This is an introductory program to provide Hand Soldering Operators and Inspectors with a first hand view of the impact of adding Lead-Free Soldering Alloys and Fluxes to the production and manufacturing environment. Lead-Free soldering will not only impact the assembly process, but every facet of the soldering process, from a new inventory of parts, solder alloys, flux changes, contaminate free soldering irons, tips, tip temperatures, sponges and virtually everything that comes in contact with the soldering process. These topics will be discussed along with new accept/reject issues, which must be considered, and the impacts of various alloys on those processes. Practical sessions allow the students to experience firsthand the use of lead free and the way it reacts differentlythan lead based products.