High Thermal Conductivity of Metal
At some point we have all had experiences which convinced us that metals have a high thermal conductivity. It may have been the hot spoon you lef...
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Tips to Speed Your Solder and Flux Selection
Today I made my rounds in the office, collecting ideas for you from our tech guys – ideas to help you speed the alloy and flux s...
Is Conductive Epoxy a Low-Temperature Alternative to Lead-Free Solder?
Conductive epoxy is a common material choice for bonding components, especially if the assembly process is temperature-sensitive. Tin-based solde...
What's Happening in the Technical Service Department
After a quick survey of a few of the technical service personnel in the office today, I put together a little snapshot of what is happening rig...
Galvanic Corrosion of Unusual Solder Alloys
I have been asked on numerous occasions to calculate the potential for galvanic corrosion between metals. Most times, when I am approached with t...
The Professor, Patty and Pete Find the Lost Profit
Folks, Our trio continue on their adventure: As Patty, The Professor, and Pete maneuvered around the partially completed product, Patty noticed ...
United Airlines Uses Twitter Perfectly
Here is a social media situation where a business to business and a business to consumer company, United Airlines, is doing something incredibly ...
Solder Pros Mention Indium PoP Paste
Two big names in electronics assembly (Vern Solberg and Phil Damberg) recently wrote an article for Circuits Assembly Magazine regarding &ld...
Preparing for Trade Shows
As a tech guy, trade shows are a part of the job that I never would have thought about in College. It’s possible (and unfortunately too com...
PoP Clamping Rework Nozzle
Click here for a description and video that shows a nozzle design from FINETECH which clamps down onto PoP components during rework. ...