Contents
Volume 8, No. 11
November 2008
European edition
Global SMT & Packaging
is distributed by controlled
circulation to qualified
Contents
personnel. For all others, sub-
scriptions are available at
2 Nothing stands still
a cost of £165.00 for the
Trevor Galbraith
current volume (twelve issues).
20
TechNology Focus
No part of this publication may
be reproduced, stored in a
12 Test data requirements for assessment of alternative
retrieval system, transmitted
Pb-free solder alloys
in any form or by any means Helen Holder, Gregory Henshall, Aileen Maloney, et al*,
electronic, mechanical, Hewlett-Packard Company
photocopying, recording or
otherwise without prior writ- 20 Lasers—a flexible tool for PCB and device rework
ten consent of the publisher.
Bob Wettermann, CIT, BEST Inc.
28
No responsibility is accepted for
the accuracy of information
28 Can lead-free and lead-containing PCBs be cleaned
contained in the text,
in a single process?
illustrations or advertisements.
Dipl. Ing. Stefan Strixner, ZESTRON Europe
The opinions expressed in the
articles are not necessarily those
special FeaTures
of the editors or publisher.
32
32 Interview: John Hartner—Dover Electronic Technologies
34 Global Technology Awards winners
ISSN No. 1474-0893
© Trafalgar Publications Ltd
Designed and Published by
Trafalgar Publications Ltd,
Bournemouth,
United Kingdom
Printed by Ovid Bell Press Inc.
Missouri, USA
REGULAR COLUMNS OThER REGULAR FEATURES
4 Introduction to microsectioning 8 Industry News
printed circuit boards 70 New Products
Bob Willis 74 Global SMT & Packaging
Around the World
24 Sober outlook . . . not a big surprise 75 Association News
Walt Custer and Jon Custer-Topai 76 International Diary
The fourth annual Global
Technology Awards were given
out at a ceremony held during
SMTAI in August.
www.globalsmt.net Global SMT & Packaging – November 2008 – 1
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80