All Episodes

Reliability Matters at 200: The Conversations, Lessons, and People Behind the Podcast - Episode 200

Good Adhesive, Bad Bond: David Dworak on the Hidden Causes of Adhesion Failure - Episode 199

Why Your Al Training Isn't Sticking: Sean Patterson on Making Al Useful in Manufacturing - Ep. 198

Closing the Gap Between Validation and Reality with Dr. Nishith Kumar Reddy Gorla - Episode 197

If We Don't Shape Al, Al Will Shape Us - Dr. James Maisiri on Responsible Technology Adoption # 196

The Return of Cleaning: Why Post-Reflow Cleaning Is Becoming Mainstream Again (Part 2) - Episode 194

The Return of Cleaning: Why Post-Reflow Cleaning Is Becoming Mainstream Again - Episode 193

Why PCB Revision Errors Are a Hidden Reliability Risk With Mehdi Nahali - Episode 192

Why Maintenance Is Finally Getting a Seat at the Table With Limble's Paul Ross - Episode 191

Predict, Prevent, Produce: RoviSys' Bryan DeBois on Manufacturing's Al Future Episode 190

From the Factory Floor to System Design: Why Women in STEM Matter with Kristen Eckart - Episode 189

An Academic Look at Al in Electronics Manufacturing: Where It Works, Fails, & Why It Matters - # 187

Readiness Through Repair: How the U.S Military is Strengthening Capabilities with Right to Repair - Episode 186

Electronics Manufacturing Today: Pressures, Priorities, and the Path Forward With Trevor Galbraith - Episode 186

How Accuracy & Force Compliance Contribute to Better Quality & Reliability with Michael Sivigny

Advances in Dispensing Automation and Thermal Management with PVA’s Jon Urquhart - Episode 184

Preserving Knowledge,Advancing Reliability: A Reliability Matters Podcast Year-End Reflection - #183

Getting it Right: How to Work Effectively with your CM - With Daniel Stanphill & Sean Kincaid

What Every OEM Should Know About Working with Contract Manufacturers - With Raymond Novara

Cooler Connections: Low Temp Soldering for a High-Reliability World With Indium’s Dr. Hongwen Zhang

Building Reliability from the Inside Out: Indium's CEO’s on Innovation & Reliability with Ross Berntson

Behind the Alloy: Soldering Materials, Process Control, & Reliability Shantanu Joshi & Greg Starrett

SMTAI 2025 Conference & Event Preview - Special Episode

The Chemistry of Reliability: Choosing the Right Solder and Flux: A Conversation with Chris Ward

Humidity: Small Cause, Huge Reliability Risk with Viktoria Rawinski - Episode 177

War Stories from the Line: Phil Zarrow & Jim Hall Talk Reliability - Episode 175

AI in PCB Design - It's Already Here! With David Wiens & Stephen Chavez, Siemens EDA. Episode 174

Improving the Reliability of Public EV Chargers with ChargerHelp! Co-Founder & CEO, Kamale Terry

Episode 172: From Chaos to Control: Steering ERP Projects Back on Track with Chintan Sutaria

Pick & Place Machine Selection and Optimization with Hanwha Semitech Americas CEO, Tim Kang - Episode #171

Episode 170: Reliability, Safety, and Human Impact: The DMR Approach with Dheeraj Narang

Reliability Matters on the Road in Anaheim California at the IPC APEX Expo - Episode 169

Reliability Matters on the Road in Anaheim California at the IPC APEX Expo - Episode 168

Episode 167: Meet the Press: A Conversation with Journalist and PCEA President, Mike Buetow

Electronics: Down Memory Lane and a Vision for the Future - Episode 166

Stencil Design and Manufacturing Best Practices with Elias Malfavon Jr.

