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Heller Industries joins "THE SMT FUTURE EXPERIENCE" as a key partner, bringing its industry-leading reflow soldering expertise to complete the live SMT production line at the San Marcos, California collaborative venue.

Teaming with founding partners Fuji America, Koh Young, and Creative Electron, Heller’s reflow oven technology enables end-to-end integrated manufacturing demonstrations—from screen printing and placement through critical thermal processing to final inspection. This closes the technology gap, letting manufacturers witness how optimized reflow soldering directly enhances quality, efficiency, and process integration.

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“The industry has long sold equipment in silos,” said Heller CEO Dave Heller. “Now we can show how thermal processing works in tandem with placement and inspection—optimizing profiles via real inspection data to deliver better results.” Philip Stoten, the venue’s creator, added: “Thermal processing is central to quality and efficiency gains, and Heller’s expertise lets us help manufacturers master this critical step collaboratively.”

Launching February 11-12, 2026, with operational excellence and AI summits, the venue now offers manufacturers hands-on access to Heller’s reflow solutions: testing real-time thermal profiles, seeing their impact on inspection results, and benchmarking processes against best practices—all without production disruption.

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