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Robert Culpepper


Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
TransCore Amtech Technology Center

Mr. Culpepper has over 20 years in electronic manufacturing, primarily focusing on PWA assembly.

Robert Culpepper has submitted responses to the following questions.
Unusual Solder Appearance
It'shard to say based on the photo. I see what appears to be two possible things occurring, Stress lines in ...
Component Shift During Reflow
Several factors can cause component shifting during the reflow process. When dealing solely with the SMT process, contributing factors to ...
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