171 Episodes

  1. Episode 50 - A Conversation with IPC's Matt Kelly on IPC Technology Focus & Investment

    Published: 8/25/2020

  2. Episode 49 - A Conversation with SMTA's Tanya Martin and Greg Vance about SMTAI 2020

    Published: 8/11/2020

  3. Episode 48: A Conversation with a China Supply Chain Expert about Importing from and Exporting to China

    Published: 7/28/2020

  4. Episode 47: A Conversation with Environmental Sustainability Expert Matthew Chalkley

    Published: 7/14/2020

  5. Episode 46: "The Experts" - A Special Episode Featuring a Conversation with Four Industry Experts

    Published: 6/30/2020

  6. Episode 45: A Conversation with Dr. Chris Jackson About Reliability

    Published: 6/23/2020

  7. Episode 44: A Conversation with Dr. Jennie Hwang About Reliability

    Published: 6/9/2020

  8. Episode 43: A Conversation with Cal State University's Dr. Mike Stull about Entrepreneurship and Today's Challenging Times

    Published: 5/27/2020

  9. Episode 42: A Conversation with X-Ray Expert Keith Bryant

    Published: 5/26/2020

  10. Episode 41: A Conversation with Better Board Buying's Greg Papandrew About Ways to Buy Boards Better

    Published: 5/12/2020

  11. Episode 40: A Return Conversation with SMT Guru Bob Willis

    Published: 4/28/2020

  12. Episode 39: A Conversation with Advanced Assembly's Mark Hughes and Greg Ziraldo About Producing Reliable Assemblies Within a CM Environment

    Published: 4/14/2020

  13. Episode 38: A Special COVID-19 Episode - Conversation with Circuits Assembly Magazine's Editor in Chief Mike Buetow

    Published: 3/31/2020

  14. Episode 37: A Conversation with IPC's President and CEO Dr. John Mitchell

    Published: 3/24/2020

  15. Episode 36: A Conversation with "Board Talk" hosts Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall

    Published: 3/10/2020

  16. Episode 35: A Conversation with Dr. Darren Williams of Sam Houston State University

    Published: 2/25/2020

  17. Episode 34: A Conversation with "The Cleaning Lady and the Rocket Scientist" Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg

    Published: 2/20/2020

  18. Episode 33: Altium's Judy Warner Interviews Reliability Matter's Host Mike Konrad on the Subject of Cleaning for Reliability

    Published: 1/28/2020

  19. Episode 32: A Conversation with Greg Smith and Tony Lentz About Stencil Design and Void Reduction

    Published: 1/14/2020

  20. Episode 31: A Conversation with Scoop's Phil Stoten

    Published: 12/10/2019

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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