SERVICES

FAILURE ANALYSIS

VALIDATION TESTS OF COMPONENTS, PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES

IPC-A-610 BASED PRODUCT EVALUATION

CONSULTATION ON ANALYSIS REPORTS

INTERPRETATION OF YOUR SUPPLIER’S 8D REPORTS

Give us a quick overview of your problem. We will find the right methods for you.

PRODUCTION FAILURE ANALYSIS

Can you observe tombstoned resistors coming out of your reflow furnace? Is solder wicking up your QFPs? Is solder not wetting your PCB pad?
Ask us. We’ll analyze your failed products. We’ll give you the answer to how you can avoid such failures.

FIELD FAILURE ANALYSIS

Did your product fail in the field? Whose fault is it? Yours? Your customer’s? Your supplier’s?
Ask us. We’ll analyze the physical failure of the product. We’ll find the root cause of the failure and give you the answer why and how it happened.

SUPPORT OF NPI OR NTI – OPTIMIZATION AND QUALIFICATION

Are you planning to use a process you’ve never used before? Do you want to see how it affects the quality or reliability of your product?
Ask us. You share your plans with us, we share our experience with you. We’ll analyze your samples and provide you all the knowledge we’ve gained regarding the new process.

CONSULTATION ON EQUIPMENT PURCHASE FOR YOUR OWN ANALYSIS LAB

Are you about the set up your own failure analysis or validation laboratory? Do you want to find the right analysis tool and method for your specific needs?
Ask us. We can help you a lot. Use are experience in the specification of the equipment as well as in the communication with your chosen supplier, so your actual equipement and its setup will be optimized for the needs of your planned application. Don’t spend money on unnecessary features but do spend on extras that can significantly increase your efficiency. We can also help you in the evaluation of results provided by the application lab of the supplier.

TRAINING AND COURSES

Do you want to broaden your knowledge on failure analysis? Do you want to train your team in order to better understand failure analysis methods and how to feedback results in your production? Do you want to learn about the failures you observe in production or in the field?
Ask us. If you think our course could help improving your processes in any way, share your ideas with us. We are happy to provide you either a standard or a customised solution, on or off site.

INTERPRETATION AND EVALUATION OF REPORTS PREPARED BY OTHER LABS

Do you have problems with the interpretation of the results of a report? You are not quite sure the results of the described measurements really do lead to the conclusion declared in the report?
Ask us. We will study the report and may support you in many ways. We will let you know if the methods and results described in the report can truly lead to statements. We can help you asking questions from your supplier or define demand for new analysis. We can also help you with joining into phone conferences.

NEW IDEAS

If you think EFI-labs can be of help to you in any other business like contributing in an EU funded project, share your ideas with us. We are open for cooperation and for developing our knowledge. All we want is to stay on the principle tracks of our expertise.