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Predict, Prevent, Produce: RoviSys' Bryan DeBois on Manufacturing's Al Future Episode 190
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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From the Factory Floor to System Design: Why Women in STEM Matter with Kristen Eckart - Episode 189
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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An Academic Look at Al in Electronics Manufacturing: Where It Works, Fails, & Why It Matters - # 187
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Readiness Through Repair: How the U.S Military is Strengthening Capabilities with Right to Repair - Episode 186
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Electronics Manufacturing Today: Pressures, Priorities, and the Path Forward With Trevor Galbraith - Episode 186
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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How Accuracy & Force Compliance Contribute to Better Quality & Reliability with Michael Sivigny
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Advances in Dispensing Automation and Thermal Management with PVA’s Jon Urquhart - Episode 184
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Preserving Knowledge,Advancing Reliability: A Reliability Matters Podcast Year-End Reflection - #183
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Getting it Right: How to Work Effectively with your CM - With Daniel Stanphill & Sean Kincaid
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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What Every OEM Should Know About Working with Contract Manufacturers - With Raymond Novara
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Cooler Connections: Low Temp Soldering for a High-Reliability World With Indium’s Dr. Hongwen Zhang
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Building Reliability from the Inside Out: Indium's CEO’s on Innovation & Reliability with Ross Berntson
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Behind the Alloy: Soldering Materials, Process Control, & Reliability Shantanu Joshi & Greg Starrett
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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SMTAI 2025 Conference & Event Preview - Special Episode
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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The Chemistry of Reliability: Choosing the Right Solder and Flux: A Conversation with Chris Ward
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Humidity: Small Cause, Huge Reliability Risk with Viktoria Rawinski - Episode 177
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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War Stories from the Line: Phil Zarrow & Jim Hall Talk Reliability - Episode 175
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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AI in PCB Design - It's Already Here! With David Wiens & Stephen Chavez, Siemens EDA. Episode 174
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Improving the Reliability of Public EV Chargers with ChargerHelp! Co-Founder & CEO, Kamale Terry
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Episode 172: From Chaos to Control: Steering ERP Projects Back on Track with Chintan Sutaria
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Pick & Place Machine Selection and Optimization with Hanwha Semitech Americas CEO, Tim Kang - Episode #171
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode 170: Reliability, Safety, and Human Impact: The DMR Approach with Dheeraj Narang
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Reliability Matters on the Road in Anaheim California at the IPC APEX Expo - Episode 169
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May 27, 2025 |
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Reliability Matters on the Road in Anaheim California at the IPC APEX Expo - Episode 168
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 167: Meet the Press: A Conversation with Journalist and PCEA President, Mike Buetow
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Electronics: Down Memory Lane and a Vision for the Future - Episode 166
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Stencil Design and Manufacturing Best Practices with Elias Malfavon Jr.
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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AI Integrated Supply Chain Management Software with Sebastian Schaal
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Battery Selection and Safety Best Practices with Alex Norman
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Electronics Testing Best Practices with Robert Boguski- Episode 162
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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AI-Based Inspection Technologies with Priyansha Bagaria - Episode 161
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Opportunities and Challenges within the EV Industry - Episode 160
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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2024 Season Wrap-Up of the Reliability Matters Podcast - Episode 159
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Episode 158: The New Kids in Town - The Cast of the D-Code Podcast
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Episode 157: What's On Your Workbench? Critical Steps to Avoid Contamination of PCA's During the Rework Process
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 156: An Introduction to Flexible Circuits with Joseph Fjelstad
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Episode 155: Ultra HDI Panel Discussion - Recorded Live at SMTAI
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Episode 154: Thermal Profiling Best Practices
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode 153: Contract Manufacturing Best Practices with Adrian Leal
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Episode 152: High-Reliability Solder Paste Selection Best Practices
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Episode 151: Optical Inspection System Best Practices
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Episode 150: The Truth Behind Statistics
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Episode 149: AOI and X-Ray Best Practices
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Special episode: Surface Mount Technology International - 2024
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Episode 148: IPC Apex Special
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Episode 147: IPC Apex Special
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Episode 146: IPC Apex Special (part 1 of 3)
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Episode 145: Designing Electronics to be Reliable in Harsh Environments
