Published by AIM Solders, 2004

AIM has produced a handy 50-page booklet that covers paste, printing, reflow, wave and hand soldering with a glossary and reference section. The booklet is available free to customers. The small pocket booklet is an ideal reference for production, engineering and quality staff and includes some good photographs. It is a simple troubleshooting guide covering most of the common process issues and is similar in style to a series of guides produced by Alpha Metals a couple of years ago. The reference section provides a list of alloys, some of which are lead free, along with tables for cored wire size, paste powder and temperature conversion.

With the growing interest in lead-free soldering and with AIM's knowledge of the subject, how long will it be until a guide is available on lead-free solder assembly?