Founder and CEO of Neoden USA, Peter Swann, explains the basics of reflow, and its importance in maximizing the potential of your SMT manufacturing setup.

00:00 Introduction
00:31 What is "reflow"?
01:09 What is solder paste?
02:35 Preheat phase
04:05 Soak phase
04:47 Reflow phase
05:24 Cooling phase
05:46 Temperature setting considerations
06:40 Conveyor vs. drawerstyle oven
07:22 Stencils, and consistent solder application
08:06 Finished board comparisons


Sources:
1. Solder paste under microscope Wikipedia user Autopilot, Creative Commons AttributionShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
2. Tsize chart Tony Lentz, SMT 007 Magazine (https://smt.iconnect007.com/index.php...)