Fluxers Part III B - Spray Fluxer Venting: Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis) Post #7
No matter how accurate the spray fluxer is there will at least be some flux that is not deposited on the board that needs to be removed from the syste...
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Making Solder Preforms - Secondary Processing
So by now in our process we have a form of metal that should have exactly the alloy you have requested, but a large piece of solder isn’t going ...
Wave Soldering is Here to Stay
Patty was just getting ready to leave her office for a bi-weekly luncheon with the Professor, Pete, and Rob. They had regular meetings like this...
Fluxers Part III A - The Total Loss System and Spray Fluxing: Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis) Post #6
The total loss system is a method of applying spray flux that utilizes the minimal amount of material to properly create a satisfactory solder joint. ...
Making Solder Preforms: Alloying
When it comes to manufacturing solder preforms, alloying solder is an important first step in providing consistent final parts. This is the step where...
Growing Interest in Bi-Containing Solder Alloys: Bismuth Rocks!
If you haven’t heard about Bi-containing (bismuth) solder alloys recently, that may change in the near future. Low-melting Bi-containing solders...
Fluxers Part III - Spray: Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis) Post #5
Spray Fluxing is the most common way to flux a printed circuit board today. When spray fluxers were first developed they were clumsy, inefficient......
Specifying Solder Preforms - Getting an Indium Corporation Applications Engineer Involved
Many of us technical type people bypass asking for help if we can get along without it. Regarding the cliché of the person who keeps traveling ...
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...
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...
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......
Specifying Solder Preforms – Packaging
Packaging is an extremely important part of specifying solder preforms. Not only does packaging affect the price of the order, it also effects how the...