Soldering on Lightweight Plastic as a Sustainable Process

Demand in lightweight, conformal electronics has surpassed current manufacturing capabilities, which are predicated on equilibrium-based thermal processes such as reflow soldering. The presenter will offer next-generation thermal processing, enabling applications such as soldering SAC305 onto lightweight PET. This new thermal processing decarbonizes the supply chain by utilizing as little as 15% of the energy of standard processing, can be set up in minutes, and is a fraction of the footprint of current equipment.

Stan Farnsworth, Chief Marketing Officer, Stan.farnsworth@pulseforge.com
Stan has been bringing deep-tech innovation to markets and applications for over 20 years. He is the Chief Marketing Officer for the newly-created PulseForge Inc, spun out of NovaCentrix where he also held the title of Chief Marketing Officer as well as being a founding member in 2008. Prior, he was also a founding member of Nanotechnologies Inc (1999), an early pioneer and recognized leader in the nanomaterial space.
He has worked for over a decade with the OE-A, the leading international association for printed and large-area flexible electronics, where he serves as elected Chairman. He was recently named to the invitation-only Forbes Executive Communications Council. He is also an active Mentor at Capital Factory, the leading start-up ecosystem in the Austin area, where he advises entrepreneurs on marketing and sales topics.
For the past 10 years Stan has also been the chair of the STEM advisory board for a local Austin area high school. In this capacity, he has been working to increase diversity in STEM education and improve awareness of technology opportunities for all students.
Stan earned his BS in mechanical engineering from Rice University and MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin, specializing in heat transfer and fluid mechanics.