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Summer has been great. We toured S'West MI for a day of blueberry picking and time on the beach on Lake Michigan. We also spent a weekend at Illinois' former largest city and home to General Grant.... Galena. I also had the chance to get to the "UP" or upper peninsula of MI for a mountain bike race. I also have been fortunate to have ridden several organized bike rides in Door County, WI. In a short time it will be a music festival with my son and lots of "alternative" music.
BEST is back to work with the following technical presentations scheduled:
BEST BTC Symposium Sept 25th -Chicago
- Everything BTC with (5) subject matter experts
SMTAI Oct 13-17-Dallas
- 0.3mm pitch and below reballing process. This will be on October 16th at 9AM
Webinar Oct - 0.3mm pitch and below reballing process. This will be on October 16th at 9AM (Sign up with Katy Radcliff)
Enjoying microbrews after riding in MI.
Wishing you a great fall!
Bob Wettermann
President, BEST Inc.
Follow me on Twitter now at @bwetman
PCB Outsourced Rework
If you are in need of contracted PCB rework and repair services-either you need the work of artisans or you would rather have your people working on something else, then let BEST be your outsourced rework provider. We guarantee our workmanship and our delivered yield to you will be 100%.
Call Laura Ripoli at (847)797-9250 or email her at lripoli@solder.net to see how we can be of assistance.
BEST Develops New Process for Mask Repair
BEST Inc has developed a new method for the repair of solder mask. Mask repair relies on the hand touch up of various site locations. This is a very time consuming process. Our new StencilMask(TM) process will help you get guaranteed replacement mask in all of the select areas and save you lots of time! Order your custom, time-saving mask repair solutionhere.
New Video on Board Handling
PCB Board Handling Guidelines
BEST Inc.instructor Tammy Grefkowicz explains the proper method for handling a PCB. Tammy explains the various techniques for the handling of boards and how that ties in to the IPC-A-610 specifications.
Geek Vocab
"I am sorry ______, I'm afraid I can't do that."
From 2001: A Space Adyssey
The vocabulary you use tells others your level of intellect.
Usage:
Widely regarded as one of the most awesome sci-fi movies ever, 2001: A Space Odyssey is often remembered for the computer that decides to eradicate all of the people on its mission into space. HAL is a creepy cyber villain, and this line is adaptable in that you can replace _____ with the name of anyone you're talking to.
BESTs 2013 Tech Symposium SOLD OUT
BEST is pleased that its 2013 Tech symposium on the topic of Bottom Terminated Components or BTCs is now SOLD OUT.
We have subject matter experts from industry speaking and descending on Chicago on September 25th.
Our keynote speaker is Phil Zarrow with ITM Consultingwho will speaking on BTC assembly challenges and how to overcome them.
Other speakers will discuss:
Minimizing voiding with QFNs
BTC Reliability
Cleaning Underneath BTCs
Hands on BTC Rework
Call BEST at (847) 797-9250 to get on the waiting list with Laura Ripoli (lripoli@solder.net)
Hold Down Wire and Components- Even During Reflow
BEST HotDots(TM) are a fast, clean method for holding down wires and other objects either to a PCB or in an electronics enclosure. Unlike messy glues this is a clean approach. The material including the adhesive is designed to withstand heat reflow cycles up to (300C)
The 1st person who replies with the correct answer will win a capsule speaker that allows your phone/mp3 player to really come to life!
Question for July '13: What mineral was the "gold" of it's time and was mined prior to the rush to the real deal in California? Why was it worth so much at that time?
July's answer: The picture was from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland from Pink Floyd's "The Wall" tour.
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