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Solder Paste & Stencil Printing Defect Examples Available Royalty FREE

Jan 09, 2017 | The solder paste and stencil printing photo CD-ROM album featuring over 300 colour images on BGA, materials, inspection and defects and is available to allow engineers to create their own training material, PowerPoint files, process documents, technical articles and standards. The images can be downloaded or provided on CD ROM

Solder Paste Print Defects Royalty FREE

More BGA Defect Examples Available Royalty FREE

Jan 05, 2017 | BGA Inspection & Defect Photo Album (Can be downloaded) The photo CD-ROM album featuring over 280 colour images on BGA, materials, inspection and defects and is available to allow engineers to create their own training material, PowerPoint files, process documents, technical articles and standards. The disk includes examples of the following:

All the BGA images you need to download

QFN LGA Photos for your Training Courses

Dec 29, 2016 | One of the largest selection of QFN LGA images of solder joints and defects in the industry to use in your presentations to download online or on CD ROM

Download images or on CD-ROM

Conformal Coating Defect Images for Presentations

Dec 29, 2016 | Conformal Coating Photo Album CD-ROM The photo CD-ROM album featuring over 280 colour images on conformal coating, materials, inspection and defects and is available to allow engineers to create their own training material, PowerPoint files, process documents and standards. The photo CD covers many of the defects listed:

Download or on CD-ROM

NPL 2017 Free Webinars are Launched and Chaired by Bob Willis

Dec 12, 2016 | The following webinars are available free online throughout 2017 and are organised by Bob Willis for NPL. A direct link is provided for each event to allow you to book online

Your online host for NPL 2017 Webinars

NPL Future of Interconnection Reliability - The Way Forward

Nov 10, 2016 | NPL Electronic Interconnection Group undertakes a wide range of research and collaborative projects in support of the electronics industry. The session will provide information on current project portfolio and capability. The group is now deciding it’s research programme for the next 3 years. We would like to present our vision and give you the opportunity to influence the research priorities.

Industry Problems and Solutions

Robotic Iron & Laser Soldering for Lead-Free & High Temperature Alloys webinar

Nov 04, 2016 | In this online webinar Bob Willis presents a mixture of theory and practical assembly evaluation results with current and future technology using selective soldering plus laser and robotic iron soldering processes at NPL National Physical Laboratory

Robotic Laser or iron soldering solutions

Online Soldering Webinars for All

Oct 21, 2016 | Bob Willis provides the widest monthly selection of education events in industry direct to your conference room. If you don't see what you need just ask

Red Hot engineer on your process team

New NPL Method for Testing Reliability of Electronics in Condensing Environment FREE Webinar

Sep 06, 2016 | NPL have developed a new test method to control the rate of condensation on to printed board assemblies during environmental testing like SIR or conformal coating assessment

Clean or No Clean Testing

Your Guide to Process Defect of the Month

Aug 19, 2016 | If you have a process problem, let NPL Defect of the Month Video help you team

Solve you process defects online

Solder Paste Inspection, QC & Defect Photos

Aug 12, 2016 | We make creating great presentations very easy with one of the worlds largest collection of electronic manufacturing image and video clips find out more at bobwillis.co.uk

Solder paste, printing & defect images for your next presentation

High Temperature Soldering

Aug 11, 2016 | Do you need training material to conduct your own onsite training, a webinar or hands on High Temperature Soldering? We have it all covered at bobwillis.co.uk

High Temperature Soldering Photo CD ROM

Online or Onsite Hands on Workshops - No One Offers More Choice

Aug 03, 2016 | Bob Willis offer online webinars and onsite hands on training, one of the largest range of topics in the industry just take a peak on what's on offer http://www.bobwillis.co.uk/events

Optical or x-ray we have education covered

Shine the Light On LED Technology with Bob Willis

Aug 02, 2016 | Bob has recently launched a new workshop for online and onsite presentation. We always like to innovate and provide practical technology session to industry.

