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  Did you know...?
With "leaded" paste, you can often adjust the volume of your paste  (preventing tomb-stoning, bridging, and solder deficiencies) by adjusting the aperture size or shape rather than using a 'step down' stencil, or 'variable height' stencil? 
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However, with 'lead-free' paste, there is typically a solder volume loss of about 15% compared to solder pastes containing lead.  Because of this loss, aperture sizes are typically left 1:1 with the surface pad and greater volume is achieved, if needed, by using a 'step down' or 'variable height' stencil.  
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Stencil 101

This page provides valuable information about stencils and templates.  As an expanded customer support effort and with the commitment to your success, we invite you to use this page as a knowledge base and hope that you will share your opinion of its content.
 

 

The IPC is a United States-based, global trade association that has been guiding the electronics interconnect industry since 1957 through its dramatic changes. It is the ONLY electronic interconnect organization that brings together all industry players, including designers, board manufacturers, assembly companies, suppliers and original equipment manufacturers. 

A site filled with great information, these are only a few helpful links from www.ipc.org.

This link will take you to a the Standards Documents page for IPC.  There is also a great IPC Specification Tree link here that will point you to the spec relative to your process.
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Lead Free Printing
 - Are You Ready?


As we move into the era of lead-free solder paste, there are many factors to review in your printing process to ensure a successful transition.  See what these industry leaders have to say:

www.pb-free.org
Considerations for Printing Lead-Free Solder Pastes by David Suraski

www.smartgroup.org
SMART Group Lead-Free Hands On Experience 2

 

 

 

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Debunking the Myth


Contrary to the sales rhetoric touting  electroformed stencils as the only viable choice for volume control in lead-free printing, tests have shown that a step-down, laser-cut stencil of Invar or Alloy performs just as well - and costs much less! 


 
Are you puzzled
 by all of the acronyms used in the PCBA Industry?

This IPC site will provide the missing pieces.
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