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Article: Ensuring reproducibility in selective soldering: quality tools like FMEA and machine capability analysis are needed for effective process control of selective soldering.(Selective Soldering Series--Part 2 Of 3)
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- Circuits Assembly
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- October 1, 2002
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The advent of surface-mount technology ushered in reflow as the primary soldering process, overshadowing wave soldering. However, not all components are suitable for heating in a reflow oven. Some cannot withstand the heat of that process. Many other components are still not surface-mountable; they have pins for through holes. However, more devices are increasingly being assembled using the selective soldering process.
In the electronics industry, automation has come to dominate assembly processes. For example, in automotive manufacturing, quality-assurance efforts have eliminated hand soldering, whose results depend on human skills and technique and are not as ...