Posted On: April 29th, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Indium Oxide is in the Race to Find the Perfect Red Pigment

Another winning application using indium - a stable, nontoxic blue pigment, YInMn, is the first new blue pigment in 200 years. Why are stable and nont...

Posted On: April 24th, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Using a Math PreTest Before Giving a Lean Six Sigma Workshop

Patty tells Rob and The Professor how important it is to use a math pretest to determine the skill level of her class before launching into her traini...

Posted On: March 24th, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Does Solder Paste's "Five Ball Rule" Remain Valid in SMT Today?

Re-exploring solder paste's "five ball rule" in SMT stencil printing....

Posted On: February 28th, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

SMTA Pan Pacific: Electronics for Harsh Environments - "The Next Big Thing in Electronics"

Automotive harsh environments may be the next “big thing” in electronics....

Posted On: February 26th, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Use an SMT Pre-Test Before Presenting a Soldering Workshop

Folks, Let’s see how Patty is doing, it’s been a very, very long time…….. Even though Patty and her husband Rob both worked ...

Posted On: January 31st, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Join Me at SMTA Pan Pacific February 5-8

Folks, I am giving a paper, chairing a session and hosting a panel at SMTA Pan Pacific on Februrary 6, 2018 at the Hapuna Beach Prince Resort in Hawai...

Posted On: January 20th, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Robotic Soldering II

Robotic Soldering II After reading my last post on robotic soldering, you have decided that you have a good robotic soldering application and want to ...

Posted On: December 31st, 2017 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Robotic Soldering I

Clearly robots will take away many jobs, just as power looms in the early 1800s or the assembly line of 100 years ago. But, in soldering?...

Posted On: November 30th, 2017 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Is Industry 4.0 around the Corner?

Folks, I attended a technical session on Industry 4.0 at SMTAI in Rosemont, IL in September. I admit to not knowing much about it, so I found the topi...

Posted On: November 11th, 2017 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Newly Developed Thermal Interface Material (TIM)

Folks, The challenge of removing heat from electronics is almost as old as the 100 year old electronics industry. In modern electronics, most of...

Posted On: September 30th, 2017 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

The Age of Gallium Nitride?

Reduced materials of construction, reduced materials in the waste stream, reduced waste heat, and reduced energy consumption per equivalent light outp...