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Reliability Matters

Reliability Matters is a podcast on the subject of reliability of circuit assemblies. Reliability "best practices" and success stories are discussed. This podcast features interviews with experts in the electronic assembly industry.

All electronic production segments which effect product reliability are on the table. This includes contamination, coating, cleanliness assessment, inspection, building for harsh environments, reflow, printing, failure analysis, board fabrication, and much more.

Your Host:
Mike Konrad began his career in the electronic assembly equipment industry in 1985. Mike founded Aqueous Technologies in 1992 in response to the Montreal Protocol and the resulting international treaty banning most popular cleaning/defluxing solvents.

Mike is an internationally known speaker on the subject of increasing reliability through contamination removal and cleanliness quantification techniques and procedures. Mike was awarded “Distinguish Speaker Status” with SMTA in 2018 and received the “Rich Freiberger Best of Conference Award” in 2019.

Mike is a member of the SMTA Global Board of Directors where he is Vice President of Communications. Mike is also Vice President of Technical Programs for the Los Angeles / Orange County SMTA Chapter.

Visit the Reliability Matters Podcast Website:
https://www.reliabilitymatterspodcast.com

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Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
54 minutes
Episodes
181
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Episode 40: A Return Conversation with SMT Guru Bob Willis

Episode 40: A Return Conversation with SMT Guru Bob Willis

Episode 40: A Return Conversation with SMT Guru Bob Willis. Thirty nine episodes after Bob's first appearance on Reliability Matters he returns to discuss life as a consultant in the electronics asse…
00:51:31  |   Tue 28 Apr 2020
Episode 39: A Conversation with Advanced Assembly's Mark Hughes and Greg Ziraldo About Producing Reliable Assemblies Within a CM Environment

Episode 39: A Conversation with Advanced Assembly's Mark Hughes and Greg Ziraldo About Producing Reliable Assemblies Within a CM Environment

Episode 39: A Conversation with Advanced Assembly's Mark Hughes and Greg Ziraldo About Producing Reliable Assemblies Within a CM Environment.

During this interview, we discuss two papers:
Introduction …
01:07:06  |   Tue 14 Apr 2020
Episode 38: A Special COVID-19 Episode - Conversation with Circuits Assembly Magazine's Editor in Chief Mike Buetow

Episode 38: A Special COVID-19 Episode - Conversation with Circuits Assembly Magazine's Editor in Chief Mike Buetow

Episode 38: A Special COVID-19 Episode - A Conversation with Circuits Assembly Magazine's Editor in Chief Mike Buetow

Mike and I discuss the state of the industry amid the COVID-19 crisis. Mike provid…
01:00:43  |   Tue 31 Mar 2020
Episode 37: A Conversation with IPC's President and CEO Dr. John Mitchell

Episode 37: A Conversation with IPC's President and CEO Dr. John Mitchell

Episode 37: A Conversation with IPC's President and CEO Dr. John Mitchell

Dr. John Mitchell talks about the state of the industry, COVID-19 (Corona Virus), and the future of the electronic assembly in…
00:57:54  |   Tue 24 Mar 2020
Episode 36: A Conversation with

Episode 36: A Conversation with "Board Talk" hosts Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall

Episode 36: A Conversation with "Board Talk" hosts Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall.

Welcome to a special episode of Reliability Matters, recorded live at IPC APEX Expo, thanks to my friends at Scoop TV. You …
00:27:34  |   Tue 10 Mar 2020
Episode 35: A Conversation with Dr. Darren Williams of Sam Houston State University

Episode 35: A Conversation with Dr. Darren Williams of Sam Houston State University

Episode 35: A conversation with Dr. Darren Williams of Sam Houston State University about cleaning processes and materials.

Dr. Williams has been at SHSU since 2004 teaching Physical Chemistry, Foren…
00:41:51  |   Tue 25 Feb 2020
Episode 34: A Conversation with

Episode 34: A Conversation with "The Cleaning Lady and the Rocket Scientist" Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg

Episode 34: A Conversation with "The Cleaning Lady and the Rocket Scientist" Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg about all things cleaning. Barbara and Ed are the authors of Handbook for Critical Cleaning avai…
00:58:38  |   Thu 20 Feb 2020
Episode 33: Altium's Judy Warner Interviews Reliability Matter's Host Mike Konrad on the Subject of Cleaning for Reliability

Episode 33: Altium's Judy Warner Interviews Reliability Matter's Host Mike Konrad on the Subject of Cleaning for Reliability

Episode 33: Altium's Judy Warner (a fellow podcaster) interviews Reliability Matter's host Mike Konrad on the subject of Cleaning for Reliability. Judy is the host of Altium's On-Track podcast . More…
00:48:17  |   Tue 28 Jan 2020
Episode 32: A Conversation with Greg Smith and Tony Lentz About Stencil Design and Void Reduction

Episode 32: A Conversation with Greg Smith and Tony Lentz About Stencil Design and Void Reduction

