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Not All Solder Wires Behave the Same
Investigating how alloy, application, and operator experience influence solder wire performance by Gayle Towell On many production floors, operators use whichever spool of solder wire is provided, often with little information about ...
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When Physics Meets the Production Floor: An Award-Winning Stencil Insight
by Gayle Towell I am proud to share that my recent APEX EXPO technical paper, “Rethinking Area Ratio: A Physics-Based Model for Predicting Solder Paste Transfer Efficiency for Thin Stencils,” ...
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Avoid Solder Paste Failures Through Proper Handling and Preparation
By Kevin Pigeon AIM’s technical support team often sees the same preventable issues repeat themselves. Three times this week alone, I traced the root cause of a solder paste problem ...
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Celebrating 90 Years of Innovation, Integrity, and Partnership
In 1936, AIM began as a modest metals recycling company with a vision to meet the metal needs of the industrial world. Nine decades later, we’re proud to stand as one of the most trusted global suppliers ...
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Beat the Silver Cost Surge: Why Now Is the Time to Switch from SAC305 to REL61
With silver costs reaching historic highs—nearly triple what they were just one year ago—the economics of solder alloy selection have shifted dramatically. SAC305, long considered the lead-free industry standard, now ...
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