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Reducing the surface oxides of Nitinol is just the first step in getting a good solder joint with this versatile medical assembly material. Next you have to choose the right solder alloy. You will

Somewhat related: I found this picture in a reference text at a bookstore. It reminded me of the picture that Carol Gowans shared in her latest blog post about indium availability. The caption

I just bought aMarc Eckoshirt. As I detagged it in preparation for its maiden voyage, I noticed what seemed to be an "extra" tag mixed in with the pricing and branding stuff. The tag told a

The iMAPS Automotive 2012 steering committee would like to invite you to participate in the 2012 conference (May 22-23, 2012) to be held in Dearborn,

Folks, Patty is getting ready for her meeting on "Copy Exactly" with Mike Madigan……. It was after 6:30 PM and Patty was just arriving home. Since Patty was working late, Rob had

I recently had a chance to catch up with a friend and colleague, Jasbir Bath. If you’ve spent time in the electronics assembly industry you have most likely met him, heard of him, or used an

As reported in Metals Bulletin, Malcolm Harrower of Indium Corporation recently addressed the topic of indium availability and supply as he told the delegatesat the Minor Metals 2012 conference in

No one likes being controlled by the cost of silver. We deal with fluctuating Ag costs here at Indium Corporation on a very large scale – so I understand the issues with using Ag-filled low

Eric Bastow recently wrote about using our Indalloy Flux #2 for soldering to Nitinol. He did many tests andwrote an Application Note called Soldering to Nitinol. Fort Wayne Metals,a leading supplier

Back in 2005 a customer left a question on our website and it was answered by one of my solder

Folks, Let’s look in on Patty and her colleagues…… Sam Watkins, ACME New Hampshire site GM, had just finished meeting with his boss, ACME CEO Mike Madigan. He was embarrassed that

Readers have asked how to visually assess a tabbing ribbon interconnection after a bond test. This image is a cell that has been bond tested after soldering. The first indication that you have a good

A customer raised an interesting question regarding the use of our indium plating baths. I thought it was interesting enough to

With regard to soldering or wetting (coating) with indium, we are often asked to comment on the oxide formation of indium and how to remove it. We are also asked how long will it take for the oxide

We are often asked if it is possible to solder to stainless steel and, if so, what is the best procedure.As you may already know, stainless steel is not easy to solder but it can be done with a

We are frequently asked if it is possible to solder to aluminum.The answer is yes, if the following guidelines are followed: FLUXES: Because it is difficult to solder to aluminum, Indium Corporation

Folks, A reader writes: My company makes an electronic product that requires a 40 year shelf life.We assemble with tin-lead solder on FR-4 PWBs.The product is to replace older technology (i.e.

Looking for tech papers that answer the most basic soldering questions? These rank among our most frequently downloaded: Five Solder Families and How They Work (Eric Bastow) Solder Preform Basics

Here is a fairly common question as answered by our Tech Team: Question: “What equipment is needed to use the indium sulfamate plating bath, e.g. electrodes, power supplies, cleaning equipment,

After the report by Isofoton regarding reliability testing of Bi-based alloys for tabbing ribbon, the world learned that Bi-based alloys could survive the lamination process and function in use. If

Here is a question that was posted and answered on our website back in 2006, I think it is still quite relevant: Question: “Why does your Application Note for cleaning of indium ribbon for