Interpreting Weibull Plots: I
Folks, A while ago I discussed the Weibull Distribution and its importance in electronics reliability analysis. This distribution has been use...
Wave Solder
"How to Create a Mind": A Thought-Provoking Book By Ray Kurzweil
Folks, Let’s step away from electronics assembly challenges, and deep considerations of solder paste, solder preforms, and wave soldering, ...
Special Cause and Common Cause Variation and Knob Twiddling: continued
Folks, Let’s see how Pete is handling the wave solder crisis. Pete had to admit that he was surprised by the positive outcome of his meeting wit...
Special Cause and Common Cause Variation and Knob Twiddling
Folks, It’s been a while. Let’s look in on Patty…... Patty stared, bleary eyed, at her laptop screen. It was the day after th...
Electrical Activation of NanoFoil®
If you have ever witnessed one of our NanoFoil® demonstrations at a tradeshow, you may remember we used a 9-volt battery to activate the material...
The NanoBond® Reaction
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Ultrasonic Testing a NanoBond® Solder Bond
Ultrasonic Testing (UT), performed by acoustic microscopy, is a great way to determine the quality of a solder bond without destroying the assembly. ...
The NanoBond® Process
To successfully use NanoFoil®, you do not need to fully understand what it is or how it is made, although that does help. It also makes for a...
Get SMT Process Engineer Certified @ SMTAI!
Folks, This year will mark the 10th anniversary of SMTA’s SMT Process Certification Course. This course was developed by Jim Hall, Phil Za...
Patty Pitches NMAC/I/O
Folks, Patty arrived at work an hour early to prepare for her meeting with ACME CEO Mike Madigan. Nineteen days ago, he had asked her to develop ...