Assembling the Next Electronic Equipment Generations

Product roadmaps can look like largely theoretical constructs, but assembly requirements five or ten years down the line have very practical importance. Pick & place machines have a life of seven years or more, so they should be working up to 2017 or beyond.

Assemblers looking to upgrade their production lines now need to look not only at today's equipment requirements but those of their next equipment generations. What will mobile phones, computers and other equipment look like in five years? That will determine their assembly requirements.

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Tarnishing gold surfaces | Posted by esoderberg

Subject board fabrication calls for .05 -.125um of gold over 2 - 5 um of nickel. When doing double sided reflow using same profile, parts of the gold are tarnishing and causing test pad failures. Any ideas as to the cause?... »»

Best way to ensure max solder load on SOIC w Thermal Pad | Posted by Bising

I am facing a technical challenge related to an SOIC 14lds with thermal pad on it's belly that needs to be soldered onto PCB, together with leads. It is a 50 per board, expected 80% solder load on every one... »»

Using an air hose to clean stencils | Posted by floydf

I need a second opinion. My operators us an air hose to clean out the aperatures in our stencils. It is my contention that this puts solder into the air, and could be harmful to us... »»

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