Excel Spreadsheet to Calculate and Graph Intermetallic Growth in Solder Joints
Folks, In my last post, I discussed the concern for copper-tin intermetallic (IMC) growth in solder joints at high service temperatures. Since then, I...
Soldering
A Proper Solder Introduction Point in Hand or Robotic Soldering Can Solve Many Common Issues
The introduction point between the pad and the soldeirng iron tip plays a crucial role in creating perfect solder joints, as well as gives clues as to...
Minimizing Graping
Folks, This post is an excerpt on graping, from Indium Corporation's The Printed Circuits Assemblers Guide to Solder Defects. Intr...
Have You Been Keeping up with The Adventures of Maggie Benson?
Folks, Two of the workers at Ivy-Benson electronics just got engaged and they are on their way to a factory in Mexico to see if their boss Maggie Bens...
Workshop at SMTAI: Defeating Defects
Folks, I am presenting a workshop on Defeating Defects at SMTAI on October 31. This workshop is based on the recently published booklet The Printed Ci...
'Weld', 'Weld', 'Weld', What Do We Have Here and How Is It Different from Soldering?
Soldering and welding are often used interchangeably in metal fabrication, but each technique is different and has a distinct application. While both ...
Indium Corporation and SAFI-Tech Announce Partnership in Very Low Temperature Solders
Folks, Soldering is one of the oldest technologies developed by humankind, perhaps as long as 6,000 years ago. Early uses were in the making of jewelr...
New Excel Software Tools to Practice for SMTA Certification #2: Reflow Profiling
Folks, In my last post, I shared about an Excel®-based software tool called Line Balancer™ to help candidates for SMTA Certification prepare...
The Pin-in-Paste Process with Donut-Shaped Preforms
Folks, some years ago I created a software tool, StencilCoach™, to calculate the stencil parameters to provide for an adequate amount of so...
Check Out Maggie Benson's Journey
Folks, Over ten years ago, I created the characters Patty and The Professor. The intent was to tell SMT assembly process improvement stories through t...
Tin Whiskers IV: Mitigation
Folks, In the last post on tin whiskers, we discussed detection. In this post, we will cover mitigation. Since compressive stresses are a primary caus...
Tin Whiskers 101: Part 2: What Causes Them
Folks, Continuing our series on tin whiskers. In the last post we discussed what they are. in this post we will discuss what causes them. Tin whiske...