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If you think there is nothing new at SMTAi, you may want to take another look. Live@SMTAiis a NEW event that takes place on the show floor at

Folks, For the next few weeksI plan to repost some of the first Patty and the Professor episodes. As I visited several facilities, some of them in other industries, I found that uptime is as vital a

In today’s Indium Mailbag, we have two questions regarding the Heat-Spring® thermal interface material. The first question asks, “We're interested in testing your Heat-Spring

Are you looking for a solution to soldering heat sensitive components? If traditional soldering temperatures are too hot, consider using low-temperature indium alloys instead. With liquidus

Who doesn’t like to hear about new technologies that could make life better? I especially like hearing about those advances when they involve any of my favorite elements. Today I was sent an

Sensationalism sells, and people who would like you to call them “journalists” use it to their advantage. I was looking at an interesting Wikipedia list of people who have predicted the

The price of gallium may change between the time I write this and you read it, but the melting temperature of gallium will not change – so let’s talk about what that means to you when

Folks, I teach a course at Dartmouth on manufacturing processes: ENGM 185. In this course, I use many of the chapters from “The Adventures of Patty and the Professor.” This book started

In this video, Brook Sandy-Smith, Technical Support Engineer for PCB Assembly Materials, and Miloš Lazić, Technical Support Engineer, preview Live@SMTAI and Indium Corporation papers featured at

While Indium Corporation is well-knownas a solder supplier, it is less known for its ability to recycle solder.Indium Corporation’s solder reclaim program uses state-of-the-art electrolytic

Indium Corporation’s Tech Seconds video series features Phil Zarrow answering the electronics assembly industry’s most commonly asked questions… in less than 60 seconds. In this

Folks, When I first started blogging 13 years ago (wow! can it be that long), my blogging boss, Rick Short, mentioned that I could occasionallyblog about something of personalinterest that was not

Today's Indium Mailbag question relates specifically to indium-contained solder paste: "I would like to know ifI storedsolder paste with80In/15Pb/5Ag alloy (Indalloy #2 with NC-SMQ80) at

Indium Corporation’s Tech Seconds video series features Phil Zarrow answering the electronics assembly industry’s most commonly asked questions… in less than 60 seconds. In this

We are back with another Indium Mailbag question relating to electroplating: “I would like to buy an indium anode for plating, butI don`t want those thin anode strips. I want somethingthicker.

Folks, I traveled to Penang, Malaysia to give a two-day workshop on Issues to be Resolved in SMT Assembly on August 7th and8th. The workshop was part of EPCON Asia 2018and was put on by The Knowledge

Indium Corporation’s Tech Seconds video series features Phil Zarrow answering the electronics assembly industry’s most commonly asked questions… in less than 60 seconds. In this

In today’s Indium Mailbag, we discuss: “How can I get a quote for an indium sulfamate plating bath? I saw your bath kits, but I only need the bath solution.” Of course you can

Indium Corporation’s Tech Seconds video series features Phil Zarrow answering the electronics assembly industry’s most commonly asked questions… in less than 60 seconds. In this

Indium Mailbag is a new series where we discuss answers to common indium-related questions. Today we answer the question: “What is the process for reclaiming indiumand how much canI get for

Indium Corporation’s Tech Seconds video series features Phil Zarrow answering the electronics assembly industry’s most commonly asked questions… in less than 60 seconds. In this