Posted On: November 24th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

SMTAI: A Big Success

Folks, I just can back from SMTAI in Minneapolis a few weeks ago. To me it was a big success. One of the reasons being that attendance was higher than...

Posted On: October 12th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Winners Announced for SMT IQ Test

Folks, A few weeks ago, I posted an SMT quiz on my blog as an opportunity for my readers to test their SMT IQ. We recei...

Posted On: September 27th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Test your SMT IQ to See if You Are Ready to Go Back to Your Campus

Folks, Do you know the answers to the questions below?...

Posted On: September 20th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Tin Whiskers 101: What are They?

Folks, Tin whiskers are very fine filaments or whiskers of tin that form out of the surface of the tin. See Figure 1. They are the result of stress re...

Posted On: August 31st, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Full Autonomous Vehicles Still Decades Away?

Folks, Businessweek’s recent article on autonomous vehicles summarized the current state of this fascinating technology. The article discussed W...

Posted On: June 21st, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Calculating Total Downtime

Folks, Downtime calculations can be a bit confusing. Most people would assume that if a line has 4 machines and they are each down for 5% of the time...

Posted On: June 9th, 2021 | By: Tushar Tike

The 20 Questions Game

Do we really understand the things that we do at our work places if we are unable to explain them in simple terms to our own child? What if we ca...

Posted On: April 30th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Answers to SMT Quiz

A few weeks ago, I posted an SMT quiz on my blog. We received 178 responses, which seemed very good to me. Working with my Indium Corpo...

Posted On: April 13th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Take the SMT Quiz and Perhaps Win a Prize

Folks: Do you know how much copper is in SAC305 solder? What about the most typical solder paste powder diameter? These questions, and eight others, a...