Reliability Matters

Reliability Matters

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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.

Recent Episodes

  • Episode 130: Human-Centered Approaches to Innovation with Dr. Alexis Abramson

    1 week ago
  • Episode 129: Network Reliability - Avoiding Cyber-Security Threats

    3 weeks ago
  • Episode 128: Industry Standards Explained with Leo Lambert

    1 month ago
  • Episode 127: Ask the Experts - A Conversation with Phil Zarrow & Jim Hall

    2 months ago
  • Episode 126: Moisture Mitigation Strategies with Dan Jenkins and Rob Lowery

    2 months ago
  • Episode 125: DFM Best Practices with Pride Industries' Engineering Manager Andrew Williams

    3 months ago
  • Episode 124: Industry Icon Dave Hillman's Amazing 3,600 Mile Kayak Journey Down the Missouri River

    3 months ago
  • Episode #123: Introduction to HALT – Highly Accelerated Life Testing with Dr. Christopher Jackson

    4 months ago
  • Episode 122: The Integration of AI Into Inspection Systems

    4 months ago
  • Episode 121: Dr. John Mitchell discusses his new book "Fire Your Hiring Habits"

    5 months ago