ELV 2014: High-Lead (Pb) in Automotive Electronics is Good until at Least 2023
Those of you who have been watching this blog for a while - waiting for updates on the European ELV (End of Life Vehicle) legislation - wait no m...
Those of you who have been watching this blog for a while - waiting for updates on the European ELV (End of Life Vehicle) legislation - wait no m...
This is an account of my trip to Indium’s Chicago facility. If you didn’t get a chance to read my previous post, the link is right he...
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...
This title is appropriate because I am going to one of Indium Corporation’s solder manufacturing facilities, in Chicago, and because it is the s...
The Indium Corporation recently had a customer contact us looking for 50In50Pb solder wire. We manufacture large amounts of this indium-lead mat...
SMT Optimization for Success Part 6: Solder Paste Particle Size and Its Effect on Stencil Printing Ultra-fine Solder Paste Deposits This final post...
Folks, As mentioned in the last post, it is a common problem with the PIP (pin-in-paste) process to struggle to get adequate solder volume. If ...
Part 5: Solder Mask Defined vs. Copper Defined (Non-Solder Mask Defined) Pads Figure 1. In the last discussion we statistically evaluated an...
The other day I was watching the classic film “King Kong vs Godzilla” with my son. At one point, I believe related to some prequel t...
The plane landed, I got my bags, and I drove home. What a great show. The SMTA International show took place September 28 to October 2 this year in Ro...
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...
SMTA International (SMTAI) will be held in Rosemont, Illinois, September 30 through October 1, 2014. I am very excited about the show as I am e...