Solder Joint Failure Implicated in AirAsia Flight 8501 Crash
Solder Joint Failure Implicated in AirAsia Flight 8501 Crash: Patty was heading down to the Professor’s office to discuss the Reliability Engine...
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Use the Coffin-Manson Equation to Calculate Number of Thermal Cycles
Patty, Rob, and Pete were headed to their regular monthly meeting where they, along with the Professor, discussed a book they were all reading....
In SMT Assembly, Even One Second of Cycle Time Can Affect Profitability
Patty had just returned from SMTAI 2015. It was a sentimental meeting with the retirement of longtime executive administrator, JoAnn Stromberg ....
Conclusion to The Rule of 3/N for Estimating Field Failure Rates in Electronics Assembly
Folks, Let’s see how Patty, Rob and Pete are doing helping Mike Madigan establish his “Zero Defects” program….. “So let...
How Productivity Equals Profitability in Manufacturing
Just 1% more productivity in a factory line can equate to 3% more profitability. Dr. Ron Lasky, Senior Technologist at Indium Corporation, explains to...
Response-To-Pause: Solder Paste Printing in SMT
Phil Zarrow: Ron, we’ve discussed that performance of materials can affect productivity, and hence profitability. Can you give us an example? ...
Improving Uptime and Productivity in Electronics Assembly
Dr. Ron Lasky, Senior Technology at Indium Corporation, explains how simple tweaks to day-to-day operations can drastically improve electron...
The Rule of 3/N for Estimating Field Failure Rates
Folks, It looks like Patty is a bit troubled....... When she was younger, Patty was always annoyed by cranky old people, and now she was worryin...
Handbook of Electronic Assembly Now Available
Folks, It is hard to imagine, but it has been just a little short of 13 years ago that Jim Hall, Phil Zarrow and I approached SMTA’s JoAnn Strom...
Phil Zarrow Weighs in on Productivity
Folks, I ran into good friend Phil Zarrow the other day. Phil, Jim Hall, and I developed the SMTA Certification Prog...
Gallium: Discovered too Late to Make Mendeleev's First Periodic Table
Folks, it has been a while. Let’s look in on Patty…. Patty stared at her new Apple® Watch and was pleased. What was most pleasi...
Estimating the Per Cent Gold In An Alloy: "Wet Gold Technique" Only Works with One Alloying Element… and You Must Know What That Element Is
Folks, The Wet Gold Technique is a simple way to estimate the percentage of gold in a gold alloy. This technique indirectly measures the density...