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The Internship Moment No One Posts on LinkedIn 

If you search “internship” on LinkedIn, you will probably see the same things over and over again. The first day picture. The “excited to start this new chapter”

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The Human Side of Indium Corporation: Lessons, Laughter, and Mentorship

When I received my internship offer from Indium Corporation, one of the first things I did was open LinkedIn and see if I had any mutual connections at the company. I found exactly one person. I will

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Communication with Colleagues and How This Work Environment Compares to Past Jobs

Beginning my internship at Indium Corporation has been an exciting and rewarding experience. Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new, whether it is developing a technical skill,

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No Beginning Expectations, No Problem

Introduction When stepping headfirst into this internship, I had no idea what to expect. I have never had a true engineering internship in a full office setting before. When applying at the

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Nerves, Strengths, and Stories: My Path to Building Confidence and Making Connections

Coming into this summer at Indium Corporation, I had a few key goals in mind to make the most of this internship. So far, technical goals, such as developing new lab skills and obtaining a greater

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Food for Friendship: Intern Lunches and Dinners Shaping Friendships

Eating is necessary to live: it is one of the simple truths of being a human. Yet, there is more to meals than just basic survival. Sharing a meal with someone is one of the more common sources of

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Beach Balls & Gelato: Building Connections and Facilitating Career Growth Pt. 1

Beach Balls & Gelato: Building Connections and Facilitating Career Growth Pt. 1 Let me start off by laying this out – one of the most important experiences you can have while in college is not

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Good Solder Paste Response-to-Pause Increases Profability Part 2

Folks, Let’s check in on Megyn Woodley as she helps Andover Electronics solve their response-to-pause problem… Megyn Woodley had performed response-to-pause experiments on the solder paste that

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Good Solder Paste Response-to-Pause Increases Profitability Part 1

Megyn Woodly had just finished a three-day audit of Andover Electronics Assembly’s four assembly lines. She felt the factory was well organized, run with high first-pass yields, and quite good

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Robotic Soldering, Smarter (Part 3): Indium Corporation’s Innovation and the Future of Robotic Soldering

In Part 2, we outlined materials challenges that can impact robotic soldering performance. In Part 3, we shift to product solutions and emerging innovations—highlighting how cored wire performance

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Robotic Soldering, Smarter (Part 2): Tackling Common Materials Challenges in Robotic Soldering

In Part 1, we covered how robotic soldering evolved, and why materials quality is a major driver of process stability and precision. In Part 2, we focus on common materials-related issues that can

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Robotic Soldering, Smarter (Part 1): From Automation to Materials That Make It Reliable

Robotic soldering has evolved from a productivity upgrade into a precision requirement—especially as electronics become smaller, denser, and require shorter production cycles. In Part 1 of this

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The Electron: A Biography and the Rise of Modern Electronics

Folks, In my last post, we explored the dawn of electricity and the early days of radio. Now, we move further along the history of electronics timeline to see how everyday consumer products forced

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The Electron: A Biography and the Emergence of Soldering

Folks, My interest in the history of electronics was piqued when I attended a mid-1990s lecture by Noble Laureate Arno Penzias on the same topic. Penzias was a co-discover of the Cosmic Microwave

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Rethinking Your Alloy Strategy: How to Win with Low-Silver Solder

Silver prices are escalating rapidly, consistently trending upward. If you manage a bill of materials (BOM) for electronics manufacturing, you understand precisely how this volatility impacts your

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Mastering Assembly Consistency with InFORMS® Solder Preforms

Manufacturing modern electronics often feels like a balancing act—literally. Assembly tilt and uneven coplanarity are persistent headaches that compromise solder joints, leading to weak connections

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The Crystal That Solves AI’s Data Bottleneck – GGG

This is not a diamond. Can you believe this crystal contains gallium? Yes, this is a garnet crystal of gadolinium gallium, commonly called GGG, with the chemical formula Gd3Ga5O12. GGG crystals are

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The Physics Behind Quantum Dots

The discussion below leans into technical language and uses terms commonly established in quantum mechanics and semiconductor physics. Quantum dots are one of the clearest real-world examples of

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Understanding the Puzzle: A Summer in Marketing Communications

Looking back on my internship with Indium Corporation, one of the most significant lessons I’m taking with me is the importance of understanding how all the pieces of a team fit together. Long-term

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Hypothesis Test for Two Samples

Professor Patty Coleman was in her office at Ivy University contemplating a truism. Both she and her husband Rob worked at Ivy U, but they couldn’t afford to send their twin sons

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Excel® Software Tool to Perform Hypothesis Tests on SMT Data

Ivy University Professor Patty Coleman was at Simon Pearce Restaurant, having a solo lunch and relaxing as she watched the beautiful waterfall at the restaurant. As she enjoyed their signature

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