AI Integrated Supply Chain Management Software with Sebastian Schaal

Battery Selection and Safety Best Practices with Alex Norman

Electronics Testing Best Practices with Robert Boguski- Episode 162

AI-Based Inspection Technologies with Priyansha Bagaria - Episode 161

Opportunities and Challenges within the EV Industry - Episode 160

2024 Season Wrap-Up of the Reliability Matters Podcast - Episode 159

Episode 158: The New Kids in Town - The Cast of the D-Code Podcast

Episode 157: What's On Your Workbench? Critical Steps to Avoid Contamination of PCA's During the Rework Process

Episode 156: An Introduction to Flexible Circuits with Joseph Fjelstad

Episode 155: Ultra HDI Panel Discussion - Recorded Live at SMTAI

Episode 154: Thermal Profiling Best Practices

Episode 153: Contract Manufacturing Best Practices with Adrian Leal

Episode 152: High-Reliability Solder Paste Selection Best Practices

Episode 151: Optical Inspection System Best Practices

Episode 150: The Truth Behind Statistics

Episode 149: AOI and X-Ray Best Practices

Special episode: Surface Mount Technology International - 2024

Episode 148: IPC Apex Special

Episode 147: IPC Apex Special

Episode 146: IPC Apex Special (part 1 of 3)

Episode 145: Designing Electronics to be Reliable in Harsh Environments

Episode 144: A Conversation with Indium's Rick Short about Education-Based Marketing

Episode 143: A Candid Conversation with Industry Icon Doug Pauls

Episode 142: Live from SMTA's Pan Pacific Strategic Electronics Symposium (PanPac)

Episode 141: Component Tape Splicing Best Practices with Larry (The Professor) Welk

Episode 140: Circuit Board Design and Acquisition Best Practices

Episode 139: Environmentally Responsible Alternatives to Traditional PCB Fabrication

Episode 138: Hand Soldering and Rework Best Practices with Debbie Wade

Episode 137: Building a Sustainable Career with a Sustainable Impact

Episode 136: Environmentally Responsible/Sustainable Conformal Coating with Dr. Cassandra Zentner

Episode 135: A Conversation with Dr. Zach Peterson about Board Design Best Practices

Episode 134 - 2023 Podcast Season Wrap-Up

Episode 133: Novel Wireless / Wearable ESD Monitoring

Episode 132: A Conversation about Ultra-Thin Conformal Coating with HZO's Lisa Rizzo

Episode 131: A Conversation with Industry Icon Bob Willis

Episode 130: Human-Centered Approaches to Innovation with Dr. Alexis Abramson

Episode 129: Network Reliability - Avoiding Cyber-Security Threats

Episode 128: Industry Standards Explained with Leo Lambert

Episode 127: Ask the Experts - A Conversation with Phil Zarrow & Jim Hall

Episode 126: Moisture Mitigation Strategies with Dan Jenkins and Rob Lowery

Episode 125: DFM Best Practices with Pride Industries' Engineering Manager Andrew Williams

Episode 124: Industry Icon Dave Hillman's Amazing 3,600 Mile Kayak Journey Down the Missouri River

Episode #123: Introduction to HALT – Highly Accelerated Life Testing with Dr. Christopher Jackson

Episode 122: The Integration of AI Into Inspection Systems

Episode 121: Dr. John Mitchell discusses his new book "Fire Your Hiring Habits"

Episode 120: Making Reliability Training Entertaining and Effective

Episode 119: Quantum Mechanics Explained

Episode 118: Making "Big Data" Useful with Intraratio's Ryan Gamble

Episode 117: When Residues Cause Circuit Assemblies to Fail

Episode 116: Supply Chain Musings

Episode 115: Making Sense of "Big Data"

Episode 114: The Remarkable Return of the Post-Reflow Cleaning Process

Episode 113: A Conversation about Counterfeit Component Detection with Dr. Eyal Weiss

Special Episode: A Conversation about Business Challenges with STI Electronics' President David Raby

Episode 112: A Conversation about ESD Mitigation with ESD Expert Christopher Almeras

Episode 111: Liquid Metal’s Potential Future in Electronics

Episode 110: A Wrap-Up of the Reliability Matters 2022 Season

Episode 109: A Decade of Industry 4.0 - What it Was - What it Wasn't

Episode 108: A Preview of the Upcoming SMTA Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium

Episode 107: IPC Validation Services & the Trusted Supplier Program

Episode 106: A Conversation about Production Automation

Episode 105: Conformal Coating Material Selection Best Practices

Special Episode: A Sneak Peak at the SMTAI Technical Conference with the Technical Committee

Episode 104: A Conversation about ESD Flooring with Thomas Ricciardelli