RALEIGH, NC-- Weller, a Cooper Hand Tools brand (cooperhandtools.com), is presenting a series of lead-free soldering seminars to explain this essential technology and to prepare electronics manufacturers for the 2006 deadline for compliance with RoHS directives.
The seminars, presented in association with Omni Training and Techni-Tool, will be held in Cleveland, OH on August 24; Detroit, MI on August 26; and in Cedar Rapids, IA on August 27. Ken Moore, president of Omni Training, will conduct the sessions.
The sessions will cover the impact, challenges and risks associated with lead-free, including thermal-related damage to PWBs and components. The primary focus is on hand soldering, rework and inspection of solder joints made with lead-free alloys. Attendees will work with various lead-free alloys and soldering equipment.
For details contact Maria Eby, (610) 940-5425; mariae@technitool.com.
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FRANKLIN, NH – Polyclad Laminates, a business of Cookson Electronics, has published a Lead-free Material Selection Guide. It provides advice for selecting lead-free capable laminate base materials, and defines best practices for determining selection criteria for Pb-free or Pb/Sn assembly applications.
Available for all major Polyclad products, the guide reviews PWB design and assembly variables in making recommendations to use specific laminate and prepreg materials. It will be regularly updated as more data become available.
For an electronic copy, email: polyclad@cooksonelectronics.com.