Amanda Hartnett Discusses Thermal Interface Materials
Thermal News recently interviewed Amanda Hartnett regarding thermal management with metal TIM (thermal interface materials). You can re...
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Recent Electronics Assembly Trends
I love watching a good basketball game, and one of my favorite local teams is the Syracuse Orangemen. If you go to a Syracuse home game, notice.....
"Disruptive" Electronics Assembly Process Technologies Face Big Hurdles in Implementation
Folks, Every so often a new electronics assembly technology comes along, and I am asked my opinion about it. The latest “new” techno...
Patty, Pete and John Confront "The Big O"
Patty, Pete, and John prepare to do battle with “The Big O.” Patty and Pete were able to squeeze in 9 holes of golf, though it was really ...
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...
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. ...
A Day in the Life of a Tech Guy
7:40am Just got in, fired up the laptop, and made some hot chocolate. This is the best time to get a......
The final piece of the puzzle
There is nothing more frustrating than going through an entire process (whether it is putting together a puzzle or manufacturing a product) only to fi...
Air or Nitrogen Atmosphere for BGA Rework
This is one the best BGA rework tutorials I’ve seen so far. I’m a sucker for video tutorials and these videos do a pretty good job o...
Technical Support for Hand Soldering
In an earlier post, I mentioned how hard it was to get technical support from some equipment vendors. In......
Melting Point - Tip of the Iceburg for Hand Soldering
This is a blog post about a great post that may never be… Unless a solder iron vendor wants to step up and declare that they offer technical su...
The Best Flux For Hand Soldering and Rework
Solder Basics… If I needed to pick my favorite flux for hand soldering, it would easily be PoP Flux 030B. I know it’s probably...