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Episode 144: A Conversation with Indium's Rick Short about Education-Based Marketing
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May 28, 2024 |
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Episode 143: A Candid Conversation with Industry Icon Doug Pauls
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May 14, 2024 |
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Episode 142: Live from SMTA's Pan Pacific Strategic Electronics Symposium (PanPac)
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Episode 141: Component Tape Splicing Best Practices with Larry (The Professor) Welk
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Episode 140: Circuit Board Design and Acquisition Best Practices
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Episode 139: Environmentally Responsible Alternatives to Traditional PCB Fabrication
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Episode 138: Hand Soldering and Rework Best Practices with Debbie Wade
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Episode 137: Building a Sustainable Career with a Sustainable Impact
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Episode 136: Environmentally Responsible/Sustainable Conformal Coating with Dr. Cassandra Zentner
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Episode 135: A Conversation with Dr. Zach Peterson about Board Design Best Practices
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Episode 134 - 2023 Podcast Season Wrap-Up
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Episode 133: Novel Wireless / Wearable ESD Monitoring
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Episode 132: A Conversation about Ultra-Thin Conformal Coating with HZO's Lisa Rizzo
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode 131: A Conversation with Industry Icon Bob Willis
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Episode 130: Human-Centered Approaches to Innovation with Dr. Alexis Abramson
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 129: Network Reliability - Avoiding Cyber-Security Threats
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 128: Industry Standards Explained with Leo Lambert
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Episode 127: Ask the Experts - A Conversation with Phil Zarrow & Jim Hall
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Episode 126: Moisture Mitigation Strategies with Dan Jenkins and Rob Lowery
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Episode 125: DFM Best Practices with Pride Industries' Engineering Manager Andrew Williams
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Episode 124: Industry Icon Dave Hillman's Amazing 3,600 Mile Kayak Journey Down the Missouri River
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Episode #123: Introduction to HALT – Highly Accelerated Life Testing with Dr. Christopher Jackson
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Episode 122: The Integration of AI Into Inspection Systems
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Episode 121: Dr. John Mitchell discusses his new book "Fire Your Hiring Habits"
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Episode 120: Making Reliability Training Entertaining and Effective
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May 23, 2023 |
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Episode 119: Quantum Mechanics Explained
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May 09, 2023 |
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Episode 118: Making "Big Data" Useful with Intraratio's Ryan Gamble
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Episode 117: When Residues Cause Circuit Assemblies to Fail
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Episode 116: Supply Chain Musings
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Episode 115: Making Sense of "Big Data"
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Episode 114: The Remarkable Return of the Post-Reflow Cleaning Process
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Episode 113: A Conversation about Counterfeit Component Detection with Dr. Eyal Weiss
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Special Episode: A Conversation about Business Challenges with STI Electronics' President David Raby
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Episode 112: A Conversation about ESD Mitigation with ESD Expert Christopher Almeras
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Episode 111: Liquid Metal’s Potential Future in Electronics
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Episode 110: A Wrap-Up of the Reliability Matters 2022 Season
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Episode 109: A Decade of Industry 4.0 - What it Was - What it Wasn't
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Episode 108: A Preview of the Upcoming SMTA Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Episode 107: IPC Validation Services & the Trusted Supplier Program
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Episode 106: A Conversation about Production Automation
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode 105: Conformal Coating Material Selection Best Practices
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Special Episode: A Sneak Peak at the SMTAI Technical Conference with the Technical Committee
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Episode 104: A Conversation about ESD Flooring with Thomas Ricciardelli
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Episode 103: SMT Assembly Equipment for Low Volume Applications
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Episode 102: Contract Manufacturer Selection Process Best Practices
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Episode 101: Forging the Future of US Manufacturing with IPC's Matt Kelly
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Episode 100: A 100th Episode Special (Recorded Live)
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Episode 99: A Conversation about the IPC Cleanliness Standard & How to Comply with Graham Naisbitt
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Episode 98: A Conversation with AIM Solder's Jen Fijalkowski About Advances in Solder Pastes
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Episode 97: Best Practices for Purchasing X Ray Equipment
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode 96: A Conversation with Industry Gurus Phil Zarrow af Jim Hall about their New Book
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May 24, 2022 |
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Episode 95: A Conversation with SMTA SMT Certification Course Authors Dr. Ron Lasky and Jim Hall
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 94: A Conversation with Author Dr. Ron Lasky About His Many Books.
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Episode 93: A Conversation with Dr. Kunal Shah about Ni-Less ENIG & the Improvements in Reliability.
