MILWAUKIE, OR – ECD has developed a five-module course that provides electronic assembly specialists with an overview of thermal profiling basics. Designed as an introductory tool for new operators or a fundamentals refresher for seasoned engineers, ECD’s Thermal Profiling course recently went live.

“It’s not uncommon for assembly professionals to become reliant on past routines when it comes to thermal profiling parameters, optimization and tool selection,” said ECD electronics division manager Mark Waterman. “While that can be adequate in some situations, it’s not an ideal long-term recipe for ensuring process quality and efficiency. This course allows participants to brush up on all aspects of thermal profiling, revisit assumptions and, if they’re new to electronics, learn the fundamentals to ensure a good foundational understanding.”

Segmented into five modules, the ECD Thermal Profiling course has been developed by the engineers who established in-transit thermal profiling technology. Participants are encouraged to digest the coursework in numeric order, as each module builds on the other, but can opt-in to specific modules of interest. To date, over 250 people have registered to take the course, and more than 50 have completed it.

“The team at ECD is passionate about process control solutions, and thermal profiling is top among our core competencies,” said Bob Schnyder, ECD VP of sales and marketing. “From the start, we wanted to make this resource widely available to all electronics professionals. It’s free, easy to access and can be completed as a participant’s schedule allows. Hopefully, it helps improve thermal processes around the world.”

For more information, visit https://www.ecd.com/electronics/courses/thermal-profiling-course/thermal-profiling-m0.aspx.

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