Alain Three bibles: expensive but really the best and up-to-date for general understanding: A Comprehensive Guide to the Design and Manufacture of Printed Board Assemblies Vols 1 & 2, W.M. Ross (ed.) Soldering in Electronics 2nd Edition, R.J. Klein Wassink Manufacturing Techniques for Surface Mounted Assemblies, R.J. Klein Wassink & M.M.F. Verguld. All three are available from Electrochemical Publications at http://www.elchempub.com , along with many others. Brian Alain Mathieu wrote: > Hello everyone We have hired a new mechanical engineer recently and > she would like to learn as much as possible on electronic assembly : > PCAs, processes, rules, etc.... Anyone who would have a few > suggestions of good book titles on the > subject? Thanks [log in to unmask] ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################