Recent economic data is providing a mixed view on the economy. Economic fundamentals continue to slow, but some indicators point to solid underlying strength. The manufacturing sectors in Europe, the U.S., and China are all signaling contraction according to their respective PMI indexes, but in China and Europe at least, things are looking less bad […]
DfR- DESIGN for Rinse-Ability: The Effect of SMT Component Package Design on Cleaning Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) manufactured using Surface Mount Technology SMT processes have exhibited cleaning residues remaining after subsequent conformal coating required for Mil/Aero product within electronic component/package housings with degradation/corrosion of internal parts that may detrimentally affect the electrical performance of the components. […]
Join IPC’s, Teresa Rowe, in this riveting webinar on April 26th at 12pm CST. Learn about this “all-in-one” standards document that provides process engineers and inspectors the information needed to improve quality, including: Process control criteria for building cable and harness assemblies In-process and final acceptance requirements Inspection criteria for accepting cable and harness assemblies […]