A Look Inside SMTA Certification with Tim Hults
Indium Corporation’s newest Global Accounts technical service engineer, Tim Hults, recently earned his SMTA Process Certification. Indium Corpor...
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ELV 2014: High-Lead (Pb) in Automotive Electronics is Good until at Least 2023
Those of you who have been watching this blog for a while - waiting for updates on the European ELV (End of Life Vehicle) legislation - wait no m...
To the Windy City and Back Again
This is an account of my trip to Indium’s Chicago facility. If you didn’t get a chance to read my previous post, the link is right he...
Soldering to Magnet Wires with 50In50Pb Alloy
The Indium Corporation recently had a customer contact us looking for 50In50Pb solder wire. We manufacture large amounts of this indium-lead mat...
SMTAI 2014 - Technical Conference Participation
SMTA International (SMTAI) will be held in Rosemont, Illinois, September 30 through October 1, 2014. I am very excited about the show as I am e...
Low Temperature Solders Slated to Leave Niche Status by 2017
Folks, It surprises many people that the foundation metal of almost all solder alloys is tin. Alloy elements such as lead, silver, copper, indi...
Low-Temperature Solders: Important, Valuable
New developments are happening almost daily in the electronics device world: phones that do much more than just convey voice, clothing that monitors a...
Hard Work, Experience, and Dedication
Overcoming the challenges we face in a production environment is accomplished in many ways. Ideas may be generated during a high-level brainstorming e...
Square Solder Wire - A New "Twist" on an Old Product?????
Round solder wire, especially flux-cored, has been a mainstay of the electronics industry ever since electronics came into existence. Round solde...
Donuts and Solder Preforms – Seriously?
I just can’t get enough of a good thing. My last post mentioned donuts – one of my favorite treats. Allow me to continue reveling in...
A New Focus for 2014
The beginning of 2014 brought an interesting opportunity for me, the availability of a position as a Manufacturing Engineer at Indium Corporation (at ...
Printer Process Set-up
Over the last few years, miniaturization, and the drive for increased yields and lower defect rates, have forced the electronics manufacturing industr...