LED assembly needs close inspection

Soldering Support Online or On Site

Jul 10, 2016 | All our training workshops are run on site at your manufacturing facility, conference or exhibition venues worldwide. We offer the largest range of topics in the industry

No Soldering defects just solutions

Rework Failure Bob Willis Survey and Webinar Recording

Apr 05, 2016 | This mornings webinar was conducted on fine pitch rework and repair and include a survey of 72 company's. The recording is available on line at and a copy of the slides and survey results can be obtained direct from Bob Willis bob@bobwillis.co.uk

Bobs survey of rework failures

PCB Rework Why do Some Customers Not Allow it?

Apr 01, 2016 | SMART Group are running a survey on reliability of rework and would like to know your answer to this question What is your main concern with reworked products? Please cast you survey vote at www.smartgroup.org

Rework & Repair Experience

Conformal Coating, PIHR & POP Design Guide, LF Defects Guides to Download

Mar 14, 2016 | We have written two eBook’s Guide to Pin In Hole Intrusive Reflow Design and Assembly and Package On Package Design and Assembly, both are available to download free of charge

Bob Willis Free ebook Downloads

SMTA International Best of Conference Award Winner

Jan 31, 2016 | Recent SMTA International Best of Conference Award Winner, Bob Willis, pledged a half of his winnings to the Charles Hutchins Educational Grant upon receiving notification of his award. Bob is a long-time SMTA member, workshop instructor and support of the organisation

Recent SMTA International Best of Conference Award Winner, Bob Willis pledges half of his award to the Charles Hutchins Educational Grant while on a scuba trip

NPL Electronics Interconnection Group Webinars 2016 Launched

Jan 08, 2016 | NPL Electronics Interconnection Group Webinars 2016 Launched We are very pleased to help organise the NPL monthly webinars which are free to join and provide support to the industry world wide on a wide range of manufacturing subjects

Bob Willis organiser of the NPL Webinars 2016

NPL Electronics Interconnection Group FREE Webinars 2016 Launched

Dec 10, 2015 | We are very pleased to help organise the NPL monthly webinars which are free to join and provide support to the industry world wide

NPL Free Webinars look into the future

Bob's Soldering Master Class in Chicago at SMTA International

Aug 25, 2015 | I will be presenting two soldering workshops and one hands-on solder paste printing & inspection feature at SMTA International in September. Watch our video clips to find out more and the new topics we will be covering during my birthday celebrations

Laser soldering can be the next big thing or will it be 03015 metric chips. Find out more!!

Future of High Temperature Interconnection FREE Webinar

Aug 10, 2015 | ELCOSINT collaborative R&D project has focussed on high temperature electronics. Over the last 3 years the project partners Microsemi, Gwent Electronic Materials(GEM) and National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have successfully developed materials specifically designed to offer an alternative for high Pb content materials to further increase the operating temperature of electronic assemblies.

Materials suitable for operating above with standard manufacturing processes

Looking for SPI & AOI Systems for Our Chicago Production Area

Jul 20, 2015 | SMTA/NPL Printing & Assembly Automatic Optical Inspection Experience is a special feature we are organising in Chicago this year and we are looking for Solder Paste Inspections SPI and Automatic Optical Inspection systems to test our specially produced boards. If you would like to show your technology contact us bobwillis@smta.org

MTC, Coventry Test Board used for printing, jetting and solder joint inspection

Bob Birthday Party at SMTA Chicago

Jul 17, 2015 | Join Bob Willis for two workshops at SMTA International on 27th September, Bob's birthday just happens to fall on the start of the conference.

