Belated Happy Birthday RoHS
Folks, Happy Birthday RoHS! A milestone occurred, and it seemed to be missed: RoHS celebrated its 15th birthday on July 1st! For those new to electron...
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Pb-Free Step Soldering
Choosing a Pb-free soldering alloy for step soldering applications may seem like a challenge, but Indium Corporation has many solutions for this....
RoHS Ten Years Later: The Transition to Lead-Free Electronics Assembly
RoHS affects every one of us. Learn more....
Lead Free 2015
Folks, It is hard to believe that in July we will celebrate the 9th anniversary of the advent of RoHS. So the timing seemed right when I was recently ...
Low-Temperature Solders: Important, Valuable
New developments are happening almost daily in the electronics device world: phones that do much more than just convey voice, clothing that monitors a...
Is the PC Dead?
Folks, Let’s see how Patty is recovering from her conflict with Hal Lindsay……. Patty saw a link on one of the daily SMT Tech new...
RoHS Medical "Per Homogeneous" Conclusion
Folks, Let’s see how Patty and Pete are doing with their Medical Device RoHS Crisis….. Patty and Pete sat in a plane on the runway of the...
"Per Homogeneous Material" Also Applies to Medical Devices Under RoHS
Folks, It’s been awhile, let’s see what Patty is up to… Patty was in her office, finishing lunch and reading Golf Digest. She...
RoHS Recast Includes Medical Devices
Folks, I was at the St Guadens National Historical Park a few days ago. Augustus St Guadens is considered by many to be America’s pre...
Has Lead-Free RoHS Compliant Assembly Reliability and Cost "Arrived?"
Folks, I was at APEX 2013 San Diego this past week. San Diego is a great venue for the show, but I always forget how cold it can be (55-65°F...
Where is Tin Silver Solder, Now That You Need It?
Over the years, solder alloy choices have been pretty stable. In the last century, SN63 and SN62 could be found at any company making any k...
India WEEE/RoHS Is Here! Compliments Of The Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests
Indian electronics manufacturers and solder users. This info is for you. After many years of discussion and policy making, the Indian Government rolle...