Soldering 101: The First Copper Smelting
The process of smelting copper, the first metal liberated from its ore, is quite complex and led to experimentation resulting in iron and steel, and e...
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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...
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...
Does Solder Paste's "Five Ball Rule" Remain Valid in SMT Today?
Re-exploring solder paste's "five ball rule" in SMT stencil printing....
SMTA Pan Pacific: Electronics for Harsh Environments - "The Next Big Thing in Electronics"
Automotive harsh environments may be the next “big thing” in electronics....
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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?...
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...
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...
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...