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Automatic Profiling Complements AOI and X-ray Inspection
Electronic Mfg. Services (EMS) Automatic Profiling ComplementsAOI & X-ray Inspection By Bjorn Dahle, President, KIC Package on packages (PoPs), μBGAs, 01005 and smaller devices are becoming more commonplace, and this cansignificantly impact SMT assembly. This technologytrend makes all assembly processes…
Using Technology to Enhance Customer Value in SMT Production
Using Technology to Enhance Customer Value in SMT Production By Dipak Patel, owner/manager, and James Boyd, process engineer, Krypton Solutions Krypton Solutions is a contract manufacturer (CM) in Plano, Texas specializing in electronics assembly for the semiconductor, medical and industrial…
Thermal Process Optimization Provides Reduced Energy Consumption
Due to the higher melting point of lead-free Sn-Ag-Cu alloy, higher reflow soldering temperatures are required for lead-free PCB assembly. Consequently, reflow oven energy consumption increases as well. This research work is focused on the potential opportunity to reduce higher…
Reduced Electricity Use Translates to Reduced Production Cost and Lower Carbon Footprint
Delta Group Electronics, Inc. is a high-mix, low-volume electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider that serves the telecommunications, capital equipment, defense and aerospace industries. The company’s main focus across its five facilities is to provide cost-efficient, high-quality assembly for customers. The…
Advanced Thermal Process Management for Wave Solder Application – TRW Case Study
TRW, a full-service organization, from design to assembly, is a major player in the highly competitive automotive electronics contract manufacturing market. In this market, top-notch quality and on-time delivery are always expected. In addition, new requirements for full process traceability…
It Can’t Be That Easy!
By Frank MascettiPresidentTechnical Resources Corp.Boca Raton, FL It is rare that we witness a product that is truly revolutionary. My background is in electrical engineering, and I’ve held various manufacturing/test engineering jobs at Westinghouse and Racal-Milgo. I have been in…
Profiling High-Reliability Assembly
Key features of an automated-reflow management system are product traceability and process documentation. The means: continuous and automatic thermal process monitoring. Paramit Corp. provides focused electronic manufacturing and test solutions to leading OEMs in various high technology industries. It has…
Wafer Bumping for Flip Chip Attach
There are five commonly used methods of wafer bumping for flip chip attach, three of which are challenging and expensive: Stud bumps formed by ball bonding using gold wire; plated gold bumps using electrolytic or electroless gold; and plating solder…
Production Migration: Do the Numbers Add Up?
PREVIEW By improving productivity and quality, North American electronics assemblers can better compete with China.Here’s how. The continuing economic downturn has shaken the North American electronics assembly industry, leaving in its wake massive plant closings and layoffs. Many…
The Case for Upgrading the Reflow Process
Automating and using readily available and affordable solutions can yield significant gains in quality and productivity. For the majority of assemblers, the solder reflow process has been free of innovation since the use of forced-air convection ovens more than 10…
PWI: Process Optimization Made Simple
Improving product quality in electronic assembly processes is important to profitability and is especially significant in the highly competitive electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry. In practical terms, the foundation step is choosing a process setup that minimizes defects. A process…
It’s All About Profitability!
Let’s face it, the electronics assembly industry is a low-value-added business. This does not mean that assemblers cannot be highly profitable. After squeezing material and equipment suppliers for lower prices and trimming the work force to run leaner, or moving…