The complexities associated with the use of solders in electronic products. What’s the alternative to solder? A long-standing adage observes that “if the only tool in your tool chest is a hammer, the ...

The laser is based on a phenomenon discovered during the past century, and laser technology became real and concrete at the beginning of the 1960s. In less than 50 years, it has become the basis for ...

As the core technology used in modern electronics manufacturing, surface-mount technology (SMT) assembly density is increasing, the number of pins is increasing, and the pitch is decreasing. In ...

The College of Engineering Technology’s Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly (CEMA) was established at RIT in 1995 and provides workforce training, development, prototype testing, and ...

Rochester Institute of Technology recently installed a MIRTEC MV3 OMNI automated, optical inspection machine in its Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly (CEMA). The equipment enables ...

For adhesives, coatings, and ink's to cover (wet) a surface, the surface energy of the adhesive must be less than that of the solid surface. Many adhesives have a high surface energy and may, fail to ...

A sweet spot for applying artificial intelligence (AI) in industry lies in connecting AI and vision systems for quality control. A recent entrant into this field is focused on democratizing access to ...