August 2007 CA TOC

FEATURES

• Korea RoHS/ELV Analysis
  Electronics Recycling in Korea
  The next big electronics producer to “go green” is Korea, with a national law governing electronics waste coming into effect Jan. 1.
  Junsik Yoon and Michael Kirschner

• Component Placement
  Fastening Hardware Using SMT
  Traditional hardware options for assembling PCBs have baggage: time-consuming, exacting, and potentially damaging. But new fasteners specifically for PCB mounting can be placed and reflowed using the conventional SMT processes.
  Brian G. Bentrim

• Cover Story
  Pb-free PTH Rework on a Thick, Heavy Assembly
  A study by a major EMS company found a forced convection platform, in conjunction with a solder fountain, dramatically reduced copper dissolution observed on a thick, heavy circuit board as compared with rework performed completely on the solder fountain.
  Robert Farrell, Paul Bodmer, Bruce Tostevin, Richard Russo and Gregory Morose

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  ‘Engineering’ a new executive order.
  Mike Buetow

TECH TALK

• Screen Printing
  Cultural differences.
  Joe Belmonte

• Better Manufacturing
  A trip through time.
  Phil Zarrow

• Getting Lean
  The 5Ss.
  Robert Hemmant

• Tech Tips
  The DoD is getting embedded (and not with people).
  American Competitiveness Institute

• Wave Soldering
  The solder wave, under pressure.
  Gerjan Diepstraten

• Pb-Free Lessons Learned
  Preheat can make or break the Pb-free process.
  Chrys Shea

• Test and Inspection
  The kindest cuts.
  Dr. Udo E. Frank

• Technical Abstracts

DEPARTMENTS

Industry News
Market Watch
Ad Index
Nepcon South China Product Preview
Assembly Insider

On the cover: Copper dissolution remedies for thick, heavy boards. (Photos courtesy Benchmark Electronics)