Posted On: July 3rd, 2023 | By: Thuy Nguyen

Breakdown of SIR Standards

SIR Testing-Surface and Insulation Resistance testing, a form of standard testing where you measure the electrical reliability of a no-clean or a...

Posted On: January 4th, 2021 | By: Emily Belfield

Viscosity Versus Tack

Viscosity and tack are two important material properties that define a flux. People often “tack” them together as one, thinking they go ha...

Posted On: February 24th, 2020 | By: Indium Corporation®

Specifying Flux for Pure Indium Preforms

Jim Hisert enlists Meagan Sloan, Technical Support Engineer to recommend a flux for his indium preform application. ...

Posted On: November 19th, 2019 | By: Dean Payne

Not all fluxes and solder pastes are created equal!

The different flux and solder paste formulations mean that some products will have different material lifetimes than others. Understanding the lifetim...

Posted On: August 2nd, 2019 | By: Indium Corporation®

Why is a Soldering Flux Needed?

There are several questions that come up when learning about fluxes like, what does a flux do? How does a flux work? Why do I need a flux?...

Posted On: January 15th, 2019 | By: Ross Berntson

IATF 16949:2016 = Quality, Quality, Quality

Quality is where it's at. Indium Corporation earns IATF 16949:2016 management system certificates for two manfacturing facilities and their corpor...

Posted On: January 9th, 2019 | By: Ross Berntson

It's Official! Indium Corporation Earns IATF-16949:2016 Recognition

Indium Corporation is one of the first soldering materials suppliers to earn IATF-16949:2106 management system certificates for our Utica and Clinton ...

Posted On: January 4th, 2019 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Evolving Semiconductor Assembly Challenges in 2019

2019 predictions for semiductor packaging and assembly based on global uncertainty on political and economic fronts....

Posted On: July 25th, 2018 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

How Clean is Clean?

When you focus on trying to quantify the level of contaminating material that remains after the cleaning process, you leave the more important questio...