Saturn Electronics Corp. to Present at PCB West

Saturn Electronics Corp. to Present at PCB West

PCB Fabricator to Take Industry-Leading Lead Free Knowledge on the Road

Romulus, MI – June 18, 2008 – SATURN ELECTRONICS CORP. will be presenting their Lead Free Cost Reduction seminar at the PCB West 2008 in Santa Clara, CA this September.

About the Seminar

The purpose of the presentation is to educate the electronic products community (purchasing, engineering, and operations) on the latest product information. Not only will the PCB Fabricator demonstrate--via lab and practical testing--how to reduce cost, but also (and more importantly), how to ensure higher levels of quality and reliability pertaining to Lead Free bare printed circuit boards.
These necessary implementations are two-fold and Saturn has worked in conjunction with their respective suppliers at each-and-every isolated step of the controlled process to include the industry criteria they helped set pertaining to SN100CL.

About the Speaker

Yash Sutariya received his BBA from the University of Michigan School of Business Administration. After graduation he worked in Valuation and Bankruptcy/Turnaround Consulting.

He is currently a member of Saturn Electronics Corporation’s senior management team. Since joining this team, Saturn has successfully navigated from a low-mix, high volume, automotive supplier to a high-mix, medium-to-high volume diversified supplier. As a result of the company’s transformation, manufacturing capabilities now range from quick-turn prototypes to scheduled volume production while attending a broad cross-section of industries to include: industrial controls, telecommunications, aerospace, and power supply industries.
For more information on the PCB West 2008, please click on the link:

www.pcbwest.com

www.saturnelectronics.com

Saturn Electronics Corporation to attend AmCon Grand Rapids

Visit Saturn during the AmCon Grand Rapids Show at booth 239

Romulus, MI--Saturn Electronics Corporation will be present at the AmCon Grand Rapids show in Michigan September 17-18. Check out their booth for more information about high volume, lead free (SN100CL) and prototype printed circuit board manufacturing.

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www.saturnelectronics.com

SN100CL Minimum Thickness Guidelines

Saturn Electronics Corporation Suggested PWB Fabrication Notes
SN100CL Minimum Thickness Guidelines

Currently, there are no set requirements for minimum lead free solder finish requirements. Many companies who have run this solder coating process in the tin-lead version know that thickness varies dramatically based on pad size. Furthermore, minimum coating thickness is more critical to the solderability of SN100CL more than it is to standard tin-lead finish. Combining these two facts, it is all the more important to create a new standard by pad area.

Pb-Free Minimum Thickness Coupon
After studying literally thousands of panels and the subsequent solderability results, Saturn Electronics Corporation has established a coupon and general guidelines for this finish. Having this coupon on the actual board / array removes the variation in acceptability measurements between the supplier and the customer by standardizing not only the location of the measurement, but also the thickness by applicable pad geometry.

Also, customers can request a gerber format of this coupon to insert into the waste area of their PCB boards. Additionally, Saturn will send the suggested minimum thickness requirements resulting from the study.

For more information on Saturn's Lead-Free HASL and Laminates for PCBs visit the SN100CL Minimum Thickness Guidelines page as well as the IPC Lead Free Material Specification Sheets in the Suggested Fab Notes section of our RoHS / Lead Free Resource Center.

If you have any further inquiries, contact Saturn Electronics Corporation, Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing firm, to speak with an engineer regarding any further technical matters.

Saturn Electronics Corporation is a Minority Owned Business Enterprise and proud member of the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC)