Posted On: March 5th, 2015 | By: Adam Murling

Fluxers Part II - Wave: Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis) Post #4

When the wave soldering machine was developed, the early flux application method was the same as the solder application method – a wave. While t...

Posted On: March 2nd, 2015 | By: Indium Corporation®

Specifying Solder Preforms - Engineering Drawing/Specification

Previously we discussed the importance of dimensions and tolerances in the specification of solder preforms, however these data points are best expres...

Posted On: February 26th, 2015 | By: Adam Murling

Fluxers Part I - Foam: Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis) Post #3

A wave solder machine’s foam fluxer is a device in which compressed air is fed through a porous tube (commonly referred......

Posted On: February 20th, 2015 | By: Adam Murling

Fluxers - An Introduction: Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis) Post #2

Flux is an essential component in the creation of a solder joint. For the sake of this post, I will be referencing flux as it is used in wave sol...

Posted On: February 20th, 2015 | By: Adam Murling

Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis): Post #1

There are many types of wave solder machines, each with their own quirks, characteristics, and personalities. The good news is, each has the same core...

Posted On: February 16th, 2015 | By: Indium Corporation®

Specifying Solder Preforms – Flux

Flux... It would be great to live in a world where we didn’t need it. Unfortunately, that same oxygen that keeps us alive slowly erodes the sold...

Posted On: February 10th, 2015 | By: Adam Murling

Fluxless Soldering

When I was learning about solder, I was very surprised when I......

Posted On: January 12th, 2015 | By: Indium Corporation®

The World of Solder Preforms

Here at Indium Corporation we produce many forms of solder. With products like solder ingots, solder paste, and solder wire, we supply the alloys our ...

Posted On: January 8th, 2015 | By: Indium Corporation®

Specifying Solder Preforms

This is arguably the greatest time in history to be a consumer. A quick trip to the grocery store for something as simple as milk becomes a series of ...

Posted On: January 5th, 2015 | By: Ed Briggs

The Largest Trade-off in Printing UltraFine Solder Pastes is in Reflow

In a six-part SMT assembly series, we discussed the advantages of using fine powder solder pastes to improve process yields for stencil printing, espe...