Au-mazing Solutions: How AuLTRA® MediPro is Setting the Gold Standard for Medical Device Soldering
Indium Corporation's AuLTRA® MediPro product line offers high-performance gold-based solder materials for medical devices, ensuring reliabilit...
Solder Paste
Rosin 101: The Critical Role of Rosin in Solder Paste Formulation and Enhancing Electronics Assembly Process Efficiency
A key ingredient that is critical to the solder paste formulation is rosin, which plays a significant role in enhancing the performance of the solder ...
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...
Solder Paste is Not a Commodity
Folks, I was getting a little cabin fever, so I thought I would go for lunch at Simon Pearce. The ambiance there always relaxes and refreshes me. So, ...
Conclusion to: Profits are Down. Could a Cheaper Solder Paste Have Caused it?
Folks, Let's see how Ivy University grad student Maria Gonzales is handling her assignment to find the lost profits a Liberty Elecronics&hell...
Profits are Down. Could a Cheaper Solder Paste Have Caused It?
Folks, Let's see how Professor Patty is doing, Professor Patty Coleman stared out of her office window at the waning remnants of snow on Ivy Unive...
How to Calculated Equivalent Cp and Cpk when Spec Limits are Not Symmetrical
Folks, Cp and Cpk assume symmetrical specification limits with respect to the target. However, sometimes specification limits are not symmetrical. As ...
Development of Innovative Advanced Packaging Materials for System in Package
Methodical development, proper selection, and application of advanced packaging materials for the various assembly processes are crucial to ensuring h...
Using ANOVA to Compare Three or More Solder Pastes for a Metric-Like Transfer Efficiency
An Interview with Professor Patty Coleman....
Stencil Printing Response to Pause
Folks, Good friends Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall did an episode on their world famous “podcast” “Boardtalk” on the importance of r...
Join Me at SMTAI 2023
Folks, This year SMTAI is in Minneapolis from October 9 to October 12. I will be giving a paper on hotbar soldering in the morning on Thursday October...
Peer into the Future - Technology Required for Virtual Reality
The next generation of virtual reality is packing a lot more technology into an even smaller space - but as material science engineers and solder manu...