Reliability Matters

A podcast by Mike Konrad - Tuesdays

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171 Episodes

  1. Episode 89: A Conversation About Tombstoning Mitigation with Tony Lentz

    Published: 2/8/2022
  2. Episode 88: A Conversation about Electric Vehicles with Indium's Brian O'Leary

    Published: 1/25/2022
  3. Episode 87: A Conversation with SPI and AOI Inspection Expert Joel Scutchfield

    Published: 1/10/2022
  4. Episode 86: A Conversation with IPC Training Expert Bob Doetzer

    Published: 12/28/2021
  5. Episode 85: 2021 Reliability Matters Episode Wrap-Up

    Published: 12/21/2021
  6. Episode 84: A Conversation about Solder Paste Inspection with Christopher Frederickson

    Published: 12/14/2021
  7. Episode 83: A Conversation with Thermal Management Expert Miles Moreau

    Published: 11/23/2021
  8. Episode 82: A Conversation with Solder Paste Expert Paul Salerno

    Published: 11/9/2021
  9. Episode 81: IPC APEX Expo 2022 Technical Program

    Published: 11/5/2021
  10. Episode 80: Cheryl Tulkoff & Greg Caswell's Book "DESIGN FOR EXCELLENCE IN ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING"

    Published: 10/26/2021
  11. Episode 79: A Conversation with Arch Systems' Dave Trail about Industry 4.0

    Published: 10/13/2021
  12. Episode 78: SMTAI is Back LIVE!

    Published: 9/29/2021
  13. Episode 77: A Conversation with James Kovacevic about Maintenance Reliability Training

    Published: 9/28/2021
  14. Episode 76 - Meet the Press

    Published: 9/21/2021
  15. Episode 75: Matric Group's Patrick Stimpert on Lean Manufacturing with a "Lean-In" Philosophy

    Published: 9/14/2021
  16. Episode 74: A Conversation about Contract Manufacturing with Worthington Assembly's Chris Denney

    Published: 8/24/2021
  17. Episode 73: A Conversation with Solder Paste Expert Tim Jensen of Indium

    Published: 8/10/2021
  18. Episode 72: A Conversation About Thermal Profiling with ECD's Mark Waterman

    Published: 7/27/2021
  19. Episode 71: A Conversation with Manufacturer's Representatives About Sales and Support Post Covid 19

    Published: 7/12/2021
  20. Episode 70: A Conversation with Nano Dimension's Co-Founder Amit Dror

    Published: 6/23/2021

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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