Response to Pause: A Critical Solder Paste Parameter
A good solder paste should be able to remain in a paused position (i.e. not being printed) on the stencil, for more than an hour....
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The Difference Between an SMT Reflow Profile and the Oven Settings
There is a big difference between a reflow profile and the oven settings. A cooking analogy can help explain the difference....
Reflow Profiling for Next Generation Solder Paste Alloys - SMTAi
This post discusses reflow profiling and the two different profiles that are commonly used in the SMT industry....
SMTA International 2017: Warpage-Induced Defects & Component Warpage Limits Panel Discussion
Brook Sandy-Smith will chair a panel on Warpage-Induced Defects & Component Warpage Limits at SMTAI 2017 ...
Achieving 8% Voiding When Soldering Bottom-Terminated Components (VIDEO)
A paper presented at SMTAI 2016 on reducing voids in bottom-terminated components......
Minimizing the Head-in-Pillow Defect in SMT Assembly
This video is for those in the SMT electronics assembly industry that want to minimize the head-in-pillow defect. It discusses the solder paste proper...
In Soldering, Understanding the Cause and Cure for NWO (Non-Wet Opens)
Non-Wet Opens (NWO): Understand the cause as well as the necessary flux technology to mitigate them....
In SMT Statistical Process Control, Cpk is King
In SMT Statistical Process Control, the bottom line is that Cpk is king. Here's the proof....
Handbook of Electronic Assembly Now Available
Folks, It is hard to imagine, but it has been just a little short of 13 years ago that Jim Hall, Phil Zarrow and I approached SMTA’s JoAnn Strom...
Jumping into JMP- ANOVA Analysis
My most recent blog topics have had to do with Wave Soldering Machine Components, but statistics is also something that interests me. Have y...
Reflow Profiling, Electrical Reliability, No-Clean Solder Paste Flux Residues
It sounds bad for me to say this, but I have a lot of SMT magazines cross my desk and, honestly, the solder paste articles rarely draw my interest. I ...
Preheating - An Introduction: Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis) Post #9
Many of my posts have been discussing the different types of wave soldering fluxers: th...