Jeff Timms, president of Microscan since 2007, has been focusing these past two years on bringing the company to the forefront of the precision data acquisition and control solutions industry.

Part 2 of this retrospective, seen in last month’s issue of Global SMT and Packaging, took a bit of a detour from the topic to explore the reasoning and the impact of the ‘80% Rule.’

Shear force measurement is a common and quick way of destructively assessing solder joints and complement pull strength measurements.

Modest seasonal & cyclical recovery now underway.