On this show, we’ve discussed many aspects of the electronics assembly process. We talked about reflow, thermal management, printing, soldering materials, additives, and so much more. What do all these topics have in common? When done correctly, they all contribute to the reliability of circuit assemblies.
Today, we’re going to dive into the subject of cleaning circuit assemblies after reflow. For many assemblers, the cleaning process was replaced by the use of no clean flux technology. Time and technology have eroded the concept of allowing all residues to remain on the assembly. Today, residue caused failures are such a concern, that IPC recently and radically changed the way circuit assemblies are considered to be clean.
Mike Konrad's guests are Sal Sparacino and Eric Camden. Sal is sirector of sales at Zestron Americas, located in Manassas, VA. Zestron is a manufacturer of cleaning chemicals for the electronics industry. Eric is lead investigator for Foresite, an analytical laboratory based in Kokomo IN. Eric, is the person you call when things go wrong. Together with my experience as a cleaning equipment manufacturer, we’ll discuss how cleaning contributes to increased reliability, and we’ll review the reasons cleaning has returned as a mainstream assembly process.
RM 117: When Residues Cause Circuit Assemblies to Fail
RM 116: Supply Chain Musings with Mark Godwin of Ventec
PCB Chat 113: David Schild of the Printed Circuit Board Association of America
PCB Chat 112: Vivek Bansal on VVDN’s Vertical Integration Model
PCB Chat 111: Metallic Resources on Reclaiming Electronics Solder
RM 115: Making Sense of ’Big Data’
PCB Chat 110: Steve Robinson of APCT
RM 113: Counterfeit Component Detection with Dr. Eyal Weiss
Business Challenges with STI Electronics’ President David Raby
PCB Chat 109: Wally Rhines on the PCB Design Software Market
PCB Chat 108: Travis Kelly on Government Support of the US PCB Industry
RM 112: ESD Mitigation with ESD Expert Christopher Almeras
RM 111: Liquid Metal’s Potential Future in Electronics
RM 109: A Decade of Industry 4.0 - What it Was - What it Wasn’t
PCB Chat 107: Valentina Ratner and Kyle Dumont of AllSpice
PCB Chat 106: Madan Jagernauth on the Latest HDP Projects
RM 108: SMTA Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium Preview
RM 107: IPC Validation Services & the Trusted Supplier Program
RM 106: A Conversation about Production Automation
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