ECD M.O.L.E.® Thermal Profiling - Oven Profile

An often misunderstood concept is heat flow and how it can influence the temperature of the product being heated so here is Wikipedia’s definition of heat flow, followed by a discussion of our own on the subject.

I hear this all the time, “We only have three profiles used on our production floor.” Just what does that mean? For some it may mean, “We only have three different oven settings used on our production floor.” For others it may mean, “We only have three different kinds of solder paste used on our production floor.”

A good Thermal Quality Program (ThQM) demands consistent oven verification to show that the reflow oven is reproducing the same thermal environment as it has in the past. The OvenRIDER is a good way to verify oven performance. How do you make best use of these tools, both the OvenRIDER pallet and the OvenRIDER SPC (ORSPC) software?