Download a Free Copy of the Solder Defects Booklet
Folks, Chris Nash and I (supported by an army of Indium Corporation’s outstanding engineers) wrote a booklet on eliminating solder defects. The ...
Solder Defects
SiP Printing 101 Webinar Preview: Solder Paste Inspection
Just as important in the solder paste printing process is solder paste inspection; how do you know if your printer is operating optimally if your SPI ...
Hypothesis and Confidence Interval Calculations for Cp and Cpks
Folks, I am re-posting an updated blog post on Cp and Cpk calculations with Excel®, as I have improved the Excel® spreadsheet. If you wou...
Pareto Chart: Crucial in a Continuous Improvement Plan
Folks, The Pareto Chart is a simple way to plot failure data that gives priority to the failure modes with the highest number of fails. ...
Don't Get Burned: How to Avoid Flux Charring
Charring is a common defect in hand and robotic soldering using flux-cored wire. Robert McKerrow explains what causes this and how to avoid it....
Use FMEA to Manage Tin Whisker Risk
Failure modes and effects analysis is a good strategy to assess tin whisker risk, and the risk priority number plays a crucial role in this analysis, ...
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 ...
SMTAI 2017: Warpage-Induced Defects Panel & Show Overview
Brook Sandy-Smith and Phil Zarrow preview some of the events they are looking forward to at SMTAI 2017 ...
Introduction to Head-in-Pillow and Non-Wet Open Defects In Electronics Assembly
This video is for anyone interested in mitigating head-in-pillow and non-wet open defects. Keywords: Phil Zarrow, Glen Thomas, askus@indium.com, head-...
Assessing Field Reliability and Defect Rates in Electronics Assembly
This is video is for electronics assemblers who are required to assess field reliability. It includes determining whether or not statistical sampling ...
Pros and Cons of Convection Reflow Soldering using Nitrogen
Electronics manufacturers who have considered implementing nitrogen in their soldering process know the largest obstacle is cost. Let's explore....
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....