SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – ACE Production Technologies is taking registrations for its upcoming selective soldering workshops. The introductory workshop will be held Aug. 6-7 at ACE’s facility here. 

The comprehensive workshop is designed to teach the overall selective soldering process. Topics include component limitations, clearance restrictions, flux chemistries, no-clean processing, and solder joint reliability issues, as well as problem solving and process optimization. Bob Klenke of ITM Consulting will teach the classroom portion, while the hands-on portion will be taught by staff members in the ACE application lab.

An advanced workshop will be held Aug. 13-14, also at the ACE facility, focusing on detailed explanations of printed circuit board construction such as copper layers, barrel plating and porosity. The interaction between the PCB and the selective soldering process as well as the heat flow characteristics within thermally challenging multilayer boards will be defined. This workshop will be taught by Stan Bentley of DIVSYS and the ACE application staff.

The curriculum for these workshops is based on real-world practices and covers all aspects of the selective soldering process. Handout and reference materials will be provided. For more information or to register for the workshops, contact Rae Ann Miller at rmiller@ace-protech.com or call 509-924-4898, Ext. 102.

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