Temperature control and hand devices
28 March, 2011Quality managers and line supervisors are routinely tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that the hand soldering process is under control. The method most commonly used is to measure the idle tip temperature of the soldering station and to use this reading as a benchmark of system compliance.
'Tin whiskers' being probed
30 September, 2009The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Britain has been studying the allotropic phase transformation in tin and its alloys, commonly known as tin pest, to measure the implications of adopting lead-free solder manufacturing practices.
Company introduces lead-free electronics
09 April, 2008Endress+Hauser has removed lead from all electronic components — primarily printed circuit board manufacturing — in its ongoing products portfolio, voluntarily complying with a recent European directive aimed at protecting human health from the effects of lead.
Automated solder application
04 July, 2006EFD's SolderPlus dispensing system integrates three EFD products - EFD SolderPlus solder paste, a dispense valve, and an XYZ positioning platform - into a way that automates solder application in benchtop assemblies.
Reflow soldering
01 February, 2006The RF 300 and RF 500 Inline SMT reflow soldering system has each heating zone programmable through the controller which can store up to 100 profiles.
Don't be afraid of lead-free soldering!
05 July, 2004On July 1, 2006 lead-free soldering finally becomes law for the manufacturers and suppliers of electronic components in Europe. Many small and medium sized companies but also large industrial producers feel left alone with the changes to come
Wide apart worlds of lead-free soldering
05 January, 2004The worldwide pressure to move away from traditional lead-containing solders has resulted in some intriguing differences of philosophy and approach around the world, which were highlighted during a recent British fact-finding mission to Japan
Lead free: a weighty debate
05 August, 2003Several months after the European Parliament approved stringent legislation banning lead and other hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment sold in Europe beginning July 2006, the industry is finding compliance easier said than done
