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Start Off the New Year With the January 2024 Issue of SMT007 Magazine: The Cost of Rework
January 2, 2024 | I-Connect007 Editorial TeamEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
The Cost of Rework
In this issue of SMT007 Magazine, we visit the rework processes, arguably one of the highest-skilled, highest-pressure jobs on the manufacturing floor.
What is the cost to you in rework? Does it make sense to build your own team of experts in-house or contract it out to a rework specialist? What are the technical challenges? How is the rework job function being changed by new packaging technologies and increasing board densities? How will the skill sets for rework need to evolve? Doing the build right the first time is the best strategy, of course, but we can rarely be fully 100%.
As we start 2024, let’s take a look at this critical piece of the assembly process.
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