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I would imagine that the primary reason that your services would not be
utilized is because of up-front cost (as opposed to hidden cost later down
the line). How much would you charge for a weekly Ionic Contamination test
of 5 populated boards and 5 bare boards?
At 12:38 4/23/96 GMT, Maurice Dore * wrote:
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>If I can have a moment of your time, I would like to ask for your opinion on
>materials analysis in electronics manufacturing.
>I work with AMT Ireland in the Interconnect service. We offer a wide range
>of materials analysis tests and consultancy with a large proportion of
>electronics companies in Ireland. I have experienced that our service is
> required by Process Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers who wait for the
>problem to arise on their PCB assembly.
>We offer prompt attention to companies who panic in the face of emerging
>defects and perform the required tests in our Electronics Manufacturing
>Centre.
>The main tests include;
>SIR testing
>Ionic Contamination testing
>Electromigration testing
>Microsectioning
>Flux corrosivity testing
>etc
>which are all implemented into helping develop new processes, such as
>No-Clean, Paste Evaluation, Cleanliness, BGA Analysis etc
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>I would appreciate if you could forward your opinion on whether companies
>should monitor key elements within the process on a continuous basis instead
>of waiting for the defect to occur before taking action.
>Are companies ignoring the importance of such process monitoring tools in
>your experience?
>We have a few companies who control their process using our services. Why in
>your mind are the rest not?
>Would the downtime in production be significantly decreased if process
>checks were carried out on a continuous basis.
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>Any comments and opinions are much appreciated,
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>Thanks in advance,
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>Regards,
>Moss Dore
> Phone: 353-61-331588
>AMT Ireland Fax: 353-61-330316
>Electronics Manufacturing Centre Email: [log in to unmask]
>University of Limerick
>National Technological Park
>Limerick
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-Pat-
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Patrick McGuine
Nicolet Instrument
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(608) 276-6334
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