MoneyGram Makes International Trade Simpler
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BEST now accepts MoneyGram to reduce the hassle of international transactions. It is a simple and safe
way to send money online. It is widely available as it can be transmitted from more than
180 countries around the world.
In
addition to Moneygram BEST accepts major credit cards and PAYPAL making
it as easy as possible to purchase small PCB repair items.
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Reduce Your Rework Costs
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BEST can take a bite out of your rework costs. Call (847) 797-9250 and ask Laura how we may be able to help!
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 BEST INDUSTRY FORUMS |
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This Industry forum is
a discussion area where opinions are given on equipment and processes,
help is given on process problems and resources for problem-solving and
troubleshooting are shared.
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ONLINE IPC-A610 RECERTIFICATION
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Looking for a way to cost-effectively re-certify as a trainer or operator for IPC- A610? The BEST has a solution in its online recertification option.
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Dear Subscriber;
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In this month's message' we discuss ways to outsource legacy equipment repairs and how to get some assistance with training.
Recently BEST was featured on the cover of Circuits Assembly
magazine as we performed multiple reflow cycles as part of a multiple
time reballing study. We are asked many times and in many ways about
the reliability of the reballing process. In this study, devices
reballed up to 5 times or 12 PLUS reflow cycles exhibited no impact on
the die performance. Read the whole article here.
Lastly,
I have been exposed through my teens/tweens to some fun iPhone / iPOD
Touch "apps" which I describe below. Let me know your favorites. My
question to you.....should there be one written for rework?
Best wishes for a fun summer,
Bob Wettermann
President, BEST Inc
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Upgrade Your Staff Technical Skills via Grants
Below are a few of the grants available to Illinois companies
when training budgets are squeezed:
ETIP helps keep Illinois workers' skills on pace with new technologies and
business practices, which, in turn, help businesses increase productivity,
reduce costs, improve quality, and boost competitiveness. ETIP grants can
reimburse new or expanding companies for up to 50 percent of the cost of
training their employees.
The Innovation Challenge Grant Program is to increase the number
of Illinois companies that apply for federal research grants. The federal Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and its parallel Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) program provide over $2 billion a year to small
companies developing leading-edge technologies of interest to 11 federal
departments and agencies.
For those of you both inside and outside of Illinois in the US we
suggest you speak to your local community college or investigate grant
writing organizations focused on training in your state. BEST can and
has
worked with these organizations in order to make sure your work force
is the the
best that they can be.
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Legacy Product Line Repairs
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Do you need a way to off load those legacy equipment repairs so that they do not bog down your service group?
BEST offers electronic product repair services for such cases.
Due
to product price erosion, shortened product life cycles and the
increasing complexity of products OEMs introducing newer products are
demanding more and more of the sustaining and repair efforts.
One way to reduce this pressure is to consider outsourcing repair services for old legacy equipment. In this outsourced backend services model, the customer experience is still owned and delivered by the OEM. BEST, through its repair service group, delivers whole unit repair plus spare units and parts.
Some of the BEST test, repair and depot Services offered include:
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In-warranty testing, as well as out of warranty testing
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Out of Production/Non-Current Electronic Equipment and Component Repair
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Re-box and Re-label Services
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PCB Troubleshooting and component level repair
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PCB testing and complete component testing Call Laura Ripoli at (847) 797-9250 to see if we can be of service.
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 IPOD Touch / iPhone Apps
Here are some fun and some completely idiotic "apps" that you can run on your itouch or iPhone this summer:
Shazam: Ever hear a song somewhere and wonder what it is?
Hold your phone up to the song in question: Shazam listens and tells
you what it is. Once it knows, Shazam lets you tag the song as a
favorite, gives you a link to buy it from iTunes, and, if available,
provides links to YouTube videos of the track.
Need More Cowbell Simply Add a glorious clanking cowbell sounds to any song playing on your iPhone. Simple, clean, and oh-so entertaining.
TouchScan
- If you have ever wanted to become a detective, here is an application
that will help you in doing so.a lie detector, a finger scanner....
everything under one application. It also helps you to match up with
the one you love. Both of you can get your fingers scanned and this
application tells you what can go on between the two of you.
Virtual Zippo Lighter Are you going to a concert this summer and want to bring on your favorite band for an encore?
Let me know your favorite application or if there should be a PCB rework and repair application written?
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