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SMT and Through-Hole Workmanship Standards Curriculum

The intent is to provide the learner with a sound understanding of the standards for inspecting assembled SMT and through-hole components. Upon completion you will have knowledge about inspection standards for alignment, solder connections, and boards. You will also learn about process control and audits, ESD, and much more.

The course starts with understanding the terminology. It presents information about each of the most common types of terminals and how leads are to be attached, followed by information about the forming and insertion for leads into a board, then after solder what are acceptable solder connections. If jumpers are required the information presents how they are to be routed and solder attached. The information in the course is based on the J-STD-001 revision C and IPC-A-610 revision C.

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The course has 8 modules as shown below. Course price includes all 8 modules but the modules can also be purchased individually.

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Target Audience

The target audience is those who require a sound understanding of the standards for insertion and solder connections. This pertains to all personnel who handle or come in contact with electronic assemblies.
  • Product line management
  • Production personnel
  • Technicians
  • Process engineering
  • Quality
  • Repair personnel
  • R & D
  • Sales & Marketing
This course is intended for those in technology-based roles, and who need a strong background in electronic assembly requirements. Therefore, the entry level of education and experience can be expected to vary greatly. Given the general nature of the course and the diverse background of the audience, this course will use terminology appropriate for a non-technical audience.

Check out the multi-user solutions we offer to corporations and universities that need to train 100 or more people. 

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Module 1: Standards and ESD

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This course presents an understanding about various workmanship standards, associated documents, terminology, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) awareness issues. You will learn about the different classes of assemblies and how they become important in assembly, plus key words critical to reading and understanding the documents. More...

Standalone title for this module is: Standards, Terminology and ESD

TE0019    US $20       View cart



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Module 2: Connectors, Terminals and Wires

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This course presents different types of terminals and how wires connect to them. This course goes through the lead preparation, forming, and attaching wires to the terminals using single and multi-strand wire. Additional information covers solder cups and extractors. More...

TE0020    US $30       View cart



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Module 3: PTH Mounting and Assembly

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This course explains the forming, insertion, mounting and trimming of through-hole components such as axial, radial, and dual in-line packages (DIPs) and connectors, power transistors and heat sinks. More...

Standalone title for this module is: Through-Hole Mounting and Assembly

TE0021    US $30       View cart



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Module 4: SMT, PTH Soldering and Handling

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This course presents different methods of soldering, how to properly handle boards, about exposed lead metal, flux interaction, surface mount and leaded component soldering, solder connection acceptance and rejection criteria, cleaning requirements, and inspecting and testing for flux residues. More...

TE0022    US $30       View cart



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Module 5: SMT Component Workmanship

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This course describes the issues involved in soldering and inspecting SMT components. Topics covered include about adhesives, assorted lead styles specs, alignment criteria of the lead to lands for toe, side, and heel fillets. Also presented is the mounting height of leads and minimum and maximums solder fillets. More...

TE0023    US $20       View cart



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Module 6: Discrete Wires and Jumpers

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Discrete wiring refers to wires wrapped on a post (non-solder) or added as jumper wires and then soldered. This course describes the guidelines and requirements for discrete wiring. It discusses turns, insulation, wrap counting, wire routing, material damage, clips and clip attachment, jumper wires and routing jumpers, staking jumpers, and attaching jumpers to SMT and PTH leads. More...

TE0024    US $30       View cart



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Module 7: Conformal Coating and Solder Mask
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Coatings protect surfaces from a variety of assaults such as moisture and abrasion. This course presents the details about cover coating such as conformal coating and soldermask requirements, thickness, adherence, curing, and inspection. More...

TE0025    US $20       View cart



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Module 8: Process Control and Health

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Process control is vital to successful manufacturing. The best, most reliable, and lowest-cost products are those built right the first time. In this course you learn about process verification, data collection, using statistical process control (SPC), audits, inspection, documenting defects, and basic health and safety. More...

TE0026    US $15       View cart



Course Prerequisites

There is no prerequisite for this Curriculum.

Average Curriculum Length

9.5 hours

Testing

Includes both pre-testing and post testing.

Online Content Index

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After your order is processed by the course administrator, you will receive an email which will contain your username, password and detailed information on how to begin your web-based course. You will be able to start the course(s) you have selected the same day you place your order.

Author and Subject Matter Expert

James C. Blankenhorn, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Blankenhorn is the founder and president of TechEdge Online. His experience includes 33 years in electronics, 10 years in semiconductor design and management for TI, Motorola and Honeywell. He has 20 years in managing start-ups including Test International, AWI and SMT Plus. He held the position of VP for Jabil Circuit during a period of rapid growth from $100M to $400M. Mr Blankenhorn holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Arizona State University and is a founding member of the SMTA organization. He has authored over 20 books on SMT and related technologies. He is a featured speaker at many conferences and seminars.

System Requirements
  • High speed Internet Connection (DSL, cable, ISDN 128)
  • Browser: Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2 (or greater), or Netscape 4.7 (or greater). Explorer 5 is recommended
  • Flash 4 or greater plug-in
  • 16 bit colour, 800 x 600 resolution (minimum requirement)
  • Audio card (optional)
  • 200 megahertz minimum, 300 megahertz recommended
  • 32 RAM minimum, 64 RAM recommended
  • 50 mb of available disk cache space
Refund Policy

If this material does not meet your expectations as outlined in the course description, you have 3 working days from the date of registration to obtain a 100% refund of the course fee. Please contact us if you have any further questions regarding this guarantee.  

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As a solution for large volume users of this course we offer several plans that may be of interest to you. These solutions are designed for corporations and universities. A minimum number of students is required to make these solutions cost effective.

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Making access and use of courses fast and easy is paramount. By having us setup a sub-domain it makes it very easy to get your training program underway. When a company needs to train 100 or more people for a curriculum we offer to setup a sub-domain on our server at no extra charge. The advantages to this offer are numerous. We do the work and will even setup the student files so the student simply logs onto the Internet, uses an assigned UserID and Password and has the content available for learning or reference use right at their fingertips. Students may log in and out whenever they want. Access is based on a term, with 1 year the norm. Each student file is kept confidential.

Another key advantage is with the sub-domain we make available to the client the ability to edit the courses they have licensed. They may opt to remove certain content or add new content themselves from their computer as html, pdf, or swf files. The edit course software is fast and easy to use with no programming skills required. By customizing the course the content can be made to fit your company's exact needs. If you need an extra hand we are available to assist.

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The fastest access of content is over a corporate Intranet. It also could be you would like to add content that you feel is proprietary and want the highest level of security possible, then licensing courses and software to run on your corporate server makes a lot of sense. Each course may be licensed or purchased, as well we offer licenses for our edit course feature within our TechEdge Web-Based engine for corporate users to edit licensed courses and to develop new ones yourself using programs like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Flash. It is simple, fast and easy.

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256 RAM (512 recommended)
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There are many who would like to put content up on the Internet or on Corporate Intranets but either do not have the knowledge or the time to do it. To help we can offer onsite training, tools, and experience on how to do it in conjunction with licensing our software and courses. If you have a need for a course to be developed we also have that capability, demonstrated by the quality of the courses you see we offer, which are all made by our staff.

More Information:

If you are interested in any of the above multi-user solutions for this course, please contact us for more information and a quotation. You will be pleasantly surprised at how affordable these multi-user solutions really are!



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SMT and Through-Hole Workmanship Standards Curriculum