My WEEE/RoHS Column in SMT Magazine
Folks, My bimonthly column on WEEE/RoHS has created considerable email traffic. Surprisingly many people are hoping their products are exempt or that ...
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A Guest Contribution from Neovention
Folks, Amish and Kathy were kind enough to share this perspective on working with “Ole Dr. Ron.” Many companies must draw upon the experti...
APEX Update
Folks, I am here at APEX in sunny (?) LA. Show attendance appears to be high despite the rainy weather. The theme of the show: Lead-free. This sho...
RoHS Exemption for Military Applications
At Indium’s Quickstart seminar at Motorola, Plantation, Fl (February 8, 9, 2005) Ed asked: We make electronics that go on ships that are used by...
The Grandparent Conjecture
Folks, I often tell my students at Dartmouth, that if you can’t explain a technical phenomenon to your grandmother, you don’t really unde...
The most disruptive event in the history of electronics?
As I sit here in my office watching the sun setting on a cold February day in New Hampshire, I am reminded that we have less than 17 months to get rea...
SMTA Cost Estimating Guidelines CP-101A with ProfitPro™ Software
As in all industries, profit is the motive for the electronics assembly industry. Therefore, understanding assembly cost should be a prime concern. Th...
A Century of Einstein
As Technologists we all enjoy being slightly “different” from the rest of society. Here is an interesting article on a person who, today, ...
Are You Ready For Pb-Free?
I’ve created a Pb-Free Readiness Assessment© tool that is simple and easy to use. And it takes just minutes to complete. Your input is used...
Dr. Lee and Dr. Lasky to Present at APEX
Indium Corporation’s VP of Technology, Ning-Cheng Lee, Ph.D and Senior Technologist, Ronald C. Lasky, Ph.D., PE, will both be presenting courses...