The Fred and Bob Breaks Saga Continues
(continued from previous post) “Fred break, Bob break?” Phil asked. Folks, The “Fred and Bob Breaks“ saga continues, &ldq...
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B2B Marcom Forecast: Mobile Devices
I generally disdain the annual trotting out of talking heads' pontifications on industry trends. #Boring! But there is one trend that all B2B...
Santa Claus On Social Media
On what may have possibly been the WORST week to break into his busy schedule, I managed to sit down with Santa Claus to discuss his take on social me...
Planning Ahead For 2011: Marketing Programs
"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future. " ~Niels Bohr Just because it's difficult, that doe...
Low Temperature Indalloy Solder Alloys for Heat Pipe Attach
After a long and involved conversation with colleagues regarding attaching heat pipes using a low temperature solder, such as Indalloy 290 (97In 3Ag; ...
Bob Breaks and Fred Breaks
Folks, Dr. Phil James, a former student of “The Professor”, gets a phone call, let’s listen in…... Phil James was staring out...
Happy Birthday, Hieronymus Theodor Richter! Co-Discoverer of Indium.
November 21st is the birthday of one of the men who co-discovered indium metal back in 1863. Hieronymus Theodor Richter, along with F. Reich, ma...
The Printed Circuit Board: More Important Now Than Ever
Folks, My interest was piqued by a recent article from the pen of good friend, Ray Rasmussen. In this a href="http://www.pcbdesign007.com/pa...
Transitioning from Water-Soluble Solder Paste Flux to No-Clean Solder Paste Flux
I just visited a customer that was converting from water soluble solder paste to no-clean. Not exactly a slam dunk transition as this customer found o...
No More "Virtual" Events
Wikipedia's tells us, "A Virtual Event is a gathering of people sharing a common virtual environment on the web, rat...
Metallurgy as Modern Alchemy: Bismuth
Although most scientists today feel that alchemy has been widely discredited, and I have been taught to agree, the idea of it is whimsical and exhilar...