Learn how to overcome your electronic assembly challenges in AIM's Monthly web series "Line Down". AIM's technical experts answer our customers' defect-related questions by providing process tips, problem solving tools and suggesting the most appropriate materials to help you minimize or eliminate common soldering defects.
QUESTION 1:
My second shift operator forgot to take solder paste out before the end of the shift, the paste that I want to use is still cold, what do I do? Watch Video
QUESTION 2:
I have old paste laying around, can I mix it with my new paste and use it in production? Watch Video
QUESTION 3:
If I find paste in the refrigerator which has been opened, can I use it in production? Watch Video
QUESTION 4:
I am having a BTC voiding problem. I tried modifying my stencil apertures and and adjusting my reflow profile and nothing seemed to work! What can I do? Watch Video
QUESTION 5:
One of our sister plants is using an automated mixer to reduce the amount of time it takes to prepare paste. Will this help me too? Watch Video
QUESTION 6:
How much dross can accumulate on the surface of my wave solder pot before it obstructs my process? Watch Video
QUESTION 7:
I am seeing Head-In-Pillow defects on my boards. How can I reduce this? Watch Video
QUESTION 8:
Can your BTC ground pad aperture design reduce voiding? Watch Video
QUESTION 9:
Our inspectors are finding solder beads around our chip components, what should I do? Watch Video
QUESTION 10:
What materials should I use when reworking low-temperature solder paste? Watch Video
Q: What materials should I use when reworking low-temperature solder paste?
Q: Our inspectors are finding solder beads around our chip components, what should I do?
Q: Can your BTC ground pad aperture design reduce voiding?
Q: I am seeing Head-In-Pillow defects on my boards. How can I reduce this?
Q: If I find paste in the refrigerator which has been opened, can I use it in production?
Q: I have old paste laying around, can I mix it with my new paste and use it in production?
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