Circuit Board Rework and Repair Services
Component Tinning and Reballing
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August 14, 2019
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No matter how much we attempt to streamline and automate the process, BGA Rework has been, and will likely always be, a mixture of art and science. The need for a predictable, repeatable process, with its attendant time and cost savings, drives us continually to attempt to remove as much "art" as possible from the BGA rework process, as new tools and knowledge become available ...
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We are purchasing circuit boards from China and they are coming in with a tarnished looking finish (they have OSP) and we are having soldering issues. Could that be part of their processing issues ...
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Imagine replacing damaged surface mount pads, BGA pads, lands and conductors without the need to use messy liquid adhesives to bond the replacement pad in place. Circuit Frames have a bond strength equal to the original, can be used on loaded circuit boards, and the bond time is just 30 seconds. Our replacement Circuit Frames have a dry-film adhesive backing to make the repair process quick and neat.

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WOW! A batch of circuit boards were drilled in a spot they weren't supposed to be drilled. This can be a tough mistake to recover from when dealing with today's complex, multi-layer circuit boards. As a result, the customer found himself with a scrap heap of worthless product ...
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