Dioxin Scare Could Speed Halogen-Free Movement
In a CNN article today, it is reported that Ireland found “alarmingly high levels of dioxins” in their pork. Dioxins are a known carcinoge...
Halogen Free
Big Problem, Real Solution?
The environmental push of companies toward halogen-free is driven by environmental organizations such a Greenpeace providing examples of poor recyclin...
Are you BFR and PVC-Free?
Much of the environmental push toward elimination of halogens is actually NGOs (such as Greenpeace) requesting that the large electronics companies el...
The Future of BGA Assembly
What is in store for us 5 or 10 years from now? My best guess is that new substrate......
L0 is Meaningless
I often hear that someone needs an “L0” flux or solder paste. It cracks me up because L0 doesn’t really mean anything in today&rsquo...
Andy Wei在IPCWork Asia上成功代表Indium公司发表无卤ಃ
a cartoon about a great speech 在最近的”IPCWorks Asia—无卤素/无铅：绿...
900 or 1000 ppm?
There is a significant amount of discussion on what should constitute halogen-free. Most camps have leaned toward the 900 ppm of Br and 900 ppm of Cl...
WF-9945: Truly Halogen-Free Wave Flux
Indium Corporation has just released a completely halogen-free wave solder flux that performs in a Pb-free process similar to its halogenated counterp...
"High Tech---Highly toxic"
A Chinese child sits amongst a pile of wires and e-waste. Children can often be found......
Halogen-Free Flux Trends
Halogen-free materials are gaining popularity in a market that will remain halogen dominated in the near future. Fluxes and......