December 2013

Newsletters

Dec 2013

Dear Electronics Assembly Colleague:

After much Turkey with way too many trimmings, we find ourselves in the home stretch of 2013. We are thankful for much, including our clients, vendors and employees.

My last west coast trip found me at some of the largest semi and tech companies in Silicon Valley. It was exciting to see that the tech sector is doing well again (though some non brick and mortar, no profit company IPOs seem to be a replay of 2000). As part of that experience, I got to go to a San Jose Sharks hockey game. In Chicago, you cannot walk up the day of the game and sit 8 rows up from the back of the net!

A Merry Christmas and a Successful New Year!

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Bob Wettermann

President, BEST Inc.

Follow me on Twitter now at @bwetman

CktBdAnimated

Precision PCB Modification With Laser Source

When you need to slightly extend a pad or trace dimension, BEST can be your source for this board level rework.

BEST designers can modify your PCB based on its GERBERS, whether the board is populated or unpopulated. We can then put mask or conformal coating on select areas.

Call Laura Ripoli at (847)797-9250 or email her at lripoli@solder.net to see how we can be of assistance.

BEST Delivers on SMT Prototype Stencils

BEST provides

high quality prototype stencils

for the product development community. Each "kit" features a high nickel content stainless steel stencil for the best release properties. Board holders and a squeegee are included as well.Orders are shipped 24 hours after check plot approval from Chicago.

To order your custom prototype stencil, contact info@solder.net or call (847) 797-9250 if you would like to give the BEST professionals a try!

Geek Speak

Crippleware

Anything designed with thick users in mind.

Usage. Let's make it 100% Crippleware so we can get users to pay us money once they are locked in.

New Video Series on QFNs from Technical Symposium

QFN Assembly Challenges-Phil Zarrow

Check out the videos on our YouTube channel for the recent BEST symposium on bottom terminated components. There is a series of (5) sessions featuring Q/A at the end of the session.

Find this video and more on the BEST YouTube channel

SMTA Wisconsin Chapter Discussses

(5) FN Challenges that will Make You Scream!

The proliferation of bottom terminated components (they are now the MOST placed package component) have led assemblers to curse the circuit design and IC manufacturing community. This session will discuss the problems and some potential solutions for placing, cleaning, inspecting and reworking these packages. Sorry we had to cut it off at (5) as we do not have all night!

Discussion topics will include: Inspection, Voiding, Thermal Vias, Cleaning Underneath and Rework.This event will be held Dec 11th at Rockwell/Mequoin, WI beginning at 5PM and includes a factory tour.

Registration information can be found here.

Custom Circuit Frames for Repair of Pads and Traces