lower limit roll-height monitoring. Electrovert received a Vision Award for the new DwellFlex 4.0 variable contact wave solder nozzle. The awards were presented at NEPCON Asia.