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October 2026 In Every Issue MilAero007 Highlights Career Opportunities Educational Resources Advertiser Index 30 85 90 91 Automotive: Building in Reliability Automotive electronics demand reliable assembly at an extraordinary scale. This issue examines how soldering technologies and process controls are evolving to meet those requirements, from reflow and laser soldering to silver management, BGA warpage, voiding, power board testing, and insights from experts focused on the road to reliability in automotive assembly. 24 32 46 50 58 62 82 10 20 42 74 Features Building Consistent Reflow Results Across Automotive Manufacturing Sites with Miles Moreau Optimizing Mixed Alloy Solder Pastes for Low Voiding and High PCB Reliability by Thuy Nguyen What It Takes to Test Automotive Power Electronics Assemblies by Francesca Pinto Articles Faster BGAs Warpage Processing Without Shearing or Painting by Chris Gastaldo and Neil Hubble Why Laser Soldering Gets So Much Attention by Nolan Johnson When Does Reducing Silver Make Sense? by Senthil Kanagavel IPC Standards Released for Q3 2026 by Global Electronics Association Columns SMT Perspectives & Prospects What I Hope the Next Generation Will Carry Forward by Jennie Hwang The Clean Truth The Clean Truth About No-Clean Flux by Adam Klett Bridging the Pacific What American and Asian PCB Companies Can Learn From Each Other by Tianming Liu Knocking Down the Bone Pile Interposer Rework and Precision Solder Ball Attachment by Nash Bell From The Editor Nolan's Notes Automotive Is Gearing Up Again by Nolan Johnson 6 Stan Rak's Road to Reliability Continues with Dr. Stanton Rak 14 4 SMT007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2026