SMART Group

Every month The SMART Group web site conducts a survey related to its members technical interests. Surveys have in the past been conducted on stencils, PCB solder finishes, cleaning and quality control. The results of our past monthly surveys are illustrated below where as the current survey results can be viewed in real time on our homepage.

If you would like to suggest a topic of interest to the industry please let use know by completing the feedback form with a proposed question and the options.

The SMART Group has conducted surveys in the past on a variety of subjects related to assemblywhich are avialble here for your reference.

SMART Group Survey 2006 July - July Compliance
SMART Group Survey 2006 May - Solder Paste Stencil Choice
SMART Group Survey 2006 March - RoHS Complience
SMART Group Survey 2006 January - Seminar Titles for LEAD FREE
SMART Group Survey 2005 December - Reflow Soldering with Nitrogen
SMART Group Survey 2005 September - How would Nitrogen benifit Lead-Free Wave Soldering?
SMART Group Survey 2005 February - What PTH selective soldering process most interests you?
SMART Group Survey 2004 December - Which solder bath/ducting material are you specifying for lead-free?
SMART Group Survey 2004 September - Which is your preferred inspection method before placement?
SMART Group Survey 2004 June - Which is your preferred inspection method before placement?
SMART Group Survey 2004 April - What Reflow Process are you considering for Lead-Free?
SMART Group Survey 2004 March - What is currently your standard chip size?
SMART Group Survey 2004 January - What is your biggest challenge for 2004?
SMART Group Survey 2003 December - What is the major benefit with vapour phase soldering?
SMART Group Survey 2003 November - How do you mount thermocouples?
SMART Group Survey 2003 October - What PCB Solder Finish do you currently use?
SMART Group Survey 2003 September - Which process will be most difficult to change to lead-free?
SMART Group Survey 2003 August - What is your most common placement defect?
SMART Group Survey 2003 July - What is your company's current lead-free status?
SMART Group Survey 2003 June - Which component plating finish will you be specifying for lead-free?
SMART Group Survey 2003 May - Which SMT component do you most often find faulty at in-circuit test?
SMART Group Survey 2003 April - What is your main barrier to Lead-Free Soldering?
SMART Group Survey 2003 March -What do you feel contributes most to your process defects?
SMART Group Survey 2003 February - How do you feel you would benefit from the use of Nitrogen?
SMART Group Survey 2003 January - What is your most common PCB defect?
SMART Group Survey 2002 December - What is your most common hand soldering defect?
SMART Group Survey 2002 November - What is your most common reflow soldering defect?
SMART Group Survey 2002 October - What is your most common wave soldering defect?
SMART Group Survey 2002 September - Which process produces the most defects in your company?
SMART Group Survey 2002 August - What training techniques do you currently most often use?
SMART Group Survey 2002 July - Which rework method do you favor for small SMT's?
SMART Group Survey 2002 June - What PTH selective soldering process most interests you?
SMART Group Survey 2002 May - What is the main barrier to Lead-Free Soldering? (Lack of)
SMART Group Survey 2002 January - What Process do you use during Assembly?
SMART Group Survey 2001 December - Which of the following topics would most interest you for future SMART workshops?
SMART Group Survey 2001 November - What system do you use to show your process yields?
SMART Group Survey 2001 October - Currently what is the maximum BGA/CSP ball count are you using?
SMART Group Survey 2001 September - How do you feel you would benefit from the use of Nitrogen?
SMART Group Survey 2001 August - Which chip component size do you most commonly use?
SMART Group Survey 2001 July - Which reflow soldering process do you predominantly use in production?
SMART Group Survey 2001 June - Which type of solder paste stencil do you most often use?
SMART Group Survey 2001 May - Which process do you feel contributes most to your defects?
SMART Group Survey 2001 March/April - Which lead-free solder family do you think will be the most popular ?
SMART Group Survey 2001 January/February - How do you assemble?
SMART Group Survey 2000 November/December - What solder finish do you predominantly use on printed circuit boards?