More Than Just Dry Air

Column from: Richard Heimsch

Richard gained his business perspectives 20+ years of sales, marketing and operations roles at companies from $200 million in size. He lived and traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas during that time while transporting companies into new geographies and growing their businesses with an integrated focus on inside-out branding, product development curves and channel manage...  more
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February 14, 2019

Controlling Oxidation and Intermetallics in Moisture-sensitive Devices

To avoid the damage of microcracks and delamination during the processing of electronic components, appropriate environmental storage is essential. And the introduction of lead-free soldering and the associated higher processing temperatures involved makes moisture management even more important.
July 05, 2017

PCBs are MSDs

There were no published standards for storage and moisture protection for printed boards until 2010, and their proper handling is still often overlooked. But with the correct storage control and the use of suitable drying methods, considerable manufacturing advantages can be gained; PCBs will remain solderable for a much longer time and damage during reflow due to moisture can be eliminated.
June 01, 2017

Long-Term Storage of Electronic Components and Compositions

Product lifecycles have become very short, with new models being released sooner than ever before. Many manufacturers in industries including automotive, avionics and military must guarantee the availability of replacement parts for 10 or even 20 years. This demands the advance purchase and extended storage of components and materials; but further complicating the problem is that most components cannot be stored for more than a few years without very special handling procedures.
April 18, 2017

More Than Just Dry Air: Solutions for Long-term Storage of Electronic Components and Compositions

The storage of moisture-sensitive electronic components and materials is problematic, and manufacturers with long term storage requirements face additional obstacles. Requirements for long-term storage are increasing. This article explains why.
April 05, 2017

More Than Just Dry Air: Prodrive Technologies - 4.0 in Action

In this age, smart minded companies continuously search for flexible automation and digitalization of their processes. Track and trace become essential parts of every automation process. Industry 4.0 is a good example of an initiative that helps companies getting ready for the next industrial revolution, focusing on flexible automation, digitalization, and track and tracing throughout the whole supply chain.
February 06, 2017

More Than Just Dry Air: In Pursuit of 4.0

Companies that use new technologies for Industry 4.0 are more competitive because they produce at lower costs and possess the flexibility to meet wide ranging and quickly changing customer requirements. Industry 4.0 is upon us, and those that are prepared to implement it now will actively shape and lead the change.
January 24, 2017

More Than Just Dry Air: Controlling Oxidation and Intermetallics in Moisture-Sensitive Devices

Our new columnist Richard Heimsch will be focusing on the management of moisture sensitivity in his column “More Than Just Dry Air.” His inaugural article talks about controlling oxidation and intermetallics in moisture-sensitive devices.
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