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March 4, 2007
Books or Publications of today’s electronics assembly
I am an old electronics technician and I have a question. Are there books or other publications that I can read to update my electronics fabrication knowledge? Can you offer advice?
R.T.
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Ask the Experts Comments
March 4, 2007
Here are two links that might be helpful.
SMTA Bookstore IPC
If there are any questions or if additional information is needed, please feel free to ask.
Marc Peo, President
Heller Industries Inc.
mpeo@hellerindustries.com
 Mr. Peo has been with Heller Industries for over 20 years and has been President for the past 8 years. Marc has authored several industry articles on Soldering, Flux collection, nitrogen use and Lead Free conversion and has served on the SMEMA Dual Rail committee, the APIA Consortium, the JARA Association and SMEMA Steering Committee.
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March 4, 2007
The Printed Circuits Handbook Fifth Edition, Coombs is a great resource that might be of use. I have used it throughout my career as reference textbook.
Stacy Kalisz Johnson, Americas Marketing Development Manager
Agilent Technologies
stacy_johnson@agilent.com
 Ms. Johnson's entry into the electronic packaging arena was as a Package Development Engineer. With a strong process background, Stacy transitioned to the test and measurement equipment world in 2000. Stacy was an Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) and Automated X-ray Inspection (AXI) Product Manager for several years, respectively. Stacy recently joined the Americas Field Marketing Organization as a Marketing Development Manager for the Americas where she continues to work on AOI, AXI and also In-Circuit Test.
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March 4, 2007
There are many books and publications which can supply the information you are looking for relative to electronic fabrication,
- Soldering Electronic Assemblies by Leo Lambert
- Solder and Soldering by Howard Manko
- A Scientific Guide to Surface Mount Technology by Colin Lea
- Soldering In Electronics by R.J. Klein Wassink
- Cleaning and Contamination of Electronic Components and Assemblies by B.N. Ellis
- Electronic Packaging & Interconnection Handbook, by Charles Harper
- Electronics Manufacturing, with Lead-Free, Halogen-Free & Conductive-Adhesive Materials, by John Lau, C.P. Wong, Ning Cheng Lee, S.W. Ricky Lee
- Printed Circuits Handbook, by Clyde Coombs, Jr.
- The Handbook of Machine Soldering, SMT and TH by Ralph Woodgate.
- Modern Solder Technology for Competitive Electronics Manufacturing by Jennie S. Hwang
I would also highly recommend doing a search on attached Amazon site. Solders and Soldering, and you will get more references to as much material as you can absorb.
Leo Lambert, Vice President, Technical Director
EPTAC Corporation
leo@eptac.com
 At EPTAC Corporation, Mr. Lambert oversees content of course offerings, IPC Certification programs and provides customers with expert consultation in electronics manufacturing, including RoHS/WEEE and lead free issues. Leo is also the IPC General Chairman for the Assembly/Joining Process Committee, covering areas of mounting, soldering, solderability and assembly.
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March 4, 2007
Join the Surface Mount Technology Association and then you can use their website.
Edward Zamborsky, Regional Sales Manager
OK International Inc.
 Mr. Zamborsky serves as one of OK's technology advisors to the Product Development group. Ed has authored many articles, and has presented many papers on topics such as; Low Volume SMT Assembly, Solder Fume Extraction, SMT Rework, BGA Rework, Lead Free Hand Soldering, Lead Free Visual Inspection and Lead Free Array Rework.
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March 4, 2007
Here are a few reads, in order of difficulty.
SMT Principles and Practice – By Ray Prasad
Electronics Packaging and Interconnection Handbook – By Harper
Electronics Packaging Handbook – By Blackwell
Fundamentals of Microsystems Packaging – By Tumulla
Bjorn Dahle, President
KIC
bdahle@kicmail.com
 Bjorn Dahle is the President of KIC. He has 20 years experience in the electronic manufacturing industry with various manufacturing equipment companies covering pick & place, screen printers and thermal process management. Bjorn Dahle has been with KIC for 11 years, where he initially started as Director of Sales and Marketing. He has led the company's evolution from a profiling company to a thermal process development and process control company.
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