Steve

One point I would consider when qualifying a product: a written
guarantee by the vendor that the product will be on the market for a
minimum of 5 years, preferably 10, without modification, so that you
don't have to go to the expense of frequent requalification. In the
event of a product being withdrawn within the period, for whatever
reason, the vendor will support the cost of requalification, even if the
results favour a competitor's product. If everyone insisted on this,
then the manufacturer of the product will think twice about withdrawing
a product during a viable lifetime. The downside, of course, is that,
after 5 years, there may be better products on the market, but so what,
if the one you are using does what you ask of it?

Which large company with clout will start the ball rolling?

Brian

Steve Gregory wrote:
> My latest post about Solder paste, has just raised an issue that I've
> thought about over the years...this may upset some people.
>
> Why do us as users, need to go through all these qualification tests in
> order to select a solder paste? All of us use the paste in the same way,
> no? Aren't the vendors of these products AWARE of the requirements that
> need to be met? Why don't they "tailor" their products to their users?
> Do these vendors understand the expense and time that it takes to do all
> these qualification tests? Why should we even have to do this? Don't
> solder paste vendors understand their market?
>
> Even the IpC has put into place procedures to qualify solder paste. I
> would think, that if I were a solder paste vendor, and to secure
> business, I would make sure, that whatever product I sold, would comply
> to all industry standards, and advertise it as such, and then back it
> up...you would win market share with that simple effort.
>
> But to tell you the truth, I have recieved quite few emails that have
> found that what was claimed, is not the truth...you have only yourself
> to blame for that. So I will go on to do my own tests, and not even
> consider your sales people and their pitches, because they lie to all of
> us, and cannot be trusted...and that's a damn shame...
>
> -Steve Gregory-
>
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