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Around Town: Boilermaker Road Race

As I arrived at starting line of the Boilermaker 15k Road Race, I was nervous. This was going to be the longest I had ever ran in my entire life, and I knew I wasn’t as prepared as I had wanted

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Updating the Bill of Manufacture

What is a Bill of Manufacture (BOM)? That is a really good question! A proper BOM is a list of all the processes and procedures that go into the creation of an item and there expected time frame. As

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Around Town: Clinton Farmer’s Market

Indium Corporation Global Headquarters is located in Clinton, NY and every Thursday, from June to October, the village hosts a Farmer's Market. Going to a farmer’s market is a great way to

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Wake up, Wake up Mr. West

My name is Ian West and I am the Technology Assessment Intern at Indium Corporation. This summer, I will be collecting and analyzing data about emerging technologies in the medical device

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My Biggest Take Away From College

College is an awesome experience filled with learning, adventure, friendships, and so much more. However, one thing that seems to be scarce in college is time. Time is a precious commodity that

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Around Town: The Utica Zoo

As I am not from Central NY, I am always looking for new places to explore. Last weekend I found myself at the Utica

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How Interns Should Really Spend Their Paycheck

Working at Indium Corporation has been an eye opening experience into the realm of manufacturing and all that it has to offer. When I first was notified about my position at Indium Corporation in

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Being in Business in a World of Engineers

At Indium Corporation and RIT, I am outnumbered. Indium Corporation’s slogan is “From One Engineer to Another®", yet I am not an engineer. RIT is a technology school, yet I am

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Two Internships for the Price of One

I like to say that I get to wear two hats for Indium Corporation’s internship program. The hat I wear most of the time is that of the Marketing Communications

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Not ‘Just the Intern’

My name is Kendra Walker, and I’m not “just the intern”. I am working at Indium Corporation this summer in the Business Analytics Department. One of my projects includes organizing

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Becoming an Engineer: College and Internships

I began my engineering career at my local community college, Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) in their Mechanical Engineering Technology degree program where I took introductory courses in

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Dare to Repair!

Trash is a huge problem in the US and we are the cause of it all! Many people have adopted the mentality of buying new products when the current one breaks or isn’t working optimally. If this

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A Day in the Life of an Engineering Intern

Hello all, I’m Kyle Hochbrueckner. I am the Manufacturing Process Engineering Intern for Indium Corporation at their Business Park Drive facility in Utica. I have been at Indium Corporation for

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Becoming an Engineer: Psychology to Engineering

I was first introduced to a technology curriculum in middle school, where we were given the opportunity to try out a variety of industries, which is when my love for innovation began. We took part in

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No, I Don’t Own the Carrier Dome

My name is Zach Carrier, and I am the Marketing Communications (Marcom) Intern for the summer of 2019. Let me just get this out of the way, no I don’t own the Carrier Dome; no, I don’t

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A Small Increase in Stencil Printing Standard Deviation Results in a Large Increase in Defects

Folks, Patty really liked living in Woodstock, Vermont. She enjoyed the wildlife that literally came up to her kitchen

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Wave Solder Positrol Is a Helpful Tool

Let's see how Patty is doing…….. Patty was really down. She over exercised and strained a muscle, so she couldn’t golf for a month, her twin boys got into a little trouble at

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Interview: Properties and Application of Indium Metal (Part 4)

Back in 2013, Carol Gowans was interviewed by Kalwinder Kaur for an article which appeared on AZO Materials’ website. The full article can be found

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SMT Workshop Pre-Test

Folks, Six months ago……. Patty had just finished an all day workshop on “Common Defects in SMT Assembly and How to Minimize Them." The workshop seemed to go really well, and

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Short Video Discussing Robotic Soldering with Flux-Cored Wire Basics From the Indium Archives

I have been speaking recently with our technical support engineers to learnabout the types of questions and concerns that our customers have about using flux-cored wire.In answer to many of these

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