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Tiny soldering iron can control chemical patterns
Researchers with the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shed light on the role of temperature in controlling a fabrication technique for drawing chemical patterns as small as 20 nm.
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Temperature control and hand devices
Quality managers and line supervisors are routinely tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that the hand soldering process is under control. The method most commonly used is to measure the idle tip temperature of the soldering station and to use this reading as a benchmark of system compliance.
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'Tin whiskers' being probed
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Britain has been studying the allotropic phase transformation in tin and its alloys, commonly known as tin pest, to measure the implications of adopting lead-free solder manufacturing practices.
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Suba Engineering VP450 soldering system
The VP450 soldering system has been developed for use in the lab for special applications and small series production. It is suitable for test soldering, for qualifying soldering processes and for soldering sample assemblies. Because of its semi-automatic operation, the system is suitable for small production runs.
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Hakko and HK Wentworth FM206 multifunction rework station
Hakko and HK Wentworth have released the FM206 multifunction rework station that allows all rework options to be available in one compact model.
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Alpha EF-6850HF liquid soldering flux
Alpha has launched EF-6850HF liquid soldering flux, a halogen-free, low solids, alcohol-based, no-clean flux formulated for use in Sn-Pb and Pb-free applications on both standard and thicker, high-density PCBs.
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Company introduces lead-free electronics
Endress+Hauser has removed lead from all electronic components — primarily printed circuit board manufacturing — in its ongoing products portfolio, voluntarily complying with a recent European directive aimed at protecting human health from the effects of lead.
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