THEY LOVED OUR SEMINAR
William Bruni Jr
Design Engineer, Mitsubishi
"Taking the online soldering seminar with Jim Smith definitely improved my soldering skills. Having basic knowledge of how to solder made it easy for me to get by in my job duties. After taking the seminar, my skills greatly improved. Jim made it easy to pinpoint flaws in my process and helped me refine what I was doing to ensure a better outcome and work product. A small class size and Jim’s extensive knowledge made it a guarantee that each student involved in the seminar got every question answered and consistent results throughout every exercise presented. I would recommend this course to anyone looking to learn more about soldering or brush up on the skills they already possess."
Yogi Ahuya
Engineering Manager, Advantest
"Jim’s soldering class was very meaningful for me. With 25 years in the PCB industry, I did not have any formal soldering study or training and always felt lacking in my comprehension of this subject. After the class, I had a clearer understanding of the principles, techniques and the language to use when describing the processes of soldering. I recommend this class to every entry level engineer so they start off with the correct information that they can convert into knowledge through experience."
John Hughes
Electrical Engineer, Infinite Biomedical Technologies
"Jim’s class demystified soldering for me – where once I had a mess of contradictory advice, I now have a scientific framework for exactly which soldering processes work and which don’t, and why they do so. Beyond improving my soldering ability, it’s given me the perspective to design better processes."
Joseph Olson
President, MicroAutomata Corporation
"After 35+ years working as an Electrical Design Engineer with a diversity of companies from start-ups to industry giants, someone has finally shown me how to solder properly. Dr. Smith's Science of Soldering course completely demystifies the “art’’ of soldering. I'm baffled how something so critical in electronic assembly is so little understood, at least in my experience. An enormously delightful surprise to learn a straightforward and controllable soldering process that yields consistent, predictable, and reliable soldering results."
PRICE: $899
MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 12
Registration will close 10 days before the seminar to allow time for shipping materials.
Please, note that each participant will receive before the seminar:
• All tools including soldering iron (just put them back in the shipping box and return to Jim after class using the provided prepaid label)
• 78-page Science of Soldering workbook with workmanship criteria
• Circuit boards
• Through-hole and surface mount components and wiring
• Assorted solders
• Fluxes
A CERTIFICATE WILL BE SENT AT THE END OF THE SEMINAR.
HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
The ultimate in soldering education since 1981 has been Science of Soldering© developed by Jim Smith of Electronics Manufacturing Sciences. The unique approach is not like any other soldering class. It begins with a hands-on soldering problem. The problem appears simple but everything goes wrong. Solder fails to flow, materials melt and other issues make the connection unacceptable. A soldering “recipe” is taught used in troubleshooting the soldering problem. The “recipe” achieves perfect connections every time – and it’s easy! The “recipe” and special techniques for dealing with issues like ground planes and fine lead pitches are then applied to soldering through-hole and surface mount components. The class concludes with techniques for easy removal of components for repair without needing special tools.
The most important soldering defects - internal damage to components - can’t be seen. Focusing solely on the solder joints without knowing how they were achieved is a critical failing of the traditional approach to evaluating soldering performance. Components are very sensitive to overheating and irons are responsible for that overheating. Jim will show how to use irons without getting component temperature much above the melting temperatures of solder.
The results are remarkable. In just three partial days, Science of Soldering© provides all the knowledge that makes perfect soldering easy, the first time, every time.
A FULLY INTERACTIVE ONLINE SEMINAR
Coming up to four years, we arranged a Science of Soldering© class for customers at our Sunnyvale location. The class was so well received that we held another with the same results. We scheduled more for last year but the Covid-19 pandemic made that impossible. As it turned out, the pandemic provided an unexpected benefit: Electronics Manufacturing Sciences reconfigured Science of Soldering© for presentation as a web meeting. On March 30th and 31st, you can attend the full Science of Soldering© without leaving your office. Jim Smith, the creator of Science of Soldering,© will lead the fully interactive class which includes every aspect of the in-person class. All the presentations, discussions and hands-on exercises of the in-person class will be the same. Registration will be limited to a maximum of 12 participants.