Soldering 101 CTE Mismatch
The Northeast USA (as well as other parts of the country) have been experiencing quite a warm summer. And, if walking out into the humidity wasn...
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Indium 101 - Earth Abundant Material or Rare?
Wandering through the references to indium metal on the internet, I sometimes see it referred to as, “that ‘rare’ metal.“...
Indium 101 - Sealing
The week before Mothers Day…an excellent time to talk about bonding! Indium metal really shines when it comes to bonding a wide variety of...
Thermal Management with Indium-Indium 101
Indium metal has grown into its starring role in recent years as an excellent thermal management / thermal interface material. While the thermal...
Low Temperature Alloys - Soldering 101
The most common melting temperature range for standard solders (like SnPb or SnPbAg) is in the 180°C to 190°C range, and the mo...
Solder Bonding to Non-Metallics: Indium 101
If you look for indium on the periodic chart, you will see that it located right by tin (Sn) and lead (Pb) but it is a world away in terms of its prop...
It Seems Like Just Yesterday
Today (March 3rd) I start my 25th year at Indium Corporation. It seems like just yesterday that the minor league hockey team I was doing PR ...
Olympic Champions Rewarded with Gold, Silver, Bronze and Circuit Boards?
Have you been watching the Olympics? I knew I had been watching maybe TOO much of the Olympics when I heard that the medals were made from ...
The Future of Trade Shows
Jim Hisert just returned from the Photon PV Technology show in Northern California and described the ability to stretch out and enjoy......
What Does Shelf Life Mean to You?
Shelf life means different things in different situations. Post something on the internet and it will last forever. Leave fresh fruit out ...
The final piece of the puzzle
There is nothing more frustrating than going through an entire process (whether it is putting together a puzzle or manufacturing a product) only to fi...
Lead Free Alloy Selection
Ignoring the solder selection as part of your design process is risky business. font face="Times......