September 1, 2010 Flux Cored Wire Solder Shelf Life We have a quantity of flux cored wire solder that is beyond the manufacturer's expiration date. How can we determine ... Responses by:
• Brian Smith, Director of Marketing and Product Technology, Kester
August 30, 2010 SMT Components Popping Off During Reflow One particular SMT component is popping off during the reflow process leaving indentations in the solder. Could the ... Responses by:
• Edward Zamborsky, Regional Sales Manager, OK International Inc.
• Mitch DeCaire, Sales Manager (Americas), Cogiscan, Inc.
• Allen W. Duck, CEO, ATEK llc
August 25, 2010 Wave Solder Pallets We have many assemblies moving from leaded to lead free solder. The design change is not changing the PCB layout. Our wave solder ... Responses by:
• Charlie Pitarys, Inside Sales Technical Manager, Kyzen Corporation
• Rick Fiacco, Global Director of Sales, APS Novastar
• Mike Jones, Vice President, Micro Care
• Christian Ott, Sales Manager, Seho
• Bryan Kerr, Principal Engineer - CMA Lab, BAE Systems
• Alan Cable, President, ACE Production Technologies
• Mike Schwartz, Director of Marketing, Manncorp
August 23, 2010 Post Print Inspection Issue We are using a post print inspection process. What do you recommend we do when we find defects in the solder paste print ... Responses by:
• Steven Adamson, Market Specialist, Nordson ASYMTEK
• Greg York, Technical Sales Manager, BLT Circuit Services Ltd
• Bill Schreiber, President, Smart Sonic Corporation
• Charlie Pitarys, Inside Sales Technical Manager, Kyzen Corporation
• Umut Tosun, Application Technology Manager, Zestron America
• Karthik Vijayamadhavan, Area Manager - West Coast, Indium Corp.
• Doug Dixon, Global Marketing Director, Henkel Corp
August 18, 2010 Guidelines for Pin-in-Paste Is there a set of design guidelines for pin-in-paste technology? We've tried a combination of 150 micron thick ... Responses by:
• Karl Seelig, Vice President of Technology, AIM
• Bill Coleman, Vice President Technology, Photo Stencil
• Karthik Vijayamadhavan, Area Manager - West Coast, Indium Corp.
• Doug Dixon, Global Marketing Director, Henkel Corp