Industry News | 2017-04-27 17:50:10.0
In response to mounting concern about the shortage of U.S. workers with skills needed by electronics manufacturers, IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® conducted a “fast-facts” study to learn more about the skills gap as it affects U.S. electronics assembly manufacturers. The results, published last week within Findings on the Skills Gap in U.S. Electronics Manufacturing, indicate that most companies are having a hard time recruiting qualified production workers, and an even harder time finding qualified engineers and other technical professionals.
Industry News | 2014-04-17 12:49:43.0
The SMTA Capital Chapter is pleased to announce its second meeting of 2014 on May 6th, from 5:30 pm until 8 pm at Honeywell, 7000 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046.
Industry News | 2017-05-15 16:35:00.0
SMTA China announces that it presented awards for seven papers and two exhibits at the SMTA China East Conference 2017 Award Presentation Ceremony, held on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center in conjunction with the SMTA China Annual Award Ceremony.
Teresa Rowe, IPC director of assembly standards, highlights several revisions to IPC J-STD-001F, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies and IPC-A-610F, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies. The documents have been updated to
With the development of miniaturization of assembly components, the layout area and pattern design area of PCBs have also been continuously reduced, and PCB manufacturers are constantly updating the production process to conform to the development tr
Industry News | 2019-05-16 01:24:13.0
With the development of miniaturization of assembly components, the layout area and pattern design area of PCBs have also been continuously reduced, and PCB manufacturers are constantly updating the production process to conform to the development trend. The application of the resin plugging process has also become more and more extensive, and it has been used in HDI panels.
Industry News | 2014-04-08 09:39:42.0
Metcal today announced the venues for the next two stops on its 2014 rework tour.
Industry News | 2020-08-22 04:19:37.0
The Assembly Division of MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions will be presenting two technical papers; "Methods of Reducing or Eliminating Voids in BGA and BTC Devices" and "Can Low Cost Silver Free Alloys Be Used in Type II and III Assemblies?" at the SMTA China South Technical Conference taking place from August 26-27 in Shenzhen, China.
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 28 20:12:41 EST 2006 | davef
We don't have a gap between the lead and the pad after a SM joint is soldered. On our boards, this space is filled with the solder intended to attach the component to the board. How high do components sit above the surface of a board? Most people a
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 29 10:10:50 EST 2006 | M. Sanders
I'm sorry, Dave - I didn't make myself very clear. Yes, this space (not really a "gap") is filled with solid solder. For instance, if you place a gull-wing component in solder paste, after reflow, there will probably be a thin film of solidied solder
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