Feb 28, 2009

Pigs-n-Heat at the SDC

















This is the first time we've attended the event and it certainly was fun. The organizers did a great job. Chuck a Puck was especially fun to watch. McGruff the Crime Dog was also in attendance and posed for a few pictures.

Lots of pictures below, enjoy...

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Ela and Ava

Ela and Ava in their jammies before the hockey game.

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Feb 27, 2009

LPI Soldermask

Equipment and people from Calumet's LPI Department.

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Hot Air Solder Leveling

This line applies solder to circuit boards in a horizontal fashion which is very unique in the PCB industry. The horizontal application makes for a smoother more even application.

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Feb 26, 2009

Happy 80th Birthday Albert

The Sigma Rho boys along with Dave and Mark threw quite the party for our friend Albert's 80th birthday.

Albert's a great guy, a great friend, and well deserving of the accolades.

Albert always says his birth was responsible for the great stock market crash of '29 and he started the depression. Quite the opposite as Albert is the last person you could possibly be depressed around.

Happy Birthday Albert!

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Feb 19, 2009

Calumet Lab

Photos from the lab at Calumet Electronics. Some interesting test equipment and samples along with some new very high-tech equipment.

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Feb 13, 2009

Laser Direct Imaging

The latest very cool piece of equipment installed at Calumet Electronics. This is laser direct imaging. Yes, a solid-state laser complete with prism and the space-age rocket-looking air cleaning system.

I may not work for NASA, but for Calumet, MI, this is pretty darn cool.

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SB-900 Test at 6:00am

These are the first test shots with the new SB-900 flash at 6:00 am. At this time of the morning, the only models available were our cats, Finnegan and Rachael. As you can see Finnie is a willing model, but Rachael is a little shy. The flash is awesome. A little noisy with its ability to zoom and following the lens, but well worth it. As I said when I used the SB-800s, Nikon's slogan should be:

"Let there be light and let it be perfect"

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Feb 10, 2009

Calumet-Desmear and Electroless

Pictures of the Desmear and Electroless line at Calumet Electronics. This line cleans and prepares drilled holes and then chemically prepares the holes to receive copper plating.

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Feb 5, 2009

MTU Winter Carnival 2009





Pictures from the All-Nighter/One-Nighter statue building on the campus of Michigan Technological University. Galleries include the main campus, St. Albert The Great statue location, and the 1st Place Winning Phi Kappa Tau fraternity site.

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Feb 4, 2009

Press and Layup

Pictures of the new Press and Layup areas at Calumet Electronics. Much of the work on this project was done by REL, Inc. of Calumet. This department is where circuit board "sandwiches" are assembled and pressed together under heat and pressure.

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