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Increase Productivity and Save on Operating Costs
New concepts for maximum flexibility from a single source Rehm Therma l Systems, Blaubeuren {Germany) Due to decreasing batch sizes and increasing product switching, the electronics industry needs greater flexibility in production . SMD lines must be set…
How Profiling Technology Produces 100% Yields
By Dipak Patel, Owner/Manager, and James Boyd, Process Engineer, Krypton Solutions, Plano, TX Krypton Solutions, a contract manufacturer in Plano, Texas operates in a highly competitive marketplace for electronics assembly services. The company prides itself on using advanced technologies to…
peiker’s Management Goal: Zero Defects
peiker’s Management Goal: Zero Defects by Gerd Koschnick, Senior Process Technician peiker is a leading provider of components in the area of communications technology – both for cars and for professional radio (PMR). Founded as an acoustics company in 1946,…
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…
Automated Process Control for the Reflow Process
Abstract This paper will focus on recent advances in thermal process control and detail new methods for continuous automated process control. The status quo method of process control for the reflow process is to set the oven to previously determined…
Optimizing Reflow Profiling in Lead-Free SMT Assembly by Indium Corporation
Edward [email protected] Outline Reflow Phases Preheat Pre-reflow Reflow Cooling Preheat Ramp Rate Factors Affecting Reflow Process Window Solder Defects Tombstoning Unbalanced wetting forces – leadless component Profile recommendations Solder Beading Solder Balling Small particles isolated from solder joint Solder Beading/Balling…
Advances in Thermal Profiling for Reflow Process Control
Abstract This paper will focus on recent advances in thermal profiling and process control. Several factors are causing a renewed focus on the soldering process. The specter of lead-free electronics assembly has raised concerns with the increased peak temperatures that…
Integrated Profiling for the Reflow Process
Abstract Recent advances in reflow technology have made it possible for cutting edge thermal profiling software to interface with modern furnace controllers. This paper will discuss the reasons thermal profiling has become critical, the process by which thermal profiling software…
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…
Measuring the Accuracy of the KIC MVP
Introduction KIC has introduced a product called the “Manual Virtual Profiler” or MVP™. The MVP is a process monitoring system that allows the electronic assembler to check the profile of the solder reflow process without running a real Printed Circuit…
Manufacturing Efficiencies
The Concept The electronic assembly and semiconductor industries have now matured to the point where most of the remaining manufacturers have learned to run volume production with consistent quality. Unfortunately that is no longer enough to stay in business. The…