O V E R V I E W
Mike Konrad has worked continuously within the electronics assembly equipment industry since 1985. Mike is President of Aqueous Technologies Corporation, North America’s largest manufacturer of fully automated defluxing and cleanliness testing equipment.
Mike has served on the US Navy’s EMPF Manufacturers Committee in the late 1980’s and again at the present time, is presently a member of the SMT Magazine Editorial Advisory Board, IPC’s APEX Exhibitor’s Committee, and has published dozens of articles on cleaning and cleanliness testing in numerous industry publications. Mike was a member of IPC’s Stencil Cleaning Task Group, contributing to IPC-7526 Stencil and Misprinted Board Cleaning Handbook, and is a current member of IPC’s 5-31 Committee for the upcoming IPC Cleaning Handbook. Mike was a speaker at the IPC / SMTA High-Performance Electronics Cleaning Symposium in 2008 and 2010 and has taught cleaning courses and workshops throughout the world.
Tom Forsythe
Kyzen Corporation
Tom has personally been involved in Cleaning Technology for over 20 years. Since joining Kyzen in 1992, Tom has been personally involved in taking Kyzen from a start up to the industry leading, multi-national organization focused cleaning material technology that it is today. Tom is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, and also has an MBA from Boston University. He is a frequent author and sought after presenter on the topic of high technology cleaning at industry forums across the globe. An active IPC and SMTA member, Tom is currently serving as a Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors for the Global SMTA organization. Kyzen is a corporate member of both SMTA & IPC, and he has participated in well over 100 industry trade fairs throughout the world.
San Francisco Marriott Union Square
480 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
P R E S E N T S
Advanced Technologies & Reliability Seminar
This free one day technical presentation is dedicated to the subject of advanced technology and reliability. Presenters from Aqueous Technologies, Kyzen, Nordson Dage, and VJ Electronix will cover cleaning / defluxing processes, improving fault-finding and yields through X-Ray Technology, and rework of complex assemblies.
This one-day technical workshop will answer many common questions about cleaning, x-ray, rework, and more. The workshop is free but seats are limited. Lunch will be provided.
Agenda:
Advanced Technologies
& Reliability Seminar
Aqueous Technologies – Kyzen - Nordson Dage -
VJ Electronix, Inc.
9:00 - 9:15 |
Welcome & Introduction: |
9:15 – 10:15 |
Michael Konrad - Aqueous Technologies |
10:15 – 10:30 |
Break |
10:30 – 11:30 |
Tom Forsythe - Kyzen Corporation |
11:30 – 12:30 |
Lunch |
12:30 - 1:30 |
Keith Bryant - Nordson DAGE |
1:30 – 1:45 |
Break |
1:45 - 2:45 |
Don Naugler - VJ Electronix, Inc. We will look at some of the new challenges in rework of today’s complex assemblies such as Package on Package (PoP), Quad Flat No-lead (QFN), and Micro Passive (01005) components. We will present techniques for removal and replacement of RF Shields common to portable devices. And we will discuss new methods of reworking large Thermally Enhanced BGA and Plated Through Hole (PTH) connectors used in high end computing and networking applications. |
2:45 - 3:15 |
Panel Discussion |