Aug 08, 2011 
KIC, the leader of thermal process development and control products, and winner of multiple industry awards, will hold a seminar in Brazil titled “Soldering Challenges” on Tuesday, August 16 and Thursday, August 18, 2011. The Tuesday seminar will take place at the Holiday Inn in Manaus, AM, and the Thursday seminar will take place at the Royal Palm Plaza in Campinas, SP.
In this full-day seminar, attendees will learn how to correct defects such as voiding, tombstoning, solder balling and bridging. The afternoon session will focus on defining your process, selecting the right equipment, and properly measuring, improving and fine-tuning your process.
The session will be sponsored by Global SMT & Packaging magazine, and will be led by Eduardo Luis Carqueijo of Cookson, Mick Austin of Vitronics and Brian O’Leary of KIC.
The seminar includes an afternoon snack and after-hours cocktails. There also will be a chance to win prizes such as copies of the 2011 Profiling Guide.
For more information about the seminar and to register, visit http://www.globalsmt.net/seminario/.
Based in San Diego, KIC is the industry leader in automated thermal management tools and systems for reflow, wave, cure and semiconductor thermal processes. The company pioneered the development of oven profilers and process development tools, and then worked to create the next generation of thermal systems to help manufacturers optimize and monitor thermal processes.
In addition to KIC Explorer, products include the KIC 24/7 continuous monitoring system, the KIC Vision automatic profiling system and more. With the introduction of cutting edge tools, the company continues to stay on the leading edge of process optimization and real-time thermal management systems, and has won numerous industry awards.
