Editorial
Is the “Faster, Smaller, Cheaper” model broken? Trevor Galbraith
Technology Focus
Optimizing batch cleaning for removing lead-free flux residues on PCAs Steve Stach, Austin American Corporation, and Mike Bixenman, DBA, Kyzen Corporation
Compatibility of polymers and fluxes: Getting to the heart of the matter Andy Mackie, Ph.D., and Christopher Nash, Indium Corporation
A Breath of Fresh Air Claude W. “Bubba” Powers, Cooper Hand Tools
Special Features
Interview: Neil MacRaild—Ovation Products
Show report: SMTAI survives Fay
Show preview: IPC Midwest 2008
Regular Columns
Overlapped package structures—another option for space savings Joe Fjelstad
PCB solderability changes with time—what finish is best? Bob Willis
Decent start in 2008—what about the next 18 months? Walt Custer and Jon Custer-Topai
Forum on reliability for pb-free electronics Werner Engelmaier
After-market services Folkert Wierda and Ted Gardham
Other Regular Features
Industry News
New Products
Association News
International Diary
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.