Episode 97: Best Practices for Purchasing X Ray Equipment

In this episode I speak with four experts about best practices for purchasing X ray equipment.There are numerous manufacturers of X ray equipment each with multiple models with varying capabilities. Which type of X ray equipment is right for your application? What are the price ranges? What are the specific capabilities? What questions should I ask when speaking with manufacturers of X ray equipment? How do I define my needs? These and other questions will are answered by our expert panel.Our expert panel includes:Keith Bryant of Keith Bryant Consultancy. Keith has more than 30 years in the electronics industry and has worked for and with X ray equipment manufacturers. Keith may be contacted here:keith@smta.orgDr. David Bernard of David Bernard Consultancy. Dr. Bernard has more than 20 years of experience in the X ray industry and has worked for and with X ray equipment manufacturers.Dr. Bernard may be contacted here:dbc@bernard.abel.co.ukDavid Kruidhof is the Sales Manager for Creative Electron, a manufacturer of X ray equipment.David may be contacted here:dkruidhof@creativeelectron.comRobert Boguski is the President of Datest, an analytical laboratory specializing in failure analysis. Robert is a user of X-ray equipment.Robert may be contact here:rboguski@datest.com

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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