The SMART Group, (Surface Mount and Related Technologies Group), Europe's largest technical trade organisation proudly announces that it is launching a wide range of on-site one or two day training courses. The training session can be a mixture of theory and hands on sessions depending on the topic selected.

smart-e-webinars

SMART Group are also offering a range of smart-e-webinars to complement their existing hands on and theory training to companies in the electronics industry. SMART has always been innovative and keen to provide different types of education and support to the industry.

smart-e-webinars are ideal learning opportunities for individuals or groups of engineers and will be presented by leading engineers in the electronics industry. Each session lasts between 60-90 min and allows a cost effective alternative to existing educational events without the hassle of travel. To participate in a smart-e-webinar all you need is a broadband internet connection, PC and head set microphone/headphones. Alternatively for groups in a conference room you use a PC with speakers, broadband connection and projector plus conference microphone.

Learn how to get the most from a smart-e-webinar by contacting SMART Group

Online webinar topic that will be covered in coming months will include:

Component technology
Printed circuit board manufacture
Stencil printing
Reflow soldering
Wave soldering
Hand soldering and desoldering
Cleaning
Conformal coating

We also plan to cover a range of advanced subjects like solder joint and design reliability, also the introduction to the manufacture of alternative energy systems. The aim of a webinar is to bring technology to your desktop or conference room and allow student and instructor online interaction, question and answer sessions without leaving your company. Each student will receive a SMART certificate of participation.

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With its long term aim to promote the advancement of the electronics manufacturing industry through the education, training and networking of its members, the setting up of on-site training is a logical step. For nearly 25 years the group has organised leading edge technical seminars, conferences, meetings and offered training videos, CDs, technical reports, posters, free downloads to its members. It has long represented a valuable and dependable source of information and expert assistance among its members.

Details on the training workshops topics are available to download here

Example of the SMART Group training certificate available here

Details of SMART Group training materials videos, interactive CDs and inspection posters are available to download here

Comments from on site workshop delegates:

“From a Quality Engineers perspective the presentation material was very helpful in hi-lighting trends that could be monitored in the future and the defects section on the CD will come in very useful for root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventative actions”.


“The one day wave solder course was beneficial in that it focused on the process rather than purely the machine operation and so allowed us to train a range of people including operators, process support and quality in basic process appreciation, what to look for in the output from the wave soldering, how to understand how the process worked in conjunction with different materials and designs as well as best practice controls – it has been a valuable addition to our training procedures”.

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