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
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 181
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 20- A Conversation with Conformal Coating Expert Phil Kinner
Episode 20- A conversation with Electrolube's conformal coating expert Phil Kinner. We discuss the reasons for conformal coating and the variety of conformal coating materials available.
00:38:09 |
Tue 23 Jul 2019
Episode 19- A Conversation about Display Technologies and Reliability-Improving Production Methods
My guests today are two of the people behind Anders, a UK-based company which manufactures displays and embedded control systems. Anders manufactures display and embedded controller products for a va…
00:56:40 |
Tue 09 Jul 2019
Episode 18 - A Conversation with Saturn Electronics' Yash Sutariya about PCB Fabrication
Yash Sutariya is the President of Saturn Electronics Corporation, Saturn Flex Systems, and Saturn PCB Services, all PCB-centric operating entities. Today, we’ll discuss what every buyer of printed c…
01:02:09 |
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Episode 17 - A conversation with Brian D'Amico about AOI and SPI best practices.
My conversation with Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) and Solder Paste Inspection (SPI) system supplier Brian D'Amico covers AOI and SPI best practices. Modern circuit assemblies are difficult, if …
00:54:40 |
Mon 10 Jun 2019
Episode 16 - SMT-WARS- Lessons Learned from a Contract Manufacturer & Their Customer Who Sued Them
SMT-WARS
Lessons Learned from a Contract Manufacturer and Their Customer Who Sued Them
What happens when an electronic contract manufacturer follows their customer’s instructions to the detriment of th…
Lessons Learned from a Contract Manufacturer and Their Customer Who Sued Them
What happens when an electronic contract manufacturer follows their customer’s instructions to the detriment of th…
00:48:54 |
Mon 27 May 2019
Episode 15 - Scoop TV Interviews Mike Konrad
Welcome to another episode of Reliability Matters. I’m coming to you from Baltimore MD where I am speaking at the IPC High Reliability Conference.
This is our 16th episode. We began this podcast jour…
This is our 16th episode. We began this podcast jour…
00:11:11 |
Tue 14 May 2019
Episode 14- An Interview with Reliability Expert Fred Schenkelberg
An interview with reliability expert Fred Schenkelberg.
Fred Schenkelberg is an international authority on reliability engineering. He is the reliability expert at FMS Reliability, a reliability engi…
Fred Schenkelberg is an international authority on reliability engineering. He is the reliability expert at FMS Reliability, a reliability engi…
01:02:27 |
Tue 30 Apr 2019
Episode 13 - A Conversation with KIC's MB Allen About Thermal Management and Reliability
Most of our episodes feature guests representing specific segments of the electronic assembly industry. Today’s episode is no exception. My guest on this episode is MB Allen from KIC. KIC provides th…
00:48:08 |
Tue 23 Apr 2019
Episode 12 - An Interview with FLITE's Michelle Ogihara and Sherry Stepp on Women in Electronics
An interview with US Ambassadors of FLITE (Female Leaders in Tech Everywhere), Michelle Ogihara and Sherry Stepp on the subject of women in electronics and FLITE's mission to build a platform based o…
00:48:51 |
Tue 16 Apr 2019
Episode 11 - Tips and Tricks for Successfully Cleaning Circuit Assemblies
Tips & Tricks for Successfully Cleaning Circuit Assemblies
In the last half of the 20th century, cleaning of circuit assemblies was a standard assembly practice. The abolishment of popular CFC-based c…
In the last half of the 20th century, cleaning of circuit assemblies was a standard assembly practice. The abolishment of popular CFC-based c…
01:11:34 |
Tue 09 Apr 2019
Episode 10 - An Interview with Dr. David Bernard - All About X-Ray Inspection
X-ray has come a long way since its discovery in 1895. Originally used in the medial field, X-ray technology has been integrated into many industrial sectors including the electronic assembly industr…
01:04:12 |
Tue 02 Apr 2019
Episode 9 - An Interview with Dr. Mike Bixenman about Cleaning Challenges, Chemicals, Components, and Cleanliness Testing
Episode 9 features an interview with Dr. Mike Bixenman. We’ll be talking about cleaning for reliability, challenging components and fluxes, methods to determine how clean is clean enough, and how and…
01:05:29 |
Mon 25 Mar 2019
Episode 8 - Cleaning Roundtable
On this episode, we’re hosting a roundtable discussion on the subject of cleaning circuit assemblies after reflow. After all, contamination removal is exclusively performed to increase the reliabilit…
01:10:41 |
Tue 19 Mar 2019
Episode 7 - A Conversation with ITM Consulting's Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall
I’ve known Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall for many years. Phil, Jim, and what they describe as their brothers, operate ITM Consulting, a consulting and advisory firm for the electronic assembly located in …
00:53:34 |
Tue 12 Mar 2019
Episode 6 - An Interview with Collins Aerospace's Doug Pauls
Collins Aerospace's Doug Pauls chaired the IPC committee to implement a new cleanliness testing specification. IPC J-STD001-G Amendment 1 which is now active. Doug explains the new requirements of th…
00:58:55 |
Tue 05 Mar 2019
Episode 5 - An Interview with Dr. Craig Hillman - Design for Reliability
Episode 5 features an interview with Dr. Craig Hillman of DfR Solutions. The theme of this episode is design for reliability. Dr. Hillman expresses some interesting views on circuit assemblies for sp…
00:44:01 |
Tue 26 Feb 2019
Episode 4: Improving Reliability of Circuit Assemblies in Harsh Environments
With the rapid expansion of IOT, many circuit assemblies are now functioning in unfamiliar environments, many of these environments are harsh. Additionally, many new electronic applications control c…
00:49:41 |
Tue 12 Feb 2019
Episode 3 - An Interview with Johns Hopkins' APL Engineer, Wendy Casker
Changing a customer's mindset is often difficult. When a process is working well, we often resist changing the process, even if the change provides a better result. This is the "Good is the Enemy of …
00:37:23 |
Thu 07 Feb 2019
Episode 2- When Failure Happens - An interview with Failure Analysis Investigators
What happens when failure happens? This episode features Failure Analysis Investigators Eric Camden and Paco Solis. Together, they discuss stories from the field and some "interesting investigations"…
01:06:52 |
Tue 18 Dec 2018
Episode 1 - An Interview with SMT Guru Bob Willis
This episode of Reliability Matters features an interview with SMT guru, Bob Willis.
00:46:40 |
Wed 12 Dec 2018
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