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The Right Oven for the Job
Real Time with IPC - February 2013 - Guest Editor Stuart Hayton sits down with BTU's Peter Tallian (COO) and Jim Griffin (VP Sales and Service) and learns that there's a lot that goes into purchasing an oven for electronics manufacturing. BTU's new addition, the Dynamo, addresses this problem by bringing a low-cost solution to the market--complementing BTU's well-established Pyramax.

Circuitnet Viewpoint 2013
Circuitnet - January 2013 - Jim Griffin gives the outlook for the coming year in the electronics industry and for BTU's reflow business.

Interview with Jim Griffin, Vice President of Sales and Service at BTU International
December 2012 - Jim Griffin spoke with Electronics Production World about BTU’s new Reflow Oven, Dynamo™, recently launched and specially designed for Portable Electronics.

BTU International Makes Corporate Social Responsibility a Part of its Energies
June 2012 - Michael Lewis of ThomasNet interviews BTU International's CEO, Paul van der Wansem, regarding BTU's recent charitable initiatives supporting education in the local community.

PRUF LED Flips Switch on State-of-the-Art, Fully Automated Manufacturing Line
June 2012 - PRUF LED has flipped the switch on the most cutting-edge, fully automated SMT production facility to manufacture a broad spectrum of LED lighting panels - including a BTU Pyramax convection reflow oven.

2011 EUPVSEC Show Daily Interview: Jack McCaffrey, BTU International
September 2011 - An interview with Jack McCaffrey is featured in the show daily for EUPVSEC. He discusses BTU's commitment to alternative energy as well as key technologies and trends.

BTU International at IPC APEX Expo 2011: Global SMT & Packaging Video
May 2011 - In this video, BTU's product manager for electronics assembly, CoCo Zhang, discusses the latest enhancements to the Pyramax™ convection reflow oven including Dual Lane Dual Speed processing and HE Flux Management.

2011 SNEC PV Power Expo: Dr. Jan-Paul Van Maaren And Jim Griffin Of BTU
Dr. Jan-Paul van Maaren and Jim Griffin of BTU talk about expansion, the cost benefits of inline diffusion, and more at the 2011 SNEC PV Power Expo.

Interview - Dr. Jan-Paul van Maaren, BTU International
Global Solar Technology Magazine - February 2011 --- BTU's Jan Paul van Maaren, Ph.D., vice president of marketing, discusses in-line processing in photovoltaics.

Diffusion Techniqutes, From Blue-Cell Theory To In-Fab Practice
David C. Wong, Ph.D., chief solar scientist at BTU International, gives an overview of diffusion techniques with a highlight on process improvements including in-line processing.

Solar Cell Process Temperature Measurements
Fred Dimock, a BTU Process Engineer, discusses methods for profiling solar cells including materials and TC placement.

Cost of Ownership and Overall Equipment Efficiency: a Photovoltaics Perspective
BTU's Meridian™ In-Line Diffusion system is featured an in an informative article on Cost of Ownership in the photovoltaics industry.

Industry Forecast 2010: Climbing Back Up
December 2009 - Jim Griffin, BTU's VP of Sales and Service, comments on BTU's strategy to weather the industry downturn in the electronics industry.

Paul van der Wansem Interview with The Wall Street Tanscript
September 2009 - BTU's CEO, Paul van der Wansem, discusses BTU's markets and its transition to alternative energy. In addition, Mr. van der Wansem comments on BTU's new products, operations and key personnel.

Feature Article: Oven Adjustment Effects on a Solder Reflow Profile by Fred Dimock
September 2009 - Belt speed, zone temperatures and static pressure all impact peak temperature.

Paul van der Wansem Interview with Global Solar Technology
September 2008 - For decades, BTU international has been a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for electronics manufacturing, which includes printed circuit board solder reflow and semiconductor packaging applications as well as, for the past 15 years, thermal processing systems to the solar manufacturing industry.