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Kester, Metcal to Present Lead-free Seminar at Advanced Manufacturing Expo
March 19, 2004 |Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Des Plaines, Ill. — Kester and Metcal will present a three-part lead-free assembly seminar at the Advanced Manufacturing Expo at The International Center in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on March 24 and 25, 2004.
Kester and Metcal both will be featured in the Innovations Stage, located on the show floor, on Wednesday, March 24 and again on Thursday, March 25, and in a seminar room adjacent to the show floor on Thursday, March 25 as part of the Flex Forum.
The seminar will be broken into three parts to be presented on Wednesday and Thursday as part of the Innovation Stage, and on Thursday as part of the Flex Forum.
Lead-free Assembly — Part 1 will be presented by Kester and Metcal, and will begin at 11:30 a.m. This seminar is designed to assist electronics assembly manufacturers with a reliable, cost-effective implementation of lead-free assembly operations. The seminar covers the main issues with lead-free soldering in SMT, wave soldering and its rework operations. It also offers both technical and practical information on preventing process issues usually associated with lead-free soldering. Successful case studies also are discussed, showing solutions to issues typically encountered with lead-free assembly. Part 1 of the seminar will have speakers who will address specific issues such as rework, profiling and inspection. This part of the seminar is designed for process engineers who are or will be implementing lead-free assembly and its rework operations. It will be beneficial to line supervisors, group leaders and line operators wishing to understand these processes as to offer immediate and effective process solutions. It will benefit those thinking of implementing or who are already using lead-free solders.
Lead-free Assembly — Part 2 also will be presented by Kester and Metcal, and will take place Thursday, March 25 at 10 a.m. This second part of the seminar also is designed to assist electronics assembly manufacturers with a reliable and cost effective implementation of lead-free assembly operations. Additionally, it covers the main issues with lead-free soldering in SMT, wave soldering and its rework operations. Hands-on demonstrations of the following will be available to attendees:
- Thermal requirements for lead-free rework operations
- Flux selection for lead-free hand assembly and rework
- Maintaining production yields and reliability with lead-free rework.
Lead-free Assembly — Part 3 is part of the Flex Forum, and will be presented in Seminar Room 1 by Kester and Metcal at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. The final part of the seminar details the "8 Steps to Lead-free Assembly," in the implementation of a lead-free process. This seminar will be beneficial for those seeking to be in a position to implement lead-free soldering or in the process of drafting an implementation plan. For those who have or who are currently implementing a lead-free process, this seminar will help greatly in developing a solid understanding of the process variables. Monitoring of these variables will maintain excellent production yields and product reliability with lead-free operation.
Topics covered include:
- Lead-free alloy selection
- Component and board finishes for reliable lead-free
- Selecting the flux chemistry for lead-free operations
- Optimizing lead-free SMT, wave and rework operations
- Prevent soldering defects with lead-free.
Assembly Canada is Canada's only trade show dedicated to the function of assembling discrete parts into finished products. Canadian High Technology Show (CHTS) is Canada's only forum for industry professionals to assess and compare the latest products and services for electronics manufacturing. These two events form the basis of Advanced Manufacturing Expo, an event dedicated to addressing manufacturing challenges through:
- Innovation on the show floor
- "Flex Ed." sessions including, Flexible manufacturing keynote, Flexible manufacturing workshop, SMTA Academy program and certification, and Vendor presentations.
Founded in 1899, Kester is a world-renowned supplier of solder and related materials and services to the electronics assembly, micro-component, industrial soldering, hardware/retail and wholesale plumbing markets. For more information, visit www.kester.com.