Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 27 20:32:01 EST 2000 | Dave F
Kyungman: So, your boss is trying to get you to put a wet paste inspection machine on your line after the printer. Sounds like you have a bunch of toys and someone wants to give you more!!!! Ah, the burdens some people have to live with!!! ;-) J
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 25 21:59:44 EST 2000 | Dave F
Michael: On reliabiliity, consider that: � IPC-SM-782, "Surface Mount Design And Land Pattern Standard" and IPC-D-279, "Design Guidelines for Reliable Surface Mount Technology Printed Board Assemblies" specifically describe via in pads as "poor des
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 06 17:56:14 EST 2000 | Brian W.
I agree with Dave that passte volume is the most preferable criteria. However, you need to determine what you will accept and what your process is capable of. You need to define the process parameters, put procedures in place to control them, reduc
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 21 17:58:44 EST 1999 | Brian W.
When doing PIH processes, it is critical that you control the solder VOLUME, not the height. You must define the process, monitor it and control chart it to keep the paste volume consistent. You have do some careful engineering to determine how muc
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 29 14:30:28 EST 1999 | Dan Woodward
I am not sure if I have seen an article comparing solder joint strength Vs pressfit although I am sure this has been researched by literally hundreds of companies before they felt comfortable going to pressfit. I know one of the issues with solder is
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 17 16:25:05 EST 1999 | Brian W.
I used an off-line paste height measurement device to control my paste process. I did not inspect every board, just a random sample once an hour. I have used both manual and automatic devices. I like the automatic becuase: 1 - I have no "operat
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 08 02:07:25 EST 1999 | Scott Cook
Tim, What Brian writes is all true. However, let em put it into a sales / marketing perspective..... The REAL issue in your situation is: Who is responsible for the failures which WILL result in shipping untested product? Typically, your customer
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 07 03:19:33 EDT 1999 | Chris May
| Our first article inspection after machine placement can take several hours depending on the complexity of the board. The operator visually checks the board against the drawing and bill of material. I'd be interested to hear if there are any other
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 01 16:17:10 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| I am currently in the middle of a company wide war and I'm looking for data (AMMO). Here are the problems: | | 1) I am looking for anyone who has done or seen any reports on Thermal Shock to smt parts and/or via holes caused by Soldering Irons at
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 25 09:00:44 EDT 1999 | John
| I am developing a DOE for evaluating SMT adhesives. I would like to evaluate 3 different vendor dispensing adhesives. I currently have the Heraeus PD955M and the Loctite 3609 and 3618 selected for evaluation. I would like to add another manuf
