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As part of a global expansion programme, Alpha Metals have announced two senior personnel changes which will strengthen their sales operations both in the UK and in the USA.

Every electronics manufacturing company wants to know how effective its process is compared with industry leaders; to date this has not been possible. From an initial concept by Bob Willis, Chairman of the SMART Group, a data collection package has been jointly developed in conjunction with the Surface Mount Club.

What are the prospects for the electronics industry in Europe? What part do trade organisations have to play in the development of the electronics industry both today and in the future? These are the questions which spring to mind in response to the invitation to write this editorial.

There are enormous cost advantages to be gained if PCBs can be made up using intelligent—and aware—placement systems.

The SMART European Conference from 16–17 November, 1994 was a resounding success with over 300 delegales attending over the two days of the event. The SMART mix of high technical content and conviviality once again proved a winner.

The popular reflow day was repeated at Henley and commenced with Mike Judd giving an overview of current reflow techniques.

Since its early conception, the group has grown from a handful of enthusiastic engineers to the largest trade association in Europe, if not the world, for Surface Mount. As in previous years, SMART will be arranging Seminars, Hands‐on Workshops and Open Forums, giving valuable knowledge for those just entering or those already experienced in SMT. Open forums allow the opportunity for the exchange of information on a variety of different topics, building experience in the technology which would otherwise be unobtainable.

Circuit board manufacturers are looking to their equipment suppliers for turnkey contracts, and Dynapert are responding at Productronica with an integrated surface‐mount line. Jack Hollingum reports.

Multicore Solders Ltd have appointed Richard Hart (38) as marketing manager. Prior to accepting his new position, Mr Hart was responsible for marketing at DEK where his career spanned 11 years. During this time he travelled extensively for that company organising, as part of his role, major seminars in India, Singapore, USSR, Israel and the Republic of Ireland, as well as the United Kingdom.

The first results from two collaborative UK programmes assessing the performance of non‐CFC cleaning options for the electronics assembly industry were presented at a one‐day conference on 6 February at the Heathrow Forte Crest Hotel. This was the latest of the long series of meetings on the CFC issue organised by the National Physical Laboratory.