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Reliability Matters

Reliability Matters is a podcast on the subject of reliability of circuit assemblies. Reliability "best practices" and success stories are discussed. This podcast features interviews with experts in the electronic assembly industry.All electronic production segments which effect product reliability are on the table. This includes contamination, coating, cleanliness assessment, inspection, building for harsh environments, reflow, printing, failure analysis, board fabrication, and much more.Your

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Episode 73: A Conversation with Solder Paste Expert...

Reliability Matters ·

2021/08/10

Episode 73: A Conversation with Solder Paste Expert Tim Jensen of Indium.Tim Jensen talks about: • Solder paste selection best practices • Low temperature solder • Common mistakes made when using solder paste • Solder paste jetting / micro-dispensing • And much moreTim Jensen may be reached here:tjensen@indium.comIndium Corporationhttps://www.indium.com

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Episode 72: A Conversation About Thermal Profiling...

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2021/07/27

ECD's Mark Waterman discusses thermal profiling best practices. • Common mistakes made when using profilers• In-use best practices• Common applicationsMark may be reached here:mailto:mwaterman@ecd.comECD's Website:https://www.ecd.com

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Episode 71: A Conversation with Manufacturer's...

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2021/07/12

Episode 71: A Conversation with Manufacturer's Representatives About Sales and Support Post Covid 19Four manufacturer's representatives share their experience in supporting their customer's needs. They share how sales and support has changed over the years and review the "new normal".My guests are:David LeventhalRestronicsdleventhal@restronics.comJoan Carrol-Kennedy Restronicsjcarroll@restronics.comMurray Percival Jr.Murray Percivalmapercival@murraypercival.comTodd WittmerWittco

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Episode 70: A Conversation with Nano Dimension's...

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2021/06/23

My guest today is AMIT DRORCo-Founder of Nano Dimension Ltd. and Customer Success Officer. Amit served as Nano Dimension’s Chief Executive Officer from 2014 to 2019. Nano Dimension has produced a product which, arguably can be best described as a true disruptive force within the electronic assembly space.We’re all experienced with inkjet printers. Ink jet nozzles travel from left to right back and forth over a sheet of paper. When the printing process has been completed, out shoots a sheet of paper

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Episode 69: Part 2 of an Interview with Me (Mike...

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2021/06/09

I was privileged to be a guest on the Pick-Place Podcast with Chris Denney (Worthington Assembly) and Melissa Hough (CircuitHub). This is the second of a two-part interview.In this episode we are joined by Mike Konrad to chat about board cleaning. Mike founded Aqueous Technologies in 1992 in response to the Montreal Protocol and the resulting international treaty banning most popular cleaning/defluxing solvents. Their board cleaning equipment assists manufacturers with increasing product

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Episode 68: An Interview with Me (Mike Konrad) on the...

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2021/05/26

I was privileged to be a guest on the Pick-Place Podcast with Chris Denney (Worthington Assembly) and Melissa Hough (CircuitHub). This is the first of a two-part interview.In this episode we are joined by Mike Konrad to chat about board cleaning. Mike founded Aqueous Technologies in 1992 in response to the Montreal Protocol and the resulting international treaty banning most popular cleaning/defluxing solvents. Their board cleaning equipment assists manufacturers with increasing product reliability

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Episode 67: A Conversation with Rework/Repair Expert...

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2021/05/11

Episode 67: A Conversation with Rework/Repair Expert Norman Mier of Best Inc.Norman Mier is a U.S. Marine Corp. retired veteran with over 20 years of experience in the electronics rework and repair industry. He received his training through the Navy's Micro Miniature (2M) Electronic Repair Program. He has progressed through every level of rework and repair recognized in the industry. Norman has also earned the highest certifications awarded by IPC in electronics training, being certified as a Master

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Episode 66: A Conservation with Dr. Ron Lasky and His...

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2021/04/27

Dr. Ron Lasky (Professor at Dartmouth College) and three of his students talk about the papers they wrote which were presented at SMTA's Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium in Hawaii in 2020 as well as a new paper to be presented at the same conference in 2022.

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Episode 65: Part 2 of our Conversation with Tim...

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2021/04/13

Welcome to episode 65 of the Reliability Matters podcast. This is part 2 of our conservation with Aim Solder's Tim O'Neill and BTU's Fred Dimock. On this episode, we'll dive into oven profiling best practices.Timothy O'Neill is the Technical Marketing Manager for AIM Solder. Operating out of AIM’s U.S. Headquarters, Tim is responsible for developing and optimizing product and technical information, collaborating with complimentary suppliers and equipment manufacturers and ensuring AIM's products

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Episode 64: A Conservation with Tim O'Neill and Fred...

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2021/03/23

Welcome to episode 64 of the Reliability Matters podcast. On this episode, we’ll have a conversation with two industry experts on the subject of solder voiding mitigation and oven profiling, two subjects which influence solder voiding. This will be a two part episode. Today, we’ll dive into void mitigation and how vacuum reflow technology can help reduce or eliminate voiding. Part two, on episode 65 (in two weeks), we’ll discuss profiling best practices.My guests today, and one the next episode are

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Episode 63: A Conversation with and a Presentation by...

