Making Solder Preforms – Fluxing
Just as with cutting solder preforms, there are many different ways to apply flux to solder preforms. At your facility you might use a liquid or tacky...
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Tim Jensen Discusses Becoming Co-Editor with Maria Durham for Advancing Electronics Magazine
Recently I heard about two of my friends (and co-workers) taking on an additional responsibility in the electronics industry. Tim Jensen (Senior Produ...
Jumping into JMP- ANOVA Analysis
My most recent blog topics have had to do with Wave Soldering Machine Components, but statistics is also something that interests me. Have y...
Pareto Chart Your Data to Help in Continuous Improvement
After a delightful lunch with Rob, Pete, and the Professor, Patty settled into her office to prepare a lecture on statistics. She was still enjo...
Solder Alloy Families
Have you ever had to choose something (a new computer, kitchen cabinets, eyeglasses) and had so many choices that you became overwhelmed and got analy...
Applying Solder Preforms – Compression
Most people think of our alloys only in the ‘soldering’ sense. However, these same materials may be used in applications where they aren&r...
Reflow Profiling, Electrical Reliability, No-Clean Solder Paste Flux Residues
It sounds bad for me to say this, but I have a lot of SMT magazines cross my desk and, honestly, the solder paste articles rarely draw my interest. I ...
Making Solder Preforms
Once an order is placed for the solder preforms that you have specified, Indium Corporation begins the manufacturing process promptly; we have a lot o...
Design Solutions for Engineered Solders
Today’s technology simplifies the translation of an idea into a design. A drawing can be dimensioned in an instant. Thermal models and str...
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...
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 ...