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MAP 301

Joseph Alfonso — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:02:43 GMT

MAP 301 | Click here to view

For SuperM.O.L.E.® Gold MEGAM.O.L.E.® 20 and V-M.O.L.E.®:

What you will learn:

Data Extraction for Summary and Spreadsheet
File Directories and Structure
SPC in M.O.L.E.® MAP

MAP 101

Neil Wolf — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:59:09 GMT

MAP 101 | Click here to view

For SuperM.O.L.E.® Gold MEGAM.O.L.E.® 20 and V-M.O.L.E.®:

Fresh Start Wizard
Tweak Existing Wizard
Download data Wizard

Migrating to MAP

Neil Wolf — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:12:10 GMT

Migrating to MAP | Click here to view

The development of the M.O.L.E.® MAP software continues and more and more users wish to take advantage of the many new feature of the M.O.L.E.® MAP software. However, questions arise about what it will take to make sure the transition from the older profiling software to MAP.

What you will learn:

How to upgrade to M.O.L.E.® MAP
What thermal profilers will work with M.O.L.E.® MAP
How to see your older profiles
How to does M.O.L.E.® MAP manage the profiles

9-29-11 Mark Waterman's IPC Midwest Interview - SMG 2

Liz Richards — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:20:30 GMT

Watch as ECD's Senior Field Engineer, Mark Waterman, discusses the SuperM.O.L.E.(R) Gold 2 with Ray Rasmussen of pcb007. Great interview!

8-1-11 Industry Veteran Ray Pearce Rejoins ECD

Liz Richards — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:10:30 GMT

Industry veteran and expert in through-hole and SMT soldering rejoins ECD as Sales Engineer.

6-23-11 ECD's "Green" Policy Provides Substantial Savings

Liz Richards — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:34:22 GMT

ECD's "Green" policy provides substantial savings, giving credence to bottom-line benefits of smart environmental initiatives.

4-12-11 ECD Introduces SuperM.O.L.E.® Gold 2 (SMG 2) Thermal Profiler

Liz Richards — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:18:47 GMT

ECD continues its legacy of providing the "Industry Workhorse" with its release of SMG 2. Read how legacy meets innovation in this new six-channel thermal profiler.

1-13-11 ECD To Participate In Vapor Phase Workshop

Liz Richards — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:13:38 GMT

Even with vapor phase soldering, thermal profiling is necessary to assure the best results.

12-15-10 ECD Selects ITEC as Distributor for Spain & Portugal

Liz Richards — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:14:46 GMT

SuperM.O.L.E.® Gold SPC 201

Neil Wolf — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:17:53 GMT

SuperM.O.L.E.® Gold SPC 201 | Click here to view

Learn the operation of the M.O.L.E.® Profiler

Prerequisite: SMG SPC 101:

Oven model Set-up & the ‘Auto’ align feature
A closer look at View Tabs
The KPI tab
Solder pastes (Adding / displaying custom specs)
Using the Prediction tool

10-29-10 ECD Introduces New Kit for Vapor Phase Soldering

Liz Richards — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:27:03 GMT

ECD responds to resurgence of vapor phase soldering for complex and expensive PCBs with easy-to-use new profiling kit.

OvenRIDER®

Neil Wolf — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:05:44 GMT

OvenRIDER® | Click here to view

Learn the operation of the OvenRIDER® to take control of the reflow process, measure and quantify actual oven performance, oven performance trending, automatic creation of SPC charts.

What you will learn:

OvenRIDER® to take control of the oven process
Measure and quantify actual oven performance
Oven performance trending
Setting up the Oven Model
Displaying Process Data
SPC control charts

WaveRIDER®

Neil Wolf — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:48:00 GMT

WaveRIDER® | Click here to view

Learn the operation of the WaveRIDER® to easily perform routine operation checks and troubleshooting diagnostics in just a few minutes. Quickly measure and print conveyor speed, solder wave and pre-heat parameters.

Prerequisite: Profiling 101
System Overview
Preheat Process Control
WaveRIDER® Coupon Statistics
What WaveRIDER® Measures
WaveRIDER® Dwell Measurements
Analyzing the Data

SuperM.O.L.E.® Gold SPC 301

Neil Wolf — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:40:57 GMT

SuperM.O.L.E.® Gold SPC 301 | Click here to view

M.O.L.E.® Thermal Profiler users learn:

Prerequisite: SMG SPC 201
SPC, Cp & CpK
Adding SPC Tabs
Spec Limits
Control Limits
SPC Tab
Spreadsheet Filtering revisited…

08-11-10 Lead-Free In Mission Critical: Failure Is Not An Option, by Grant Peterson, V.P at ECD

Liz Richards — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:30:11 GMT

By Grant Peterson for SMT online 8-11-10, article suggests that to confidently use lead-free in high-rel apps, it's prudent to step back and determine...

7-31-10 ECD to Showcase Verification Products at NEPCON Shenzhen

Liz Richards — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:11:45 GMT

ECD will be showcasing both OvenCHECKER(TM) and OvenWATCH(R) at NEPCON Shenzhen, sharing exhibit space with WKK and KASION

06-29-10 ECD V.P. Visits Senators

Liz Richards — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:16:18 GMT

ECD's Grant Peterson participated in IPC's Capitol Hill Day, meeting with Oregon's elected legislators in House & Senate

05-27-10 ECD Reaches Over 99% On-Time Delivery

Liz Richards — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:38:27 GMT

Another customer-service milestone was reached by ECD when they achieved over 99% on-time customer delivery. It is one thing to excel in product development and quality, but another thing to do it while maintaining the highest customer service.

Reflow Soldering: The Basics - Paul Austen Blog (full article)

Liz Richards — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:10:01 GMT

A brief overview of the processes.

4-30-10 ThQM Saving ECD Customers 47% Production Time

Liz Richards — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:28:49 GMT

ThQM Program working beyond all expectations...47% time savings

MAP 201

Neil Wolf — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:00:09 GMT

MAP 201 | Click here to view

Hosted by ECD University instructors the class covers the following:

Prerequisite: MAP 101

Review of the five workflows

Walk through of the Create Spec & Verify Process work flows

Data Extractions & Profile setup

Preferences

ThQM (Thermal Quality Management)

Neil Wolf — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:14:13 GMT

ThQM (Thermal Quality Management) | Click here to view

Hosted by ECD University instructors the class explains the following:

ECD has developed a Thermal Quality Management Guideline and Check List to foster dialog between the OEM and Volume manufacture about the effect soldering process temperatures have on ALL of the parts being soldered (the board, the components, the solder, etc). It points out to both the OEM and Volume Manufacture the issues and suggests steps to developing a program of thermal quality management.

Verification 101

Neil Wolf — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:00:08 GMT

Verification 101 | Click here to view

Hosted by ECD University instructors the class explains the following:

Reflow oven Verification is a key and yet often missing stage in a good Thermal Quality Management (ThQM™) program. A process not measured is a process out of control. Take back control of you reflow oven with simple, easy to use Verification tools like the new ECD OvenCHECKER™.

3-5-10 ECD Introduces Solar Profiling Kit

Liz Richards — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:13:26 GMT

V-M.O.L.E. Solar Profiling Kit combines patented elements of legacy profilers with adaptations for metallization's special requirements

2-18-10 ECD Adds New Classes To ECD-University

Liz Richards — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:35:13 GMT