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2021/03/09

Episode 63: A Conversation with and a Presentation by Reliability Expert Dock BrownWelcome to episode 63 of the Reliability Matters Podcast. Today, I’ll be speaking with Dock Brown.Dock Brown brings his more than 30 years of electronics reliability experience to clients of Ansys. Prior to joining Ansys, he spent 20 years at Medtronic where he most recently concentrated on cross business unit implementation of reliability initiatives for Class III medical devices. He was also responsible for supplier

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Episode 62: A Conversation with Cogiscan's Co-Founder...

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2021/02/22

Welcome to the Reliability Matters Podcast. This is episode number 62. By now, most of us have heard of Industry 4.0, or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), or Smart Factory, or Factory of the Future. The key all of these acronyms is Connectivity, Data Management, Material and Process Control, Traceability, and Analytics. It’s not as simple as collecting data. The data much be understood, useful, and contextual. My guest today is François Monette, is the co-founder and Chief Business

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Special Edition: A Conversation with IPC's Chief...

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2021/02/16

Special Edition: A Conversation with IPC's Chief Technologist Matt Kelly about IPC APEX Expo 2021. This year's APEX Expo is a virtual event. Matt and I discuss IPC's new technical conference focus and review a small sample of the upcoming technical presentations and professional development courses.Register for IPC APEX Expo here:https://www.ipcapexexpo.orgIPC Factory of the Future:https://apexfuturefactory.ipc.org/Matt may be reached at:mattkelly@ipc.org

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Episode 61: A Conversation with Flex Circuit and...

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2021/02/09

Episode 61: A Conversation with Flex Circuit and Additive Expert Tara DunnTara Dunn and I discuss the world of flex and rigid-flex circuits including flex best practices when it comes to design and use of flex technology. We also discuss the new world of additive electronics.Tara Dunn is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years in the electronics industry exclusively focused on the PCB sector. Her experience spans roles from manufacturing to sales and marketing.Tara was the founder of Omni

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Episode 60: A Conversation with Rockwell Collins'...

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2021/01/26

Episode 60: A Conversation with Rockwell Collins' Dave Hillman about Solder VoidingSolder voiding has been with us longer than we know. Modern X-ray inspection technology has allowed assemblers to see and quantify voiding. Metallurgical expert Dave Hillman from Rockwell Collins explains the causes and possible remedies for solder voiding. Dave Hillman is a Metallurgical Engineer in the Advanced Operations Engineering Department of Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He serves as a consultant to

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Episode 59: A Conversation with CMOS Inventor Dr....

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2021/01/12

Episode 59: My guest, Eric Fossum is best known for the invention of the CMOS image sensor better known as the “camera-on-a-chip” used in billions of cameras, from smart phones to web cameras to ingestible pill cameras to DSLRs. In 2017, Eric was a co-recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, the world's top engineering prize (and considered by many as equivalent to the Nobel Prize) for the invention of digital imaging sensors. Eric was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame

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Episode 58: 2020 Round-Up

Reliability Matters ·

2020/12/14

Episode 58: 2020 Round-UpOn this last episode of 2020 there are no guests, no experts, no best-practice advice. Just a short recap of 2020. We just reached more than 10,000 downloads of the podcast! A HUGE thank you to my audience and my guests for making this podcast possible! On this episode I'll announce the first few guests of the 2021 season of Reliability Matters. This is looking like a terrific season!We are now producing an audio-only format and a video format. The video format may be viewed

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Episode 57: A Conversation with CAF Expert Graham...

Reliability Matters ·

2020/12/08

Episode 57: A Conversation with CAF Expert Graham Naisbitt Conductive Anodic Filament (CAF) is a form of Electrical-Chemical-Migration (ECM). Unlike surface-level ECM, CAF exists beneath the surface of the circuit assembly. Graham and I discuss the causes of CAF and methods to test for and mitigate CAF.Graham has an extensive history working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industry. Graham was the IEC 1906 Lord Kelvin Award Winner. IEC TC91 WG2, 3 and 10 Maintenance Leader of 4

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Episode 56: A Conversation about Solder Voiding with...

Reliability Matters ·

2020/11/24

Episode 56: A Conversation about Solder Voiding with Solder Materials, Stencil, and Cleaning ExpertsVoiding is the cause of multiple failure mechanisms. I spoke with solder material expert Tim O'Neill of Aim Solder, stencil manufacturer Prakash Gango of StenTech, and cleaning materials manufacturer Kalyan Nukala of Zestron about how solder voiding leads to product failures and methods to reduce voiding.My guests may be reached here:Tim O'NeillAim Soldertoneill@aimsolder.comwww.aimsolder.comPrakash

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Episode 55- A Conversation with SMTA President Dr....

Reliability Matters ·

2020/11/10

My guest today is Dr. Martin Anselm. Martin is a professor at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and is also the newly elected President of the Surface Mount Technology Association or SMTA.Martin also worked for Universal Instruments. During his 12 year career at Universal Instruments, Martin was, among other positions, a Process Research Engineer and Manager of Failure Analysis Services.Martin completed his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering through Binghamton University. His research

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