1. Nihon Superior’s Keith Sweatman to Present at TMS 2010
(Industry News/America)

...led to take place Thursday, February 18, 2010 from 8:30-11:45 a.m. Since the electronics industry moved to lead-free solders that typically have a tin content of more than 95 percent there has been ...

2. Nihon Superior’s Keith Sweatman to Present at APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

...led to take place Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 9-10 a.m.   Since the electronics industry moved to lead-free solders that typically have a tin content of more than 95 percent there has been ...

3. FCT Assembly to Highlight a Range of New Pastes at APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

...ce April 6-8, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas. NL930PT is a no-clean, lead-free, halide-free pin probable solder paste. The paste is unique in that it is a clear...

4. SMTA Announces AIMS Harsh Environments Symposium Call for Abstracts
(Association News/North America)

... following: Semiconductor Technology Substrate Advancements Connectors and Interconnect Technology Lead-Free Implementation Tin Whiskers Corrosion Advancements in Materials Next Gene...

5. Lead-Free Product Failures - Causes and Cures
(Association News/Europe)

SMART Group announces a Lead-Free update event taking place on Tuesday 9th February Bedfordshire Golf Club, Stagsden, BedfordLead-Free has now become a mainstream assembly process for many companies w

6. ESSEMTEC to Highlight Range of Equipment at APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

... optional flying thermocouple for temperature profiling. RO400FC with RO-CONTROL software is for standard or lead-free soldering, features an integrated microprocessor control or computer control opti...

7. FCT Recovery to Exhibit at APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

...providing a high-quality, reliable and transparent service to its customers and offers recovery services for lead-free, tin/lead dross and scrap including solder paste and wipes in quantities as small...

8. SEHO Systems to Display Leading Soldering Equipment at APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

...dering of components with high thermal mass (thick pins, multilayer boards etc.), and is compatible with all lead-free solder alloys. The PowerRepair’s soldering nozzle ensures a high energy transfe...

9. Sono-Tek to Feature SonoFlux EZ at APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

...ve solder machines and is compatible with all PCB fluxes, including fluxes that contain rosin (often used in lead-free manufacturing). The SonoFlux EZ brings all of the benefits of ultrasonic spray fl...

10. VJ Technologies to Showcase Leading Processes at APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

...roelectronics rework technology. The 400 Series Value Rework Platform is capable of addressing challenging lead-free rework applications. The 400 Series is configurable with an arsenal of recently d...

11. Virtual PCB>>Webinars, Technical Chats, Networking and More
(Industry News/World)

...nges with a 3D PCB Environment - Make Sure it Fits the First Time!  * Status of the Proliferation of Lead-Free Alloys: 2010 * Using FPGAs to Embed Test Instruments into Your PCB Design and m...

12. Aqueous Technologies to Feature Latest Cleaning Technologies at APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

...dent III is capable of removing all flux residues including rosin, no-clean and water soluble. Both lead and lead-free flux residues may be removed using the system, and it is equipped with an automat...

13. BTU International to Highlight Pyramax 100N at APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

...,” said CoCo Zhang, Product Manager for Electronics Assembly. “The unit truly represents an ideal set-up for lead-free processing with superior process control and very low Cost of Ownership.” “The...

14. Cobar Solder Products to Exhibit A Range of New Products at IPC/APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

...Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas. Aquasol can be used with any common soldering alloy. SnPb and lead-free SAC and SN100C versions are available, all exhibiting excellent performance in th...

15. "CCL Report 2009" from JMS
(Financials/Financial News)

...st of market size of CCL in value and volume for 2004 through 2013" Production status of laminate for lead-free soldering in value and volume for 2004 through 2013* Actual and forecast of mar...

16. ECD Granted Patent On Revolutionary “OK Button”
(Industry News/World)

... of product.” ECD has been producing innovative products since 1964, and was the first to introduce both a lead-free compatible and a twenty-channel thermal profiler, complemented by the award-winni...

