A large lot of plastic-packaged ICs is on its way to surface-mounting. The components have passed electrical inspection, where those having functional defects were removed. They have passed optical ...

The process of sand casting involves the use of non-reusable sand molds to form metal castings. Casting appears to be a simple manufacturing process on the surface: anyone who has built a castle on ...

Compression molding involves forming of complex shaped components by molding of a charge of fiber reinforced prepreg bulk molding compound (BMC) under heat and high pressures. Unidirectional fiber ...

Commercial purge compounds (CPCs) were originally designed and marketed to the injection molding industry, which remains the dominant process for CPC usage. Today injection molders are aware of the ...