Bob is in party mood for the show and conference in Chicago

More Pin In Hole Refolw Desing and QC from Bob Willis

May 24, 2015 | Having produced the first book, video and interactive CD-ROM on pin in hole intrusive reflow we believe we are in a good position to help engineers achieve better yields and implement high and low temperature processes with our next PIHR webinar http://www.bobwillisonline.com/training_detail.asp?WorkshopID=129

Pin in Paste PCB prior to reflow

Bob Willis Book Reviews Online

Apr 05, 2015 | Three new lead free text books reviewed by Bob Willis in his regular look at new technology, PCB manufacture and assembly titles See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO9ra6O1Mdg

Bob Willis Lead Free Book Reviews

Latest On Line Webinars from Bob Willis

Mar 27, 2015 | We are pleased to offer the widest range of online course topics in the industry. If we don't offer it send us an email and we may be able to provide a one off session for your company site. Successful Implementation & Quality Control of Conformal Coating Design & Assembly of 0201, 01005 and Next Generation Chips Lots more for 2015 at http://www.bobwillisonline.com

Online training is the most cost effective solution for a company on a budget

Demonstarte your AOI & SPI Live at SMTA International

Mar 24, 2015 | This year my special feature area in the US, supported by SMTA & NPL, will include live printing ultra-fine pitch deposits, 0201 and 01005 devices, inspection and measurement of different combinations of pastes, plus some of the key in-process inspection steps to make a process perform correctly. It will also include AOI inspection of printed board assemblies for open joints, lifted leads, partial lifting of passives and other less common defects.

Good Soldering Yields Start with Great Printing

Bob Willis Malaysia Workshop in June

Mar 17, 2015 | Conformal Coating, Bottom Mounted Components and Robotic Soldering are featured workshops presented by Bob to coincide with Nepcon Malaysia. The Knowledge Group have invited Bob to present three one day workshops in Penang 9-11th June. For further information visit http://knowledgegroupco.com/index.php/component/jcalpro/events/day?date=2015-06-09 The workshops include: BMC (Bottom Mounted Component) LGA (Land Grid Array) QFN (Quad Flat No-lead) Design, Assembly & Rework Guide Conformal Coating Applications, Inspection, Rework & Quality Control High Temperature Electronic Manufacture with Selective, Laser and Robotic Point Soldering

On land or under the sea he has a solution

Conformal Coating & Cleaning Defect Guide free to Download

Mar 17, 2015 | Bob Willis produced the Conformal Coating & Cleaning Defect Guide and its availbale to download free online. The guide was produced to coincide with a three day Hands on Conformal Coating & Cleaning Experience held FREE last year at our NEW Exhibition, NEC, Birmingham.

Conformal Coating Defect Guide to Download

Elimiate solder voids online we show you how

Mar 16, 2015 | Void Formation in Solder Joints – Causes & Cures Webinar Monday 18th May 2.30pm GMT Voiding in solder joints is not new we have experienced cavities in solder joints during the introduction of through hole, surface mount and more recently area array technology. In many cases we never knew we have had voids till the introduction of x-ray inspection.

Make voids in solder joint a thing of the past

High Temperature & Ultra Small Passive Component Design Technology Webinars

Feb 22, 2015 | We would like to invite you to two free technology webinars based on projects run with the support of NPL. These free webinars will be presented by Dennis Price, Quality Director Merlin Circuit Technology & Bob Willis, NPL Defect Database Coordinator. The webinars focus on PCB and assembly technology for High Temperature Electronics and Small Passive Components for Modern Electronics. All you need to do is follow the links to register online free

Things are getting too hot!!!

Bob Willis Free EBooks on PoP and Intrusive Reflow Design & Assembly

Feb 19, 2015 | In the last couple of years Bob has produced two free EBooks for engineers, each with over 100 pages of information, tips and illustrations to make introduction easier. Both titles are based on practical experience using these techniques in manufacture in different sites.

PIHR & PoP EBooks

Photo Library Helps Training Staff and Process Engineers

Feb 16, 2015 | We offer the widest range of Photo CD-ROMs which provide process, quality engineers, marketing or editorial staff with a unique source of photographs which may be used in company inspection documents, technical presentations and websites

Example photo CD ROM

Six New Online Webinars Announced by Bob Willis

Oct 18, 2014 | Join us online for the most cost effective education in the industry, no travel, collect a team together in your conference room and join in the learning experience. Alternatively you can watch the sessions online at any time.

Solving process problems is a way of life

PowerPoint Presentations Available on Electronics Manufacturing

Aug 23, 2014 | With one of the largest selection of online training material in the industry Bob Willis is providing his PowerPoint training material on line for other companies to use or help develop their own presentations on site.

