Overview of InFORMS
In the world of electronics manufacturing, especially in high-stress applications like power modules and electric vehicle inverters, ensuring the reli...
Solder Preforms
The Pin-in-Paste Process with Donut-Shaped Preforms
Folks, some years ago I created a software tool, StencilCoach™, to calculate the stencil parameters to provide for an adequate amount of so...
Solder in Medical Devices
The assembly of medical devices uses a wide variety of alternative soldering processes, of which the most frequently used solder products include past...
Engineering Drawing / Specifications for Pure Indium Preforms
Missing dimensions can be resolved, but checking for this before sending the drawing can eliminate the time needed to solve the issue. Thorough drawin...
Why Do We Need to Go Thinner?
Indium Corporation has developed a thinner gold preform for high-output lasers, therefore improving the thermal transfer and operational efficiency of...
Selecting the Right Packaging for Pure Indium Preforms
Indium metal preforms need specialized packaging to ensure they arrive at your facility safetly and securely. Let us help you choose just the right pa...
Solder Fortification Preforms Revisited
Using Solder Fortification preforms to fix starvation voids caused by plated vias in the ground pad design....
Specifying Flux for Pure Indium Preforms
Jim Hisert enlists Meagan Sloan, Technical Support Engineer to recommend a flux for his indium preform application. ...
Indium Preform Order Quantity
Since pure indium preforms are so soft, making thousands of parts requires different processing and packaging methods than manufacturing jus...
Specifying Dimensions for Pure Indium Preforms
We have all ordered something in the wrong size - it’s frustrating! Today we discuss specifying the dimensions for pure indium preforms....
Specifying Indium Preform Purity
Indium is commonly available from 99.9% to 99.9999% purity, although 99.995-99.999% is recommended most often for vacuum, hermetic, and cryogenic seal...
Specifying Pure Indium Solder Preforms
How to get the right pure indium solder preform to work with your application....