What Do the Equipment Suppliers Have to Say?
In this blog post, I share the reactions of soldering iron tip equipment suppliers to the statement: “As temperature increases, tip life de...
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How much flux should I use in my solder wire?
It is important to consider both the solder alloy density and the diameter of the wire when determining the ideal flux percent. This blog post tells&n...
Improving Uptime and Productivity in Electronics Assembly
Dr. Ron Lasky, Senior Technology at Indium Corporation, explains how simple tweaks to day-to-day operations can drastically improve electron...
Solder Technology Inside A Hot Car On A Sunny Summer Day
Here’s a true story regarding the service temperature of solder joints. Yesterday, as I left work, I noticed that it felt really hot outside. I ...
Pareto Chart Your Data to Help in Continuous Improvement
After a delightful lunch with Rob, Pete, and the Professor, Patty settled into her office to prepare a lecture on statistics. She was still enjo...
Specifying Solder Preforms - Engineering Drawing/Specification
Previously we discussed the importance of dimensions and tolerances in the specification of solder preforms, however these data points are best expres...
Applying Solder Preforms – Regional Tech Support On Site
One of the best parts of working with Indium Corporation is the application assistance you will get as a customer. Most people wouldn’t think mu...
Specifying Solder Preforms
This is arguably the greatest time in history to be a consumer. A quick trip to the grocery store for something as simple as milk becomes a series of ...
Who Makes Your Solder Preforms?
This year I’ve had the chance to work, and become friends, with Bryan Dygert, one of our solder preform manufacturing work cell operators at the...
A 10 Sigma Solder Paste Printing Process?
Folks, Let’s check in on Patty as she is about to wrestle with claims of a 10 Sigma Solder Paste Printing Process involving the world’s sm...
Pin-in-Paste Aperture Solder Volume Calculations with StencilCoach(TM)
Folks, The pin-in-paste (PIP) process is often the best choice when the PCBA is a mixed SMT and through-hole board with a small number of thr...
Stencil Coach™ Calculates Optimal Solder Paste Printing Aperture Parameters: Now Available Online
Folks, A while ago, I developed an Excel-based spreadsheet, StencilCoach™, that calculates optimal stencil aperture parameters for several commo...