Posted On: April 8th, 2015 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Alloy Melting

Folks, Richard asks: Dear Dr. Ron, Recently we had a solderability problem with tin-finished component leads and SAC305 solder paste. One of our...

Posted On: April 6th, 2015 | By: Indium Corporation®

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...

Posted On: March 20th, 2015 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

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...

Posted On: March 13th, 2015 | By: Ed Briggs

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...

Posted On: March 12th, 2015 | By: Adam Murling

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......

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: January 19th, 2015 | By: Indium Corporation®

Specifying Solder Preforms - The Perfect Alloy

I’ve always been a strong believer that a customer should not get a solder alloy that just “works” for their application, they shoul...

Posted On: December 19th, 2014 | By: Indium Corporation®

Who Makes Your Solder Preforms?

This year I’ve had the chance to work, and become friends, with Bryan Dygert, one of our solder preform manufacturing work cell operators at the...

Posted On: November 26th, 2014 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

ELV 2014: High-Lead (Pb) in Automotive Electronics is Good until at Least 2023

Those of you who have been watching this blog for a while - waiting for updates on the European ELV (End of Life Vehicle) legislation - wait no m...

Posted On: October 20th, 2014 | By: Indium Corporation®

Soldering to Magnet Wires with 50In50Pb Alloy

The Indium Corporation recently had a customer contact us looking for 50In50Pb solder wire. We manufacture large amounts of this indium-lead mat...

Posted On: October 6th, 2014 | By: Adam Murling

SMTA International 2014 in Retrospect

The plane landed, I got my bags, and I drove home. What a great show. The SMTA International show took place September 28 to October 2 this year in Ro...