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Optimized Reflow Profiling to Minimize Voiding
Optimized Reflow Profiling to Minimize Voiding By MB Allen, Manager, KIC In this whitepaper we discuss several aspects of the challenges of PCB voiding with bottom terminated components (BTCs). This includes what voiding is, the causes and its effect on components. We...
Automatic Reflow Profiling and Data Analytics
Presented at SMTA International 2020 Karl D. Pfluke and MB Allen KIC CA, USA Abstract With the advent of i4.0 and Smart Factory, there has been a great deal of technology put into SMT lines that are manufacturing the very technologies we use today. Data...
KIC’s MB (Marybeth) Allen Looks Back on Her Two Decades with the Company
By SMT Today Editor Based in San Diego, KIC is the industry leader in automated thermal process tools and systems for reflow, wave, curing and semiconductor thermal processes. The company pioneered the development of oven profilers and process optimization tools, and...
KIC’s Ecosystem: Solutions to Your Thermal Reflow Problems
By David Wilson, Competitive Edge Solutions LLC In the sales world it’s advantageous to carry products that are understandable, impactful and easy to use. Customers appreciate this type of performance in products and in sales. KIC and its ecosystem of thermal products...
The Effect of Reflow Profiling on the Electrical Reliability of No-Clean Solder Paste Flux Residues
The Effect of Reflow Profiling on the Electrical Reliability of No-Clean Solder Paste Flux Residues Eric Bastow Indium Corporation Clinton, New York Abstract An estimated 80% of all SMT assembly in the world is performed with a no-clean soldering process, largely due...
Super Women: Powerful, Intelligent Women Who Shine in the Electronics Manufacturing Industry
By Michael Skinner, Editor U.S. TECH In a highly male-dominated industry, women have worked hard to carve out a place for themselves that includes the same opportunities, respect and recognition as their male counterparts. Here we highlight a few of these women and...
Reflow Your Solder and Your Data for Industry 4.0
I-Connect007 Managing Editor Nolan Johnson recently spoke with KIC President and Founder Phil Kazmierowicz and Manager of Applications and Sales MB “Marybeth” Allen as they each transitioned into new roles in the KIC leadership team. The conversation ultimately turned...
Co-Owner Philip Kazmierowicz on New Role as KIC President
On March 25, 2019, KIC announced that Philip Kazmierowicz, company co-owner, would take on the position of president. Nolan Johnson took that opportunity to sit down with Kazmierowicz in his Oregon-based R&D lab to discuss KIC’s history and his plans for the...
What the Heck do These Fancy Industry 4.0 Technologies Actually do for Me?
By KIC One reason the Industry 4.0 / Smart factory technology trend in electronics manufacturing is moving slowly is due to developers like us not having done a good job demonstrating the concrete impact on users, along with the proven benefits and a solid ROI. ...
Optimized Reflow Profiling to Minimize Voiding
By MB Allen, Manager, KIC In this whitepaper we discuss several aspects of the challenges of PCB voiding with bottom terminated components (BTCs). This includes what voiding is, the causes and its effect on components. We will look at the challenges and some...
How We Won the Regional Competition at Calsonic for Reflow Quality and Cost Improvements
How We Won the Regional Competition at Calsonic for Reflow Quality and Cost Improvements By Rod Sampson, Process Engineer Calsonic Kansei is a multinational automotive parts manufacturer with its own branded OEM products. Recently, the company was acquired by the...
Reflow Profiling for Next-Generation Solder Alloys
Reflow Profiling for Next-Generation Solder Alloys Authored by MB Allen, KIC San Diego, CA, USA mballen@kicmail.com And Meagan Sloan, Kim Flanagan, Brook Sandy-Smith, Indium Corporation Clinton, NY, USA msloan@indium.com, kflanafan@indium.com, bsandy@indium.com...
All in the Family: Family Businesses of the Electronics Industry
KIC is a specialist in production of automated thermal process tools and systems for reflow, wave, curing, and semiconductor thermal processes. Founded in 1977 by Casey Kazmierowicz, the company's original purpose was to monitor 1,832°F (1,000°C) conveyor ovens. Over...
Connectivity for Improved Utilization and Quality
M2M communication for continuous monitoring and support Connectivity for Improved Utilization and Quality With the accelerated pace of Industry 4.0 and smart PCB manufacturing implementation in electronics manufacturing, process engineers and production managers need...
Tips for Auditors Looking for Industry 4.0 Ready EMS Partners
By MB Allen, KIC Industry 4.0 Over the last few years I’ve talked to many people about Industry 4.0: the trend, the challenges, the hype, and more recently, the reality. We finally appear to be in a phase where, while there’s no silver bullet, there numerous solutions...