PowerPoint files are just a few clicks away

Hight Temperature Photo CD ROM Launched by Bob Willis

Aug 17, 2014 | Our new photo CD ROM will be available direct from the SMTA Book Store http://www.smta.org/store/book_store.cfm and we hope it will help engineers and trainers with much needed material

High Temperature Photo Album available to download or on CD ROM

FREE NPL Report on High Temperature Electronics at SMTA International

Jul 23, 2014 | National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the national measurement standards laboratory for the United Kingdom, based at Bushy Park in Teddington, London, England. It is the largest applied physics organisation in the UK and has been a supporter of the SMTA for many years.

One of the two free reports on High Temperature Electronics

QFN & Conformal Coating Problems Solved

Jul 06, 2014 | If you have problems with voids in area array packages or bubbles in conformal coating? Lets fix these together in September at SMTA International. There are many different reasons why some defects occur so lets look at the common reasons and see which is your best solution.

We help to solve your problems every day of the week

FREE Webinar on "Power and High Temperature Electronics Manufacturing Experience"- Wednesday

Jun 19, 2014 | Prior to SMTA International we will be holding a pre event webinar which will be free for engineers to attend. It will provide an overview of the different process technology, process defects and showcase the show feature area covering High Temperature Electronics. The webinar will be held on Wednesday 10th September and presented by:

Chris Hunt & Bob Willis

Win your High Temperature Electronics Manual with SMTA

Jun 19, 2014 | We have a special opportunity for engineers to win a copy of the latest book “Extreme Environment Electronics” provided by CRC Press. A copy of the book, worth $200, will be provided for the best questions asked during the webinar or at the SMTA International special feature in Chicago. If you can’t wait the book is also available on line via the SMTA Bookstore at http://www.smta.org/store/book_detail.cfm?book_id=410

Win a copy of Extreme Environment Electronics

High Temperature Soldering Seminars FREE

Jun 19, 2014 | Many organizations have successfully produced products for the high temperature and harsh environment markets for many years but there is little information on the practical issues in the public domain.

Poor solder fill in plated through hole

High Temperature Electronics Webinar

Oct 05, 2013 | Bob Willis launches new webinar topics for the industry. When we start to talk about high temperature electronics it’s not the solder it’s all of the parts that make up an electronics product. Substrates, components, connectors, cables, solder and assembly process need to be examined.

High Temperature Electronics need special care

Bob Willis Counterfeit Component Poster Guide, Photo CD, Webinar & Workshop

Sep 03, 2013 | The 28 page colour poster guide is available at http://www.bobwillis.co.uk and was originally produced to accompany the “Practical Failure Analysis Workshops” run jointly with ITRI.

Bob Willis Counterfeit Component Poster Set

Conformal Coating Inspection, Training & Defect Guide

Aug 27, 2013 | Inspection training posters, training photos to create your own course or the worlds first Conformal Coating CD-ROM is available to engineers

Selected poster on conformal coating

New Online Webinars from Bob Willis

Aug 22, 2013 | Bob Willis has the largest range of webinar and workshop topics in the industry and has just announced dates and time for US and European Time Zones

Online training when and where you want

BGA, PoP, SMT, Coating Photo library open for training

Jul 29, 2013 | A picture is worth a thousand words so they say. So say it with photos

BGA Defect Images just one of the Bob Willis CD Collection

New US Webinars from Bob Willis

Jul 29, 2013 | Technology webinars for the US time zone are being set up to help provided flexibility and also avoid engineers having to get up early in the morning. Bob Willis workshops in the US are supplemented with his on demand and online webinars.

Bob Online when and where you want

TMV the Second Generation of PoP

Jan 19, 2013 | Through Mould Via (TMV) is referred to as a second generation package on package device developed by AMKOR and incorporated into many of the leading mobile devices. The process of assembly provides some challenges event to those using the traditional PoP devices.

TMV Shorts on Bob Willis Tests using DAGE X-Ray

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