O V E R V I E W
Over the past twenty years, the electronic manufacturing industry has seen cleaning (defluxing) become more necessary and more challenging. Never before, has the removal of contamination from circuit assemblies been so important to a product's overall reliability. Increasing component and assembly densities, decreasing standoff heights, higher reflow temperatures, and increased reliability expectations have created a "perfect storm" that is driving manufacturers to seek cleaning and other reliability-related solutions.
Experts from cleaning chemicals and equipment, soldering materials, thermal profiling, and x-ray will present valuable and technically relevant information.
Join us in Raleigh or Asheville for a free one-day Cleaning and Reliability workshop. Presenters from Aqueous Technologies, Kyzen, KIC, AIM Solder, and Dage X-Ray, will cover cleaning / defluxing processes, cleanliness testing, failure analysis, profiling, X-Ray, and other related topics.
This workshop will be presented free of charge. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Seating is limited so reserve your seat today.
P R E S E N T E R S:
Mike Konrad has worked continuously within the electronics assembly equipment industry since 1985. Mike is President of Aqueous Technologies Corporation, North America's largest manufacturer of fully automated defluxing and cleanliness testing equipment. Mike has served on the US Navy's EMPF Manufacturers Committee in the late 1980's, has been a member of the SMT Magazine Editorial Advisory Board, IPC's APEX Exhibitor's Committee, was a contributor to IPC-CH-65A Guidelines for Cleaning of Printed Boards and Assemblies, and has published dozens of articles and two books on cleaning and cleanliness testing.
Debbie Carboni
North American Manager
Kyzen Corporation
A natural-born leader, collaborator and problem solver, Debbie Carboni (Debbie) brings high energy and focused solutions to customers, partners and the electronics cleaning industry. Launching her career at an early age in assembly cleaning and tooling industries, today Debbie shares almost 20-years of diverse experience with us, including deep knowledge of electronics cleaning equipment and processes. Debbie is uniquely dedicated to the electronics manufacturing industry and community. She enjoys her active volunteer work on the SMTA Board of Directors, as the Vice President of Expo’s and is actively involved with many of the SMTA chapters. You’ll see her present and leading a wide variety of industry events across North America each year, including presenting at SMTA chapter meetings, technical expos and workshops. Always ready to share her deep understanding of cleaning equipment and processes, Debbie is an excellent resource relative to emerging cleaning technologies.
MB Allen is the Product Manager for KIC. As such she coordinates the advancement of new products and features to accommodate customer needs as KIC adds to its portfolio for the electronics industry. Her technical expertise, relationships with valued partners and customers, and many years of sales experience aid KIC in the future development, improvement and sales of the company's product offerings. MB has worked in the electronics industry for nearly 30 years and been associated with KIC for 26 years with both national and international positions.
Kevin Pigeon
AIM Solder
Kevin is a Senior Applications Manager with AIM Solder since June 28, 2000. Kevin is an SMT Engineer with over 30 years experience with both OEM and EMS manufacturers, including Texas Instruments, Tactical RF, Telco Systems, and U.S. Assemblies. Kevin is an IPC Certified Engineer whose specialties include: Circuit Board Manufacturing Thru-Hole and Surface Mount, Process Control, Training, and Troubleshooting, as well as New Product Research and Test & Development.
John Travis
Dage X Ray
John Travis is the Sales Manager for Nordson Dage and Nordson Yestech responsible for sales and X-Ray applications for the Northeast region. He has many years of experience with various applications and inspection techniques using digital x-ray imaging. He brings over 28 years of experience in the electronics industry and has been involved in application engineering and the sales of x-ray inspection equipment for the last 12 years.
When
Tuesday April 12 Raleigh HC
Thursday, April 14 Asheville NC
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Breakfast and Lunch Provided
NC State
930 Main Campus Drive
Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27695
Asheville NC
April 14 2016
P R E S E N T
Reliability Workshop
Cleaning
Cleanliness Testing
Materials
Profiling
X-Ray
Tuesday, April 12 Raleigh NC
Thursday, April 14 Asheville NC
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Once commonplace, the process of removing flux and other contamination from post-reflow circuit assemblies virtually disappeared in the latter part of the 20th century. Cleaning was replaced by the use of no-clean flux and the residues were commonly allowed to remain on the assembly.
Today, component and assembly miniaturization, higher temperature reflow profiles, and increased reliability expectations have combined to reduce the volume of allowable contamination acceptable on an electronic assembly. The removal of flux and other process residues and cleanliness testing are among the fastest growing yet least understood processes in electronic assembly industry today.
This one-day technical workshop will answer many common questions about cleaning, cleanliness testing, profiling, failure analysis, inspection, and other reliability related topics.
The workshop is free and seats are limited. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Cleaning & Reliability Workshop
April 12 Raleigh NC
April 14 Asheville NC
8:00AM – 9:00AM |
Registration and Breakfast. |
9:00AM – 9:10AM |
Welcome & Introduction |
9:10AM – 10:10AM |
Michael Konrad - Aqueous Technologies
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10:10AM – 10:20AM |
Break |
10:20AM – 10:50AM |
Mike Konrad - Aqueous Technologies The last time post-reflow cleanliness standards were updated was more than thirty years ago. This presentation covers the various cleanliness assessment tools including their pros and cons. Interpretation and explanation of cleanliness standards and expression of contamination will be discussed. Also, recommended cleanliness standards will be provided. |
10:50AM – 11:00AM |
Break |
11:00AM – 12:00PM |
Debbie Carboni- Kyzen Corporation |
12:00PM – 1:00PM |
Lunch |
1:00PM – 1:40PM |
MB Allen - KIC - US Marketplace |
1:40PM – 1:50PM |
Break |
1:50PM – 2:40PM |
Kevin Pigeon - AIM Solder This presentation provides a detailed explanation of how to optimize solder paste performance from receiving to reflow. Discussion topics include paste handling, stencil design, printer set up and common defects. The presentation incorporates theory with best practice to inform the process engineer of the how, what and why of solder paste use. |
2:40PM – 2:50PM |
Break |
2:50PM – 3:50PM |
John Travis - Dage X Ray |
3:50PM – 4:30PM |
Individual Process Questions and Solutions |