SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – ACE Production Technologies announced its 2017 schedule of selective soldering workshops here.  Workshops feature a combination of classroom and hands-on curriculum.

2017 Workshop dates:

Introductory Workshops
Jan. 24-25, 2017
Mar. 14-15, 2017
May 16-17, 2017
July 18-19, 2017
Sept. 12-13, 2017
Nov. 7-8, 2017

Advanced Workshops
Apr. 25-26, 2017
Aug. 15-16, 2017
Oct. 17-18, 2017

Attendees learn how to improve selective soldering effectiveness; programming tips and tricks; how to reduce soldering defects; advanced troubleshooting techniques, and how to reduce post-solder rework and increase yields.

Bob Klenke of ITM Consulting conducts the classroom portion of the introductory workshop, while the hands-on portion is taught by staff members in the ACE application lab.

Curriculum for the introductory selective soldering workshop includes: fundamentals of through-hole soldering; solderability; solder alloys; flux deposition; flux activation; thermal profiling; design guidelines; quality measurement; troubleshooting guideline; process optimization; programming, and preventative maintenance.

Fabrication expert Stan Bentley of DIVSYS International instructs the classroom portion of the advanced workshop, with the hands-on segments taught by ACE application staff.

The curriculum for the advanced selective soldering workshop includes printed circuit board design manufacturability; PCB characteristics that impact the soldering process; laminate choices; surface finishes; plating thickness and layer count; parameters the selective machine can adjust for; optimal thermal transfer properties for effective soldering; solder joint inspection protocols; ionic contamination testing, and solderability testing.

For more information or to register, contact Rae Ann Miller at rmiller@ace-protech.com or visit http://www.ace-protech.com/index.php?id=72.

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