Introduction to Head-in-Pillow and Non-Wet Open Defects In Electronics Assembly
This video is for anyone interested in mitigating head-in-pillow and non-wet open defects. Keywords: Phil Zarrow, Glen Thomas, askus@indium.com, head-...
Solder Defects
Assessing Field Reliability and Defect Rates in Electronics Assembly
This is video is for electronics assemblers who are required to assess field reliability. It includes determining whether or not statistical sampling ...
Pros and Cons of Convection Reflow Soldering using Nitrogen
Electronics manufacturers who have considered implementing nitrogen in their soldering process know the largest obstacle is cost. Let's explore....
In Soldering, Understanding the Cause and Cure for NWO (Non-Wet Opens)
Non-Wet Opens (NWO): Understand the cause as well as the necessary flux technology to mitigate them....
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 ...
Pareto Chart Your Data to Help in Continuous Improvement
After a delightful lunch with Rob, Pete, and the Professor, Patty settled into her office to prepare a lecture on statistics. She was still enjo...
Preheating - An Introduction: Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis) Post #9
Many of my posts have been discussing the different types of wave soldering fluxers: th...
Growing Interest in Bi-Containing Solder Alloys: Bismuth Rocks!
If you haven’t heard about Bi-containing (bismuth) solder alloys recently, that may change in the near future. Low-melting Bi-containing solders...
Fluxers Part II - Wave: Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis) Post #4
When the wave soldering machine was developed, the early flux application method was the same as the solder application method – a wave. While t...
The Largest Trade-off in Printing UltraFine Solder Pastes is in Reflow
In a six-part SMT assembly series, we discussed the advantages of using fine powder solder pastes to improve process yields for stencil printing, espe...
A 10 Sigma Solder Paste Printing Process?
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...
Stencil Printing for SMT Assembly Success Part 2: Print Metrics
(See Part 1) When discussing success in solder paste stencil printing for SMT assembly, one of the most important tools in an engineer‘s “...