Technical Papers

Dynamic EMS Discusses Your PCB Board Surface Finish How Decisions Influence the Dynamics By Andy Hutchison, Process Engineer, Dynamic EMS. In this series of blogs, we look at some of the questions that are often asked by customers, dispel some of the myths about the electronics manufacturing industry,...

Enabling Scale, Scope and Speed via Experienced Innovation The low-volume environment is challenging, all the industry processes, tools, equipment and even the materials are targeted at the high-volume market. Choosing the correct processes is critical and getting it wrong can be costly. For example, when you look at higher volume markets,...

Dynamic EMS Discusses – The Case of the Missing Components By Gordon McAlpine, Production Manager, Dynamic EMS Hot shortness Hot shortness, commonly referred to as partial reflow, is where a connection has been heated close to melt temperatures causing grain boundary weakening. The component affected was within the heat affected zone (HAZ). This can leave the...

By Gordon McAlpine, Production Manager at Dynamic EMS. At Dynamic EMS, our door is always open to try to solve our customers’ challenges.  In this instance, a prospect came to us with a problem that they were experiencing.  We thought you’d like to read the advice we gave based on...

By Gordon McAlpine, Production Manage, Dynamic EMS. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects caused by contact, an electrical short, or dielectric breakdown. A build-up of static electricity can be caused by tribocharging or by electrostatic induction. It has a dramatic impact on the shop...