Happy Birthday Indium Corporation!
March 13th is the 78th anniversary of the founding of Indium Corporation. Dr. William S. Murray, J. Robert Dyer JR, and Daniel Gray combined to ...
Solder Alloys
Soldering Nitinol: The Oxides Are Reduced, Now What?
Reducing the surface oxides of Nitinol is just the first step in getting a good solder joint with this versatile medical assembly material. Next you h...
Patty Presents Her Electronics Assembly Copy Exactly Strategy
Folks, Patty is getting ready for her meeting on “Copy Exactly” with Mike Madigan….... It was after 6:30 PM and Patty was just arri...
Indium Supply Will Satisfy Demand For 75 Years
As reported in Metals Bulletin, Malcolm Harrower of Indium Corporation recently addressed the topic of indium availability and supply as he told the d...
The Right Flux for Soldering to Nitinol
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Electroplating on Platinum-Gold Inks
Back in 2005 a customer left a question on our website and it was answered by one of my solder heroes. Here is the Q&A: Question:......
Effecting And Evaluating Tabbing Ribbon Bond Strength, Reliability, And Performance
Readers have asked how to visually assess a tabbing ribbon interconnection after a bond test. This image is a cell that has been bond tested after sol...
Soldering to Stainless Steel
We are often asked if it is possible to solder to stainless steel and, if so, what is the best procedure. As you may already know, stainless stee...
Soldering to Aluminum
We are frequently asked if it is possible to solder to aluminum. The answer is yes, if the following guidelines are followed: FLUXES: Becau...
3 Advantages of Bismuth-Based Tabbing Ribbon for Solar Photovoltaic Assembly
After the report by Isofoton regarding reliability testing of Bi-based alloys for tabbing ribbon, the world learned that Bi-based alloys could survive...
Cleaning Indium Thermal Interface Material (TIM) Preforms
Here is a question that was posted and answered on our website back in 2006, I think it is still quite relevant: img align="right" alt="...