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Episode 92: Conversations from IPC APEX Expo - Reflow Thermal Control - Automated Device Programming
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Episode 91: Conversations from IPC APEX Expo - Inspection Systems - Contract Assembly - and Pirates!
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Episode 90: A Conversation with Component Storage Expert Mike Adamson
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Episode 89: A Conversation About Tombstoning Mitigation with Tony Lentz
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Episode 88: A Conversation about Electric Vehicles with Indium's Brian O'Leary
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Episode 87: A Conversation with SPI and AOI Inspection Expert Joel Scutchfield
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode 86: A Conversation with IPC Training Expert Bob Doetzer
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Episode 85: 2021 Reliability Matters Episode Wrap-Up
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Episode 84: A Conversation about Solder Paste Inspection with Christopher Frederickson
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Episode 83: A Conversation with Thermal Management Expert Miles Moreau
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Episode 82: A Conversation with Solder Paste Expert Paul Salerno
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Episode 81: IPC APEX Expo 2022 Technical Program
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Episode 80: Cheryl Tulkoff & Greg Caswell's Book "DESIGN FOR EXCELLENCE IN ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING"
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Episode 79: A Conversation with Arch Systems' Dave Trail about Industry 4.0
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Episode 78: SMTAI is Back LIVE!
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Episode 77: A Conversation with James Kovacevic about Maintenance Reliability Training
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Episode 76 - Meet the Press
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Episode 75: Matric Group's Patrick Stimpert on Lean Manufacturing with a "Lean-In" Philosophy
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Episode 74: A Conversation about Contract Manufacturing with Worthington Assembly's Chris Denney
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Episode 73: A Conversation with Solder Paste Expert Tim Jensen of Indium
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Episode 72: A Conversation About Thermal Profiling with ECD's Mark Waterman
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Episode 71: A Conversation with Manufacturer's Representatives About Sales and Support Post Covid 19
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Episode 70: A Conversation with Nano Dimension's Co-Founder Amit Dror
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Episode 69: Part 2 of an Interview with Me (Mike Konrad) on the Pick-Place Podcast with Chris Denney and Melissa Hough
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Episode 68: An Interview with Me (Mike Konrad) on the Pick-Place Podcast with Chris Denney and Melissa Hough
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May 26, 2021 |
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Episode 67: A Conversation with Rework/Repair Expert Norman Mier of Best Inc.
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May 11, 2021 |
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Episode 66: A Conservation with Dr. Ron Lasky and His Students Annaka Balch, Nadia Clement, and Raaga Kannan
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Episode 65: Part 2 of our Conversation with Tim O'Neill and Fred Dimock on Oven Profiling
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Episode 64: A Conservation with Tim O'Neill and Fred Dimock about Voiding, Vacuum Reflow, and Oven Profiling
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Episode 63: A Conversation with and a Presentation by Reliability Expert Dock Brown
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Episode 62: A Conversation with Cogiscan's Co-Founder François Monette
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Special Edition: A Conversation with IPC's Chief Technologist Matt Kelly about IPC APEX Expo 2021
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Episode 61: A Conversation with Flex Circuit and Additive Electronics Expert Tara Dunn
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Episode 60: A Conversation with Rockwell Collins' Dave Hillman about Solder Voiding
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Episode 59: A Conversation with CMOS Inventor Dr. Eric Fossum
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Episode 58: 2020 Round-Up
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Episode 57: A Conversation with CAF Expert Graham Naisbitt
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Episode 56: A Conversation about Solder Voiding with Solder Materials, Stencil, and Cleaning Experts
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Episode 55- A Conversation with SMTA President Dr. Martin Anselm
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Episode 54: A Conversation with Michael Ford about Digital Twin
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Episode 53: Meet the Press - A Conversation with Industry Journalists about the State of the EMS Industry
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Episode 52: A Conversation with Conformal Coating Expert Dr. Sean Clancy of HZO
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Episode 51: A Conversation with X-Ray Expert and Entrepreneur Dr. Bill Cardoso
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Episode 50 - A Conversation with IPC's Matt Kelly on IPC Technology Focus & Investment
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Episode 49 - A Conversation with SMTA's Tanya Martin and Greg Vance about SMTAI 2020
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Episode 48: A Conversation with a China Supply Chain Expert about Importing from and Exporting to China
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Episode 47: A Conversation with Environmental Sustainability Expert Matthew Chalkley
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Episode 46: "The Experts" - A Special Episode Featuring a Conversation with Four Industry Experts
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Episode 45: A Conversation with Dr. Chris Jackson About Reliability
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Episode 44: A Conversation with Dr. Jennie Hwang About Reliability
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Episode 43: A Conversation with Cal State University's Dr. Mike Stull about Entrepreneurship and Today's Challenging Times
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May 27, 2020 |
