BEST soldering geeks enable electronics companies to be more effective through professional instruction, tools and taking secondary assembly projects off your plate
2014 has started with a roar. The electronics industry came off an exciting CES featuring the new "hot spot"-your car as the innovations in electronics keep on coming. A group of scientists from my alma mater, the University of Illinois, used "Kickstarter" to crowd fund an innovative way of developing circuits, teaching STEM curriculum and hacking electronics hardware design. This is a new way to breadboard and develop hardware. Check out the full link here. We will be providing some teaching using these tools some time this year after the first products are commercialized. Finally, we installed several new analytical tools that make sure that we can continue to serve you as geometries shrink and devices get more complicated.
Wishing a Healthy and Successful New Year!
Bob Wettermann
President, BEST Inc.
Follow me on Twitter now at @bwetman
New High 1um Spot Size X-Ray Installed at BEST
BEST recently installed a new X-Ray system for x-ray inspection. This tools can "see" different PoP levels, microcracks in BGA balls, measure hole fill and automatically scan a board for fast AXI of your products.
In the near future BEST will be hosting a mini tech symposium (so you can see the live x-ray images) on X-RAY inspection. Look for details.
Call Laura Ripoli at (847)797-9250 or email her at lripoli@solder.net to see how we can be of assistance in your x-ray needs.
BEST Releases Kapton(TM) Stencils for DIY'rs, Hobbyists
BEST now provides high quality plastic film stencils for the DIY, home hobbyist and student markets. Each stencil is part of kit which includes a high qulaity Kapton(TM) stencil, board holders and a squeegee. Stencils can be orderd in 4,5 and 6 mil thicknesses.
Orders are shipped 24 hours after check plot approval from Chicago.
Check out Video Series on QFNs from Technical Symposium
Reliability of BTCs
Check out the videos on our YouTube channel -Solderinggeek- from the recent BEST symposium on bottom terminated components. There is a series of (5) sessions featuring Q/A at the end of the session.
If you are in need of low of prototype volume BGA or PoP underfill completed, then BEST can be your solution. We have the experience in working with a variety of underfill materials and can provide a controlled volumetric dispense.
New 1um Resolution Inspection Tool Installed
BEST installed an OGP automatic measuring tool in order to more fully automate and inspect the ever-shrinking stencils and reballing preforms we are being asked to build. The OGP Smartscope is able to resolve 1um with an accuracy of 2um in X and Y and 1.4 microns in Z. If you need to accurately measure traces, pads or other items on your PCBs please contact Laura at BEST at (847)-797-9250.
Trivia Contest-Jan'14
The answer to last month's trivia question was TCDC or transcranial DC simulation. Congrats to our winner from Arris Corp!
The 1st person who replies with the correct answer will
win a drone of your own
that allows your to deliver what you want!
Question for January '14:
Around the 2nd millennium BCy what were the three types of warriors on the battlefield?
BEST to Train via Telepresence Beginning in 2017
BEST announces that it will be instructing via telepresence technology beginning in 2017.
In this 3D immersion technology BEST instructors can be teletransported across the world no what the location. This PCB solder and assembly training can be brought to you wherever you are. This experience brings not only professional PCB assembly training to you but the instructors will be teaching to you from places such as the Swiss alps, Amazon rainforest or Tahiti.
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