Is It Time to Retire ROSE Testing – Whether As a Cleanliness Test or Process Control Tool?
Over the last two to three years there has been considerable discussion within various IPC committees about the role of the ROSE test in today’s assembly environment. The transition from predominantly water wash processes to “no clean” has meant the advent of very different flux compositions. The question has been posed, on numerous occasions we might add, about whether or not the ROSE test is still a viable option for evaluating PB and PBA cleanliness.
Kurtz-Ersa awards the Murray Percival Co ‘Rep of the Year’
March 2018 : Michigan headquartered, national electronics distributor Murray Percival Company today announced that they have been awarded the Kurtz Ersa Rep of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. The Murray Percival Company represents Ersa’s award-winning selective soldering and rework equipment throughout the Midwest. The Murray Percival Co. scooped the award based on […]
Distributor TTI Dedicates Andrews Distribution Center to Honor Founder and CEO, Paul Andrews
Fort Worth, Texas – March, 2018 – During a company kickoff event for employees attending the annual TTI sales leadership conference, a special dedication ceremony took place to unveil the name of TTI’s newly constructed distribution center. Named in honor of the company’s founder and CEO, Paul Andrews, the facility has been crowned the Andrews […]
Intertronics launch affordable mixing machine for liquids, pastes and powders
The new Thinky ARM-310 Engineering Compounds Mixer from Intertronics offers an alternative to mixing by hand, with simple operation and fully homogenous results in a few minutes; results which are repeatable time after time. The bench-top machine has a compact 300x340mm footprint and costs less than £5,000. The Thinky ARM-310 mixer provides consistent mixing results […]
NSF invests $30 million to pursue transformative advances at frontiers of computing and information science
New Expeditions in Computing awards represent NSF’s single largest investments in the field Students perform optical imaging technique tests. The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced three new Expeditions in Computing awards, each providing $10 million in funding over five years to multi-investigator research teams pursuing large-scale, far-reaching and potentially transformative research in computer and information […]