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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Become A Part of Patty and The Professor!
I have enjoyed writing the Patty and the Professor blog for about 10 years now. I’ve written about numerous real-life electronics assembly examples that I have encountered in my career, all
Avoid The Void™ – Identifying Causes of Die-Attach Soldering Voids
“How do I reduce my die-attach soldering voids?” is a question I am often asked by customers in the power semiconductor
Solder Spatter Matters
Within the cored solder wire industry, an increasing amount of attention is being given to the amount of spatter created during robotic and hand soldering applications. New products are being
Productivity is King in All Types of Manufacturing Processes
Folks, It's been way too long, let's look in on Patty and the boys….. It was 5:30AM and Patty’s alarm went off. She was unusually tired today because of a PTA meeting last
Gallium: Unsung Hero in Modern Living?
Folks, Outside of the walls of Indium Corporation few people likely hear the word “gallium” spoken very often. Yet, in one important way, gallium is fundamental to modern living:
What are solder preforms?
As a technical support engineer,I get this question quite often. A solder preform is a solid, flat, manufactured-shape of solder that can be used for a wide variety of assembly applications. Solder
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