Tin Pest in Medieval Culture
Folks, Readers may remember that I have had an interest in tin pest for some time. Tin pest can occur if nearly pure tin is exposed to cold temperatur...
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Soldering Iron Tip Temperatures Cannot Afford To Be Overlooked
Soldering iron tip temperatures are increasing under the thought that hotter settings perform faster to reduce cycle times. However, that is not alway...
Webinar on Voiding June 11, 9AM and 2PM EST
Folks, I will be presenting a workshop on “Understanding and Troubleshooting Voiding in Bottom Terminated Components (BTCs)." BTCs are one ...
That's a 'Fine' Ribbon You Got There!
Indium Corporation has developed 80Au20Sn < 0.1” wide fine-grade precision ribbon for high volume, fully automated laser diode assembly proce...
Stencil Aperture Design for the Pin in Paste (PIP) Process
Peter writes, Dear Dr. Ron, I am trying to implement the Pin-in-Paste (PIP) process. The PWB is 63 mils thick, the component pin diameter is 47 mils, ...
The Area Ratio for Odd Shaped Stencil Apertures
Joey writes: Dear Dr. Ron, I have a stencil aperture with an unusual shape. See Figure 1. How do I calculate the area ratio? The stencil thickness is ...
An introduction to Indium Tri-Chloride
Indium chloride, indium tri-chloride, indium(III)chloride is the most versatile compound in the indium compounds family. It is used in many industries...
Step Soldering Opportunities with Durafuse™ LT
The Durafuse™ LT temperature range (200-210℃) is interesting because it provides new opportunities for step soldering....
Indium Plating – DIY Deposition at Your Facility
Do you need a layer of indium deposited onto your parts, but don’t know where to get started?...
Autonomous Vehicles Even Farther Out in Time
Folks, Readers of this blog will remember that I have been a skeptic of self-driving cars emerging in the near term. I am even less sanguine today. A ...
Metal Loading: Powder Size for Printing and Dispensing
At Indium Corporation, we get a lot of questions about solder paste - its composition, its application, and best practice advice. Many of those q...
Thixotropy: An Important Solder Paste Property
Folks, To the SMT process engineer, the second most important thixotropic material in their lives is solder paste. If solder paste was not thixotropic...