Technical Library | 2017-03-22 20:58:08.0
Water soluble lead-free solder paste is widely used in today’s SMT processes, but the industry is slowly moving away from water soluble solder pastes in favor of no-clean solder pastes. This shift in usage of solder paste is driven by an effort to eliminate the water wash process. Some components cannot tolerate water wash and elimination of water washing streamlines the SMT process. Despite this shift, certain applications lend themselves to the use of water soluble solder paste.This paper details the research and development of a new water soluble lead-free solder paste which improves on the performance characteristics of existing technologies.
Career Center | Burbank, California USA | Production
SMT Machine Operator Requirements: Set-up, and operate SMT Machinery Knowledge of PCB layout, fabrication and prototyping PCB layout, component placement, and routing Solder-Paste SMT placement machines and programming Pick-n-
Technical Library | 2021-07-06 21:13:36.0
The surface finishes commonly used on printed circuit boards (PCBs) have an effect on solder paste performance in the surface mount process. Some surface finishes are non-planar like hot air solder level (HASL) which can lead to inconsistencies in solder paste printing. Other surface finishes are difficult to wet during reflow like organic solderability preservative (OSP). What is the overall effect of surface finish on solder paste performance? Which solder paste is best for each surface finish? It is the goal of this paper to answer these questions.
New Equipment | Solder Materials
AIM’s W20 water soluble solder paste is a zero halide/halogen flux formula. W20 has been engineered for enhanced wetting performance on all solderable electronic surfaces. W20 exhibits excellent print characteristics and 8+ hours of stencil life. W20
New Equipment | Solder Paste Stencils
EasyBraid’s stencil rolls are designed for use in SMT screen printing lines which keep stencil apertures clear of paste residues during the automatic screen printing process. They also clean the bottom of stencils, keeping them free from paste and fl
New Equipment | Solder Materials
90% on area ratios of 0.50 and a stencil life >8 hours. H10’s powerful wetting characteristics eliminate NWO (HiP) defects and improve pad coverage on all surface finishes. H10 reduces voiding on BGA, BTC and LGA and offers enhanced electrochemical r
Technical Library | 2016-01-21 16:52:27.0
Solder paste has long been viewed as "black magic". This "black magic" can easily be dispelled through a solder paste evaluation. Unfortunately, solder paste evaluation can be a challenge for electronic assemblers. Interrupting the production schedule to perform an evaluation is usually the first hurdle. Choosing the solder paste properties to test is simple, but testing for these properties can be difficult. Special equipment or materials may be required depending upon the tests that are chosen. Once the testing is complete, how does one make the decision to choose a solder paste? Is the decision based on gut feel or hard data?This paper presents a process for evaluating solder pastes using a variety of methods. These methods are quick to run and are challenging, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of solder pastes. Methods detailed in this paper include: print volume, stencil life, response to pause, open time, tack force over time, wetting, solder balling, graping, voiding, accelerated aging, and others.
New Equipment | Solder Materials
8 hours in controlled environment) Prints consistently at a wide range of speeds Wide reflow process window for profiling Excellent wetting on a variety of surface finishes Maintains tack over time Suitable for SnPb eutectic alloys as well
New Equipment | Solder Materials
AIM introduces M8 Solder Paste, a high reliability no clean paste for use with SAC305, REL22, REL61, and Sn/Pb alloys. M8 no clean solder paste is designed for the most demanding high density electronic assemblies. An evolution of the highly success
New Equipment | Solder Materials
WS159 water washable solder paste is designed to provide humidity tolerance and excellent wetting to meet the requirements for reliable solder joints in PCB Assemblies. WS159 offers high levels of repeatability and consistency even in a wide range of
