MEE Heading to SMTA International 2015
Larry Hanke and Dieter Scholz will be attending the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) International Conference in Rosemont IL, September 27-30. Stop by the MEE booth (1023) in the exhibit hall. We will have some interesting and fun stuff on hand to highlight our capabilities and expertise in scanning electron microscopy, chemical surface analysis and broad-beam ion milling. […]
Carburization – Case Study
An interesting new case study has been added to our website. We were asked to investigate the failure of perforated steel plates from a gas-fired boiler. Initial macroscopic examination was consistent with a corrosion fatigue mechanism. Further examination using a metallographic light microscope revealed an unusually high concentration of carbides that became more concentrated in a gradient toward the […]
Microscopy and Microanalysis 2015
Last week, Larry Hanke presented a paper co-authored with Dieter Scholz at the 2015 Microscopy Society of America (MSA) annual meeting in Portland, Oregon. The presentation, Microstructure Enhancement Using Ion Beam Milling, was based on work done in our laboratory preparing challenging samples for microscopic evaluation. These images show a gold ball bond on an integrated circuit. In the […]