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Episode 42: A Conversation with X-Ray Expert Keith Bryant
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May 26, 2020 |
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Episode 41: A Conversation with Better Board Buying's Greg Papandrew About Ways to Buy Boards Better
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May 12, 2020 |
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Episode 40: A Return Conversation with SMT Guru Bob Willis
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Episode 39: A Conversation with Advanced Assembly's Mark Hughes and Greg Ziraldo About Producing Reliable Assemblies Within a CM Environment
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Episode 38: A Special COVID-19 Episode - Conversation with Circuits Assembly Magazine's Editor in Chief Mike Buetow
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Episode 37: A Conversation with IPC's President and CEO Dr. John Mitchell
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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Episode 36: A Conversation with "Board Talk" hosts Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Episode 35: A Conversation with Dr. Darren Williams of Sam Houston State University
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Episode 34: A Conversation with "The Cleaning Lady and the Rocket Scientist" Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Episode 33: Altium's Judy Warner Interviews Reliability Matter's Host Mike Konrad on the Subject of Cleaning for Reliability
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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Episode 32: A Conversation with Greg Smith and Tony Lentz About Stencil Design and Void Reduction
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Episode 31: A Conversation with Scoop's Phil Stoten
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Episode 30: A Conversation About Reflow Technology with Guest David Heller
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Episode 29: A Return Conversation with Foresite's Lead Investigator Eric Camden
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Episode 28: Part 2 - A Conversation with IPC's Brook Sandy about IPC APEX EXPO’s Technical Program
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Episode 27: Part 1 - A Conversation with IPC's Brook Sandy about the IPC APEX EXPO
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Episode 26- An Interview with Ventec's Technology Ambassador Alun Morgan
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Episode 25 - An interview with Indium's Kay Parker about SMT Printing and Being New in the Electronics Assembly Industry
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Episode 24 - A Conversation with Teradyne's Reliability Experts Mark Levin and Jon Rodin
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Episode 23 - A Conversation About Testing Circuit Assemblies with Datest Founder Robert Boguski Jr.
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Episode 22 - A Conversation About Adhesion Testing with BTG Lab's Materials Scientist Elizabeth Kidd
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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Episode 21- A Conversation with Manuel Schöllig - There's More to Clean than just Assemblies
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Aug 10, 2019 |
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Episode 20- A Conversation with Conformal Coating Expert Phil Kinner
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Episode 19- A Conversation about Display Technologies and Reliability-Improving Production Methods
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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Episode 18 - A Conversation with Saturn Electronics' Yash Sutariya about PCB Fabrication
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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Episode 17 - A conversation with Brian D'Amico about AOI and SPI best practices.
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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Episode 16 - SMT-WARS- Lessons Learned from a Contract Manufacturer & Their Customer Who Sued Them
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May 27, 2019 |
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Episode 15 - Scoop TV Interviews Mike Konrad
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May 14, 2019 |
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Episode 14- An Interview with Reliability Expert Fred Schenkelberg
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Episode 13 - A Conversation with KIC's MB Allen About Thermal Management and Reliability
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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Episode 12 - An Interview with FLITE's Michelle Ogihara and Sherry Stepp on Women in Electronics
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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Episode 11 - Tips and Tricks for Successfully Cleaning Circuit Assemblies
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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Episode 10 - An Interview with Dr. David Bernard - All About X-Ray Inspection
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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Episode 9 - An Interview with Dr. Mike Bixenman about Cleaning Challenges, Chemicals, Components, and Cleanliness Testing
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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Episode 8 - Cleaning Roundtable
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Episode 7 - A Conversation with ITM Consulting's Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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Episode 6 - An Interview with Collins Aerospace's Doug Pauls
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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Episode 5 - An Interview with Dr. Craig Hillman - Design for Reliability
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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Episode 4: Improving Reliability of Circuit Assemblies in Harsh Environments
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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Episode 3 - An Interview with Johns Hopkins' APL Engineer, Wendy Casker
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Episode 2- When Failure Happens - An interview with Failure Analysis Investigators
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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Episode 1 - An Interview with SMT Guru Bob Willis
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Reliability Matters Episode 0
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Nov 11, 2018 |