Articles/Papers
Increasing Profit Potential with Precision Control and Monitoring of the Reflow Process
Introduction The Electronics Industry is the most rapidly growing industry in the world, recently passing the $1 trillion per year mark, while averaging a rate of 6% compounded annual growth. Annual price reductions of approximately 6% a year make the…
A Comparison of Methods for Attaching Thermocouples to Printed Circuit Boards for Thermal Profiling
Finding A Quick And Reliable Method For Attaching Thermocouples As more PCB assemblers become aware of the value of regular process monitoring, the frequency of thermal profiling is increasing dramatically. High temperature solder is recognized in the SMT industry as…
Applying Real-Time SPC to Thermal Process Management
Overview Until recently, reflow ovens, vertical ovens, and wave solder machines have been difficult to include in an SPC program. Screen printers and pick & place machines have had the capability to output valid SPC data for years. Developments in…