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In our first review of our Heat-Spring® metal thermal interface material product line, we noted that the Heat-Spring® sprang from customer need. Polymers and greases were not good enough for

You may have heard the 80% gold 20% tin alloy referred to as a solder. Or, you may have heard it called a braze. I’m going to explain how both statements are correct. As we all know, solders

Patty had to admit that the last few weeks were exciting. Her talk to US Army Rangers and Navy Seals on critical thinking went really well. Now, the local newspaper was asking her to comment on

Folks, Looks like Patty and the teamhave a new assignment from Mike Madigan. Let's look in….. Patty had just waved to her twin boys as they got on the school bus when her mobile phone rang.

In a previous post I spoke about Large Ground Plane Voiding in Electronics Assembly and referred to a statistical tool called an Ishikawa Diagram. This tool helps map out a process and provides an

In a previous post I spoke about Large Ground Plane Voiding in Electronics Assembly and referred to a statistical tool called an Ishikawa Diagram. This tool helps map out a process and provides an

In a previous post I spoke about Large Ground Plane Voiding in Electronics Assembly and referred to a statistical tool called an Ishikawa Diagram. This tool helps map out a process and provide an

You've seen this in the news before: We are running out of resources. Oil (a perennial favorite), indium (for many years now), or (as of November 2014), chocolate. Name your resource and you can

Indium metal has long been used for a variety of applications including low-temperature solder, cryogenic sealing, coatings for touch screens, and in fusible alloys. Most recently it has found its

Let’s look in on Patty and the team…… Several weeks ago… It was just before Christmas and Patty was heading in to Ivy U from her home in Woodstock, VT. Just as she passed

Experiencing soldering defects? Need help with your SMT electronics assembly process? There's a tool for that. Statistical tools, like the Ishikawa Diagram, help map out a process and provide an

As mentioned in an earlier blog post , a solder paste's alloy type, powder particle size distribution (PSD), and metal loading (weight of metal as a percent or "%w/w") affect the

Patty, Rob, and Pete were quite sure they understood the confusion in the Cpk = 1 issue, but wanted to make sure they discussed it with the Professor. After a brief chat with him, they called ACME

Traveling in Malaysia recently, I met up with an old friend (and customer). We got talking about “lifetime” of solder paste: how long could the material survive various process steps

Folks, As Patty was walking past the Professor’s office on her way to see Pete and Rob, she decided to drop in. “Professor, I got the strangest phone call … a man claimed he had

For those of you reading my blog for the first time, you will see that my main focus is on Wave Soldering. I recently completed a series on “preheating” where I talked about the different

Folks, Let's look in on Patty and friends…. Patty, Rob, and Pete were headed to their regular monthly meeting where they, along with the Professor, discussed a book they were all reading.

Folks, Patty had just returned from SMTAI 2015. It was a sentimental meeting with the retirement of longtime executive administrator JoAnn Stromberg. At one of the technical sessions, Patty was

Another advantage of Indium Corporation's epoxy flux, such as the 756-72, compared to underfill and other competitive epoxy flux options is that our epoxy flux is reworkable.The rework procedure

With the exception of the automated system mentioned in my last post, there is little difference in the actual performance of the various forms of preheaters. The choice is based on convenience and

The dipping process is convenient for the application of epoxy flux because most pick-and-place equipment already has dipping units installed. So, there is no need for extra equipment or the costs