Greetings from Chicago the
possible host to the 2016
Olympics (see some cool
animated shorts as well as
the Olympic committees' bid
video here:
In this issue we discuss:
BEST wins Service
Excellence award
Cover article touts
fast turn reballing
technique
Component
recovery/salvaging
services
Soldering iron art?
We look forwarding to
hearing from you-give us a
call in order to discuss
your PCB rework and repair
issues.
Bob Wettermann, CIT
President
BEST Wins 2007
Service Excellence
Award
Thanks to all of our
customers
participating in the
service surveys
recently done. We
were flattered to
learn that BEST has
the "best in
class service"
amongst
rework/repair
vendors Hats off to
the BEST staff from
customer care to
operations and
shipping personnel
for pitching in to
exceed our
customers'
expectations.
The Service
Excellence Awards (SEAs)
for Electronics
Manufacturing
Services (EMS)
Providers and
Electronics Assembly
Suppliers honor
companies excelling
in the crucial area
of customer service.
The program, now in
its 14th year,
functions as a way
for participants to
see how they compare
to peers in customer
satisfaction.
Quick Turn Reballing
Article Featured
In the March issue
of
Circuits Assembly
magazine the cover
story is about the
BEST reballing
process for fast
turn BGAs. Find the
link below if you
would like to learn
more about a new,
quickturn technique
for reinstalling
balls on “BGA”
components relies on
laser-cut
polyimide stencils
and fixtures. It is
designed to place
new solder balls
onto array-style
components in small
volumes (fewer than
100 devices).
Do you require the
removal of
components from
unusable PCB
assemblies to allow
for the reuse of
highly valuable
components? If you
are ever faced with
this situation call
BEST to help you.
After removal, we
clean and straighten
the component leads
and/or re-ball BGA
type components.
We understand the
importance of lead
integrity and
topside marking. We
can verify topside
mark and lead
integrity. We can
also look at the
part number to make
sure that parts are
not mixed; we can
verify date code or
lot code to ensure
that products are
not intermingled; we
can check pin one
orientation.
Anything on the
component can be
verified....BEST is
very capable to do
the work. Lead
inspection can be
done in the carrier
tape pocket, tube to
tube, or tray to
tray.