Interview · SMTA International 2026 · Oct 28, 2026 · 21 min
Mike Young
CEO & General Manager, SASinno Americas. Wave and selective soldering designed around the people who maintain them, a benchtop selective that runs the same software as the inline machines, and a laser marker that grades its own codes.
Full episode · 20:59
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Chapters
- Meet SASinno AmericasWho SASinno Americas is, and why the hosts keep hearing about them.
- A wave built to be maintainedPull-out fluxer, selectable spray, self-cleaning purge, one-plug preheater, heater current sensing.
- Selective uptimeTheir own electromagnetic pump, a lead / lead-free pot trolley, and a 6am–6pm auto schedule.
- Star I-1 benchtop selectiveSame software as the production machines, so NPI and R&D stop tying up the line.
- LM510 laser markerMark, scan, grade, repair. Flipper, dual gantry, and island configurations.
- Building what customers ask forIdeas from the floor go back to the factory and onto machines already installed.
Heard at the booth
Quotes
"I don't think I've ever been told no."Mike Young · 20:25
"When you told me all of this in person, I just kind of assumed you were lying."Daniel Stanphill on the Star I-1 · 13:47
"And now I hear about you guys all the time."Elias Malfavon · 01:19
Guest
About Mike
- RoleCEO & General Manager, SASinno Americas
- CompanySelective soldering, wave soldering and laser marking. Showroom and demo facility in Washington, Missouri.
- Host linkSean's shop runs a SASinno Ultra I-1. Its rework dropped from about 300 hours to 9.
On the mic
Hosts
Sean KincaidPresident, K&F Electronics
Elias MalfavonPresident, Metal Etch Services
Daniel StanphillSMT Process Engineer, Aurora Boardworks