Posted On: March 10th, 2022 | By: Indium Corporation®

Indium: The key to the next generation of bionic eyes

Solder is ubiquitous in internal medical technologies from pacemakers to cochlear prosthetics – the battery, components, and circuit board are h...

Posted On: February 15th, 2022 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Why Square Apertures Provide More Solder Paste than Circular Apertures

Folks, When comparing the volume of solder paste provided by a circular versus square aperture, consider that if the side of the square is D and the d...

Posted On: January 12th, 2022 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Using FMEA to Determine Your Tin Whisker Mitigation Strategy

Folks, In our last post, we discussed techniques to mitigate tin whiskers. To help determine what your tin whisker mitigation strategy should be, cons...

Posted On: March 18th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Tin: The Foundation Metal of Soldering

Folks, The vast majority of solders used in electronic assembly have, as their base metal, tin. There are some specialty gold solders, like gold-co...

Posted On: October 29th, 2020 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

A Simple Explanation of Why the Commonly Used Equation for Alloy Density is Wrong

It still surprises me that my most popular blog topic in the 15 years (yikes!) that I have been blogging is how to calculate solder alloy density havi...

Posted On: October 5th, 2018 | By: Miloš Lazić

SMTAi Exhibitors Collaborate to Showcase Products

Live@SMTAi is a new event at SMTAi that provides an opportunity for industry partners to collaborate to showcase materials so customer can see both eq...

Posted On: September 6th, 2018 | By: Robert McKerrow

Assured Solder Recycling Program

Not sure what to do with your solder dross or contaminated solder? Let Indium Corporation make it easy for you with our Assured Recycling Program....

Posted On: April 24th, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Using a Math PreTest Before Giving a Lean Six Sigma Workshop

Patty tells Rob and The Professor how important it is to use a math pretest to determine the skill level of her class before launching into her traini...

Posted On: March 16th, 2018 | By: Carol Gowans

Solder Preforms - Now More Than Ever

Solder preforms come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials and can be the perfect solution to your unique application....

Posted On: February 28th, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

SMTA Pan Pacific: Electronics for Harsh Environments - "The Next Big Thing in Electronics"

Automotive harsh environments may be the next “big thing” in electronics....

Posted On: January 31st, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Join Me at SMTA Pan Pacific February 5-8

Folks, I am giving a paper, chairing a session and hosting a panel at SMTA Pan Pacific on Februrary 6, 2018 at the Hapuna Beach Prince Resort in Hawai...