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Jim Hall Shares New Insignts on Tin Whiskers

Folks, One of my closest and most respected colleagues in our industry is Jim Hall of ITM. Along with Phil Zarrow, also of ITM, Jim and I developed SMTA's Process Certification Workshop and

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Interest in Formula for Calculating Alloy Density Still Keen

Folks, The technique to calculate density of an alloy still attracts interest about a year after I first discussed it. Although I am pleased to share my Excel software that calculates solder alloy

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IPC 1752 Materials Declaration Sheet Ready to Try

Folks, IPC 1752 RoHS Materials Declaration Sheet is ready to evaluate. I see this as a big advance for RoHS compliance. IPC 1752 is free and it is in an easy to use PDF format. The PDF format is a

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Tin Pest: Still a Forgotten Concern in Lead Free Assembly

Folks, I am still surprised that so few people are concerned about tin pest in lead-free assembly. Below is an excerpt from a paper I wrote on the topic at SMTAI in September of 2004. The entire

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RoHS Exemption for Military Applications

At Indium’s Quickstart seminar at Motorola, Plantation, Fl (February 8, 9, 2005) Ed asked: We make electronics that go on ships that are used by the

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Are You Ready For Pb-Free?

I’ve created a Pb-Free Readiness Assessment© tool that is simple and easy to use. And it takes just minutes to complete. Your input is used to rate your progress in each of 4 separate areas.

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