Episode 32: A Conversation with Greg Smith and Tony Lentz About Stencil Design and Void Reduction

Greg and Tony talk to me about stencil design and how to reduce voiding. Voiding is a key concern in s…
00:55:52  |   Tue 14 Jan 2020
Episode 31: A Conversation with Scoop's Phil Stoten

Episode 31: A Conversation with Scoop's Phil Stoten

Episode 31: A Conversation with Scoop's Phil Stoten recorded at SMTAI in Chicago. Phil discusses Industry 4.0 and other industry-related topics.
00:30:04  |   Tue 10 Dec 2019
Episode 30: A Conversation About Reflow Technology with Guest David Heller

Episode 30: A Conversation About Reflow Technology with Guest David Heller

Episode 30: A Conversation About Reflow Technology with Heller Industries' CEO David Heller. David joined the family business in 1987, twenty seventy years after its founding. David shares what reflo…
00:59:09  |   Tue 26 Nov 2019
Episode 29: A Return Conversation with Foresite's Lead Investigator Eric Camden

Episode 29: A Return Conversation with Foresite's Lead Investigator Eric Camden

Episode 29: Recorded at SMTAI in Chicago - A Return Conversation with Foresite's Lead Investigator Eric Camden. Eric discusses his experiences in field failure analysis including the failures and cau…
00:25:21  |   Tue 12 Nov 2019
Episode 28: Part 2 - A Conversation with IPC's Brook Sandy about IPC APEX EXPO’s Technical Program

Episode 28: Part 2 - A Conversation with IPC's Brook Sandy about IPC APEX EXPO’s Technical Program

Episode 28: Part 2 - A Conversation with IPC's Brook Sandy about IPC APEX EXPO’s Technical Program

Register for IPC APEX EXPO here: https://ipcapexexpo2020.ipc.org
00:58:21  |   Fri 25 Oct 2019
Episode 27: Part 1 - A Conversation with IPC's Brook Sandy about the IPC APEX EXPO

Episode 27: Part 1 - A Conversation with IPC's Brook Sandy about the IPC APEX EXPO

Episode 27: Part 1 - A Conversation with IPC's Brook Sandy about the IPC APEX EXPO.
Register for IPC APEX EXPO here: https://ipcapexexpo2020.ipc.org
00:55:27  |   Fri 25 Oct 2019
Episode 26- An Interview with Ventec's Technology Ambassador Alun Morgan

Episode 26- An Interview with Ventec's Technology Ambassador Alun Morgan

Episode 26: My guest today is Alun Morgan, he is a Technology Ambassador at Ventec International Group.

Our conversation today is all about cars, and the increased reliability expectations associated …
01:02:55  |   Tue 22 Oct 2019
Episode 25 - An interview with Indium's Kay Parker about SMT Printing and Being New in the Electronics Assembly Industry

Episode 25 - An interview with Indium's Kay Parker about SMT Printing and Being New in the Electronics Assembly Industry

Episode 25 - An interview with Indium's Kay Parker. We discuss SMT solder paste printing and Kay's experience as a new engineer in the electronics assembly industry.

Kay Parker is a Technical Support …
00:42:10  |   Tue 08 Oct 2019
Episode 24 - A Conversation with Teradyne's Reliability Experts Mark Levin and Jon Rodin

Episode 24 - A Conversation with Teradyne's Reliability Experts Mark Levin and Jon Rodin

Episode 24 - A conversation with Teradyne's Manager of Reliability Mark Levin and Senior Software Engineering Manager Jon Bodin about reliability, DFM, and their new book "Improving Product Reliabili…
01:03:25  |   Tue 24 Sep 2019
Episode 23 - A Conversation About Testing Circuit Assemblies with Datest Founder Robert Boguski Jr.

Episode 23 - A Conversation About Testing Circuit Assemblies with Datest Founder Robert Boguski Jr.

Episode 23 - A conversion with Datest Founder Robert Boguski Jr. about testing circuit assemblies. The conversation covers many types of circuit testing, ethics in testing, and how to share results …
00:59:00  |   Tue 10 Sep 2019
Episode 22 - A Conversation About Adhesion Testing with BTG Lab's Materials Scientist Elizabeth Kidd

Episode 22 - A Conversation About Adhesion Testing with BTG Lab's Materials Scientist Elizabeth Kidd

Episode 22 - A Conversation About Adhesion Testing with BTG Lab's Elizabeth Kidd
On this episode, we’ll be discussing surface adhesion. What makes a surface more adherable, what makes it less adherabl…
00:58:57  |   Sun 25 Aug 2019
Episode 21- A Conversation with Manuel Schöllig - There's More to Clean than just Assemblies

Episode 21- A Conversation with Manuel Schöllig - There's More to Clean than just Assemblies

A Conversation with Manuel Schöllig of Emil Otto, a German manufacturer of soldering and cleaning materials about cleaning stencils, pallets, fixtures, ovens, and assemblies. There's more to clean th…
01:00:08  |   Sat 10 Aug 2019
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