Which Golf Ball Goes the Furthest?
An engineer's experiment to see which golf ball goes the farthest: I compared four popular golf balls and measured speed with my swing speed ...
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A Two Day Workshop on SMT Topics in Penang Malaysia
I recently gave a two-day workshop on Issues to be Resolved in SMT Assembly in Malaysia. It covered many topics related to lead-free SMT assembly....
Hypothesis Test Spreadsheet for Cpk of Stencil Printing Transfer Efficiency
If you are interested in monitoring transfer efficiency Cpks to reduce end-of-line soldering defects, you will be interested in this post to hep calcu...
Another Profound Reason Why Robots and AI Won't Take Most Jobs
Some thought on what automation means to our jobs, our industry, and our future....
Soldering 101: The Simplicity of Soldering - The Complexity of Solder Paste
Solder paste is a candidate to be the most highly engineered material in the world... and it is certainly NOT a commodity. It must print well, possess...
Soldering 101: II: The Miracle of Soldering
Learn about the true miracle of soldering and how this feature of solder has enabled the electronics industry....
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...
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 ...