Reliability Matters

A podcast by Mike Konrad - Tuesdays

Tuesdays

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Education Technology

164 Episodes

  1. Episode 120: Making Reliability Training Entertaining and Effective

    Published: 5/23/2023

  2. Episode 119: Quantum Mechanics Explained

    Published: 5/9/2023

  3. Episode 118: Making "Big Data" Useful with Intraratio's Ryan Gamble

    Published: 4/25/2023

  4. Episode 117: When Residues Cause Circuit Assemblies to Fail

    Published: 4/11/2023

  5. Episode 116: Supply Chain Musings

    Published: 3/28/2023

  6. Episode 115: Making Sense of "Big Data"

    Published: 3/14/2023

  7. Episode 114: The Remarkable Return of the Post-Reflow Cleaning Process

    Published: 2/21/2023

  8. Episode 113: A Conversation about Counterfeit Component Detection with Dr. Eyal Weiss

    Published: 2/7/2023

  9. Special Episode: A Conversation about Business Challenges with STI Electronics' President David Raby

    Published: 2/1/2023

  10. Episode 112: A Conversation about ESD Mitigation with ESD Expert Christopher Almeras

    Published: 1/24/2023

  11. Episode 111: Liquid Metal’s Potential Future in Electronics

    Published: 1/10/2023

  12. Episode 110: A Wrap-Up of the Reliability Matters 2022 Season

    Published: 12/20/2022

  13. Episode 109: A Decade of Industry 4.0 - What it Was - What it Wasn't

    Published: 12/13/2022

  14. Episode 108: A Preview of the Upcoming SMTA Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium

    Published: 11/22/2022

  15. Episode 107: IPC Validation Services & the Trusted Supplier Program

    Published: 11/8/2022

  16. Episode 106: A Conversation about Production Automation

    Published: 10/25/2022

  17. Episode 105: Conformal Coating Material Selection Best Practices

    Published: 10/12/2022

  18. Special Episode: A Sneak Peak at the SMTAI Technical Conference with the Technical Committee

    Published: 9/29/2022

  19. Episode 104: A Conversation about ESD Flooring with Thomas Ricciardelli

    Published: 9/20/2022

  20. Episode 103: SMT Assembly Equipment for Low Volume Applications

    Published: 9/13/2022

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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