Feb 04, 2017 
The next SMART Defect Guide is in production and is entitled “Printed Circuit Solderable Finish Defect Guide” and will be released in February/March. This relates to different surface coating on PCB and the common process and assembly failures that may occur. It shows issues at good receipt and the typical assembly related problems
To be included in the new defect guides contact technical@smartgroup.org
"Conformal Coating & Cleaning Defect Guide 2" The updated guide is also being produced and circulated to industry free. The colour guide provides examples of the most common process defects and common cures. The guide also features many of the common and less obvious defects seen during production. It will feature defects associated with components, printed circuit boards, design, materials, assembly and rework. It will also include some of the issues which may be seen on field returns and released in this month
SMART Groups first “Lead-Free Defect Guide” produced in 2007 and updated in 2008 was circulated worldwide with over 1000 free downloads. The guide is also provided to engineers to download free
