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8.7 - July 2008 PDF Print E-mail

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Editorial
SMT/Hybrid/Packaging consistently the best show in Europe
Trevor Galbraith

Technology Focus
Understanding hidden reactions and the importance of profile in reflow soldering, part 1
Dr. S. Manian Ramkumar, Anand Kannabiran, Aarthi Baskaran, Dr. Viswam Puligandla,  Bjorn Dahle

PCB production & test: Tips from pros on lead-free processes, part 1—issues in hot air solder levelling (HASL)
Thomas Berger

Special Features
Case Study: Solder dross recycling: Tried, tested and proven at Kimball Electronics
Case Study: Electronic design & engineering firm expands sales by automating PCB assembly
Interview: Bernd Schenker—ERSA GmbH

Regular Columns

Your Questions Answered at SMT Nuremberg 2008 (European edition)
Bob Willis

Dropping in on the world of mechanical shock testing (North American edition)
Joe Fjelstad

Challenging times ahead... Component orders may be exceeding end market demand
Walt Custer and Jon Custer-Topai

Wear-out system reliability with multiple components and load levels
Werner Engelmaier

Other Regular Features

Industry News
New Products
Association News
International Diary

 

Featured Interview

Interview with Ms Michelle Lim, General Manager of Reed Exhibitions

Reed Exhibitions owns 12 NEPCON events in 8 countries ...hear what Michelle has to say!
Ms Michelle Lim, General Manager of Reed Exhibitions

 

Small Matters

Wafer level packaging and the third dimension

Depending on how liberal one is in their definition of what a wafer level package is, the technology is either entering its second, third or perhaps even its fourth or fifth decade of use.

 

Lead-Free Matters

SMART Group launches “Lead-Free Process Defect Guide 2”

With the introduction of lead-free assembly, engineers have experienced a range of new process defects at each stage of manufacture.

 

Global Business

Decent start in 2008—what about the next 18 months?

The first half of 2008 was surprisingly strong for many members of the global electronic food chain.

 

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