Posted On: August 23rd, 2024 | By: Joshua Dobransky

Keep Your Solder Paste Cool!

Recently, I have been receiving many inquiries on the topic of keeping solder paste cool during the heat waves this summer. Here are a few tips t...

Posted On: January 3rd, 2023 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Minimizing Graping

Folks, This post is an excerpt on graping, from Indium Corporation's The Printed Circuits Assemblers Guide to Solder Defects. Intr...

Posted On: November 14th, 2022 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Minimizing Tombstoning

Folks, This post is an excerpt from Indium Corporation's The Printed Circuits Assemblers Guide to Solder Defects. Introduction: Printed...

Posted On: October 24th, 2022 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Workshop at SMTAI: Defeating Defects

Folks, I am presenting a workshop on Defeating Defects at SMTAI on October 31. This workshop is based on the recently published booklet The Printed Ci...

Posted On: September 22nd, 2022 | By: Jenny Gallery

'Weld', 'Weld', 'Weld', What Do We Have Here and How Is It Different from Soldering?

Soldering and welding are often used interchangeably in metal fabrication, but each technique is different and has a distinct application. While both ...

Posted On: March 13th, 2022 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Download a Free Copy of the Solder Defects Booklet

Folks, Chris Nash and I (supported by an army of Indium Corporation’s outstanding engineers) wrote a booklet on eliminating solder defects. The ...

Posted On: August 20th, 2021 | By: Evan Griffith

SiP Printing 101 Webinar Preview: Solder Paste Inspection

Just as important in the solder paste printing process is solder paste inspection; how do you know if your printer is operating optimally if your SPI ...

Posted On: June 6th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Hypothesis and Confidence Interval Calculations for Cp and Cpks

Folks, I am re-posting an updated blog post on Cp and Cpk calculations with Excel®, as I have improved the Excel® spreadsheet. If you wou...

Posted On: November 24th, 2020 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Pareto Chart: Crucial in a Continuous Improvement Plan

Folks, The Pareto Chart is a simple way to plot failure data that gives priority to the failure modes with the highest number of fails. ...

Posted On: January 6th, 2020 | By: Robert McKerrow

Don't Get Burned: How to Avoid Flux Charring

Charring is a common defect in hand and robotic soldering using flux-cored wire. Robert McKerrow explains what causes this and how to avoid it....

Posted On: December 31st, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Use FMEA to Manage Tin Whisker Risk

Failure modes and effects analysis is a good strategy to assess tin whisker risk, and the risk priority number plays a crucial role in this analysis, ...