The complexities associated with the use of solders in electronic products. What’s the alternative to solder? A long-standing adage observes that “if the only tool in your tool chest is a hammer, the ...

Best practices to follow for your next PCB assembly project. Helpful guidelines and instructions for robust PCB assembly. Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the foundation of every electronic device.

For adhesives, coatings, and ink's to cover (wet) a surface, the surface energy of the adhesive must be less than that of the solid surface. Many adhesives have a high surface energy and may, fail to ...

As the core technology used in modern electronics manufacturing, surface-mount technology (SMT) assembly density is increasing, the number of pins is increasing, and the pitch is decreasing. In ...

Twelve technical specialists from L3Harris are part of a high-tech workforce development pilot program at Rochester Institute of Technology learning how to build the “brains” inside electronic devices ...

Rochester Institute of Technology recently installed a MIRTEC MV3 OMNI automated, optical inspection machine in its Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly (CEMA). The equipment enables ...

For decades, engineers relied on a “design–build–test–fix” loop to bring new products to market. Engineers would create drawings or CAD models, send them to manufacturing, and wait for physical ...

A sweet spot for applying artificial intelligence (AI) in industry lies in connecting AI and vision systems for quality control. A recent entrant into this field is focused on democratizing access to ...