Metcal Blog: Solder Tips

How to Remove Oxidation from Your Solder Tips

In this article we are going to take a look at a few soldering tips and how to deal with oxidation. A soldering iron can be an indispensable tool for […]

Extend the Life of Your Tips: Metcal’s 15 Best Soldering Tip Care Tips

We surveyed several longtime users of Metcal tips and cartridges; line workers, engineers, and trainers, to find out their best practices for maintaining the life of soldering tips and cartridges. To keep your cartridges and tips in top condition follow our Top 15 Tip Care Tips.

Top 3 Factors That Influence Hand Soldering Performance

The higher the soldering system’s wattage, the more “power” there is to generate the heat needed for a successful solder joint, right?

Maybe not.

Evaluating Performance for Adjustable Soldering Systems

When looking at performance for hand soldering, Operations Engineers need to be focused on three key metrics: time to temperature, dwell time, and thermal recovery.

5 Ways to Extend the Life of Your Solder Tips

For maximum life and continued efficiency, a solder tip should be adequately cared for and maintained. Here are some tips for getting the most out of your solder tips and […]

Solder Tip Care Infographic: Do’s and Don’ts

If you take good care of your soldering tips, they’ll take care of you and improve your return on investment. Get this handy solder tip care infographic. Download this handy […]

Metcal Team to Present on Rework and Risk Mitigation at IPC APEX 2017

BGA | Applications, tips and trends in hand soldering, rework, repair and desoldering. Metcal is one of the world’s leading brands in soldering stations, rework stations, fume extraction and benchtop […]

Solder Tip Care Infographic

If you take good care of your soldering tips, they’ll take care of you and improve your return on investment. Get this handy solder tip care infographic.