17. Meeting the Technical and Regulatory Challenges of Global Environmental Legislation
(Technical Articles/Business)

...nd RoHS Directives were still merely draft proposals, but the industry was already preparing to move over to lead-free solder in anticipation of these regulations becoming enforced and to gain some ma...

18. SMTA Announces February Webinars and Webtorials
(Association News/International)

...eds for technical exchange.  February Offerings include: Reducing Head-in-Pillow with Tin-Lead and Lead-Free Solder Paste Development Webinar February 4, 2010 - 11:00am to 12:30pm Eastern ...

19. Investigation and development of tin-lead & lead-free solder pastes to reduce head-in-pillow defects
(Technical Articles/Lead-free)

...road segment of industries, including consumer, telecom and military. It has been found to occur not only on lead-free soldered assemblies where the increased  soldering temperatures may give ris...

20. SMART Group Announces Upcoming Lead-Free Event
(Association News/Europe)

Lead-Free Product Failures - Causes and Cures Tuesday 9th February - Bedfordshire Golf Club, Stagsden, BedfordSMART Group announces a Lead-Free update event taking place on: Tuesday 9th Februar

21. IPC instructor-level training to take place at National Electronics Week SA 2010
(Special Features/NEW South Africa 2010)

... be extremely popular. In addition, ART is also running a range of shorter IPC courses at the show, spanning Lead-Free Soldering, Crimping and ESD Control. Verifying competency in key subject areas, t...

22. Cobar Solder Products to Exhibit A Range of New Products at Pan Pac 2010
(Industry News/America)

...Cobar 396-DRX and 95-DRX activation system eliminate bridging and provide excellent through-hole filling for lead-free as well as leaded applications. In addition to these fluxes, new stronger versi...

23. Professional Rapid PCB Prototyping
(Industry News/Europe)

...E convection oven produces reliable reflow soldering results over the whole printed circuit board – even for lead-free solders. Its temperature limit goes all the way up to 320 °C. With a working area...

24. Seho Appoints Laryo S.R.L. as Exclusive Distributor in Italy
(Industry News/Europe)

...ues to be the leading guide for the future, as most customers have already modified their machines to follow lead-free regulations. We are looking forward to the increase of the economy in 2010 and to...

25. UP Media Group Issues Call For Papers For PCB West 2010
(Industry News/America)

...n; high speed, high frequency and signal integrity; component placement; EMI/EMC analysis; thermal analysis; lead-free processes (especially how they affect design and fabrication); environmental legi...

26. NEW SA 2010 gets a massive vote of confidence from the electronics industry
(Special Features/NEW South Africa 2010)

...blies’. ART will also be running a range of one-day IPC Training Certification courses at the show, spanning Lead-Free Soldering, Crimping and ESD Control. www.nationalelectronicsweek.co.uk ...

27. SMTA International Conference on Soldering and Reliability Call for Papers
(Association News/North America)

...e due by January 29, 2010.  Following on the very successful 2005 and 2006 International Conferences on Lead-free Soldering, and the SMTA International Conference on Soldering and Reliability hel...

28. Nihon Superior to Highlight a Complete Suite of SN100C Soldering Materials at INTERNEPCON Japan 2010
(Industry News/World)

Nihon Superior announces that it will display a full range of products based on its unique lead-free solder SN100C. Nihon Superior Co. Ltd., a supplier of advanced soldering materials to the glob

29. National Electronics Week UK promises total industry event
(Special Features/NEW UK 2010)

...evel training from Advanced Rework Technology, in addition to shorter IPC courses focusing on topics such as lead-free soldering, crimping and ESD Control. National Electronic Week’s broad market f...

30. Lead-Free Product Failures - Causes and Cures
(Association News/Europe)

SMART Group announces a Lead-Free update event taking place on: Tuesday 9th February Bedfordshire Golf Club, Stagsden, BedfordLead-Free has now become a mainstream assembly process for many companies