The market for recycled electronics, and what companies can do with excess stock.

Circularity and inventory management intersect two key areas for electronics manufacturers. They are problems as old as the industry. In the early 1990s, for instance, an entrepreneur named Jerry Haller had an idea for a component exchange system set up much like trading financial stocks on Wall Street. He called the operation Fast Parts. It never caught on, however, nor did the many attempts others made to emulate it.

A few decades later, however, the industry might finally be ready for sustainable resource management.

The time is now for serial inventor Joe Fjelstad’s answer to simplifying component assembly.

Joe Fjelstad is a renowned innovator, environmental advocate and the visionary mind behind the Occam Process, a groundbreaking advancement in electronics manufacturing. In this in-depth conversation, Fjelstad shares the journey of Occam, its transformative potential, and the wisdom gathered over his illustrious career.

Introducing nitrogen to the solder process can enhance reliability and yields.

Inert gas soldering systems, which use a controlled nitrogen blanket atmosphere and an entry vacuum oxygen/nitrogen exchange chamber, offer several key benefits:

A factorial design investigating solder paste volume under varied squeegee pressure and squeegee types.

It is generally agreed that, on average, 40% to 60% of the defects generated by a surface mount production line can attributed to the solder paste screen (stencil) printing process. This process comprises different key elements designed to work together to generate the most optimal performance and results. These elements include the following: