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Have you ever wondered how your medicine or vitamin bottle, and its cap, were made? Or where such things like the cap to spices and Parmesan cheese come from? Well, I sure was curious, and was lucky

This week I am posting about how the skills I have learned throughout college have impacted my work here at Indium Corporation. As I mentioned in my first blog post, I am currently entering my senior

Hello Readers, I apologize that I missed posting last week, but I was experiencing something that I am excited to tell you all about. Last week my Formula SAE team, Citrus Racing, travelled to

One of the really good things about using thermal grease in a compression thermal interface is that pressure does not have too much of an effect on it; the thermal resistance stays relatively

My past few weeks at Indium Corporation have been jam-packed full of work. I spend most of my days running between the labs, conducting multiple tests at once. Some days I only get a few minutes at

I have always been a competitive person. That’s just the way I am, with everything I do. Whether it’s downhill ski racing, winning my next state championship, or sprints after football

The DOE (design of experiment) for my primary project over the next 7 weeks is finally complete. It was a fantastic learning experience because, unlike a lab or experiment at school, there was no

Your personal brand is what a person thinks of when your name is brought up in conversation; the first thought that someone has when you walk into a room. It is affected by most everything you do,

For this week’s lunch and learn presentation, we were joined by Cat Manion of The Paige Group. Cat focused her presentation on personal branding, and how to make your first impression count. We

How's it going guys? For this Wednesday's Lunch-n-Learn, the other interns and I were spoken to by Cat Manion of The Paige Group about personal branding, and why it is important. We first

On a daily basis, Indium’s tech support receives calls and emails about soldering with the 80Au20Sn alloy. We sell both 80Au20Sn solder paste and preforms because both have particular

Indium Corporation is an international community of professionals striving to achieve and deliver respect, appreciation, and achievement. Communication is a critical element to every international

I’d like to talk about how indium is used in many nuclear power plants to regulate the reaction which occurs. (If you need a quick primer on how nuclear power plants work, this is an

During my first day at Indium Corporation, we were told about many things the company does to pull employees together in ways other companies do not. One way, is that tickets are raffled off for

Hello again, Last week I attended my first AnswerMan meeting. I didn’t really know what it was, but I was told to go, so I did. I figured, at worst, it was an hour break, and likely a blog

My decision to pursue a degree in communications was influenced by my love of writing, and by my family members' career paths as

Magical Messi. There’s a reason why they call the best goal scorer in the world "magical," and it’s not because of the acutely annoying alliteration. He does things with the

I grew up with two brothers, me being the middle child. Out of the three of us it was always me who was fixing things. I was always on the lookout for the next thing to improve or rig up. I’ve

One of the core principles of finance that is taught in every university, is the impact time has on the value of money; both for one’s personal finances and the finances of a

This week I learned a simple thing that I believe everyone can do to help improve their image. One of the projects that I am working on requires me to go through a coworker's notebook and record

One of the biggest things that I stressed about myself when I was first applying for this internship was that I am a team player. When I say this, I mean that I’m willing to do whatever it