BEST Inc.
BEST offers professional rework, repair and prototype builds of PCBs. Our expertise is on BGA rework and QFN rework. Our experienced instructors teach professional soldering classes as we are an IPC certified training center
Repair/Rework, Soldering, IPC Standards Certification Center, Service Provider, Training Provider
Your BEST Source for PCB rework/repair, solder training, and soldering tools!
Our Contract BGA Rework/Repair Division provides expert bga rework services and bga repair, ECO modifications and rework to your PCBs. Our state of the art equipment and IPC certified operators insure the bga rework done on your PCBs will be done correctly and reliably. 100% guaranteed. Because our core competency is BGA rework & PCB repair, our operators' output per person far exceeds that of in-house operators. Compare your fully burdened overhead rate of rework/repair to our per board price - you'll be surprised! We offer turns as quick as 24 hours on BGA rework and reballing of BGAs.
BEST is an IPC Master Certification Center offering Instructor and Operator soldering courses for IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, IPC 7711/7721 as well as customized classes to meet specific standards or criteria. BEST now offers the first web based, fully interactive IPCA-610 Certification online! BEST is also the only IPC Certification Center in the world with a Mobile Training Center - a fully operational, mobile solder training lab that brings the classroom right to your door!
Pre-order your copy of the IPC A-610D Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies Standard, due to be released in February, 2005. Order yours today from BEST!
BEST, Inc specializes in offering products that streamline the process of hand soldering, rework and repair, which also includes lead free soldering products. Our training kits, dummy components and IPC materials are excellent resources for skill building and retention. Our Rework/Repair Exchange offers product reviews and technical articles on the latest rework/repair equipment, as well as a forum to buy and sell used or refurbished equipment.
BEST Inc. Postings
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BEST Inc.’scomponent ID poster is designed to be used in your training area. The poster displays a variety of components so that instructors can teach the nomenclature or language of electronic circuit board components, ...
Magnetic Steel Flex, Rigid Flex and ioT Fixture
BEST Inc. design and fabricates magnetic fixtures for ioT, flex and rigid-flex applications. Made frommagnetized steel, these fixtures are designed and fabricated to hold flat flex circuits. They can be used for pick and place, coating, ...
Custom ESD Packaging for Electronics
BEST Inc. can provide your custom foam cutting insert needs. Whether you have an anti-static (pink) closed or open foam packaging material or other kind of foam that needs to be cut-BEST Inc. can be your source. Once you have the materials in hand...
Flex and Rigid-Flex Depanelization Services
Laser depanelization services from BEST Inc. feature precision cutting and depanelization cut out of flex and rigid flex materials. These materials a combination of Katon(TM), copper and rigid board material. After sending us the GERBER ...
Precision Cut Kapton shields, gaskets or washers
BEST Inc. has been providing laser machined parts for the electronics industry for many years with both Kapton(TM) as well as as adhesive-backed Kapton (TM) shapes per customer requirements. These parts are being used as heat shields, spacers and ...
Conformal Coating Masking Tapes
BEST Custom Laser Cut Conformal Coating Masking TapeShapes(TM) The BEST custom-cutting of tape shapes for masking will save you time and money. BEST will cut out, on release liner-backed tape sheet, custom s...
IPC J-STD-001 Certification For Specialist | IPC JSTD Certification
IPC J-STD-001 Certification is a 5-day program for experienced soldering technicians looking for acquaintance of the IPC J-STD-001 Document and process controls and recommendations surrounding “best practices” in this document. The cou...
IPC J-STD-001 Certification For Instructor And Recertification
This is a 2-day examine course is for anyone needing to renew their existing IPC J-STD-001 certification for the instructor. Attendees will review the J-STD-001 standard and successfully complete both the closed and open book exams including lead ...
IPC J-STD-001 Training For Instructor | IPC JSTD Training
The IPC J-STD-001 Training for the instructor is a class on the necessities for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies is a universal standard with wide acceptance on the assembly of printed circuit boards. The IPC J-STD-001 Training explai...
PCB Rework Consulting Services
BEST Inc and its subject matter experts to help you diagnos, troubleshoot and develop your PCB rework processes. Our PCB consulting services have assisted OEMs, contract manufacturers and repair centers develop repeatable processes for the rework ...
19 technical articles »
Solder Paste for BGA Rework | Multiple Methods for Applying Paste Flux
Mar 30, 2017 | Bob Wettermann, BEST Inc. MIT
There are multiple methods, each with its associated benefits for given applications, for printing either solder paste or paste flux for BGA rework. Each of these methods is best-suited for a given situation, board layout and skill level of operators performing the BGA rework. This discussion will layout the various methods and present the specific circumstances for which the specific technique is most wellsuited. In addition, the pluses and minuses for each of the approaches will be discussed in detail....
Feb 01, 2017 | Bob Wettermann
BGA Rework Course encompasses the skills necessary to perform rework of electronic printed circuit boards to include PBGA and CBGA technologies. There should be 'one-stop' solution, that offers a wide range of ball grid array rework and repair services....
PCB Laser Depanelizing Using a UV Laser
Oct 06, 2016 | Bob Wettermann
One of the methods gaining in popularity for singulating rigid/flex, rigid and flex circuit boards post assembly is through the use of laser routing. This method has the advantage of speed, positional accuracy, no tooling wear and lastly no induced mechanical stresses on components during the singulating process....
Adhesive Backed Plastic Stencils vs Mini Metal Stencils
Aug 27, 2015 | Bob Wettermann, MIT
Ever since there has been a widespread usage of surface mount parts, the trend of continued shrinkage of devices with ever finer pitches has continued to challenge PCB assemblers for the rework of same. Todays' pitches are commonly 0.5 to 0.4mm with packages of tiny outline sizes, 5 -10mm square, making the rework of such devices a challenge. In addition to the handling and inspection challenges comes the board density. Spacing to neighboring components continues to be compressed so the rework techniques should not damage neighboring components....
Plastic vs Metal Stencils for Prototype Printing
Sep 11, 2014 | Bob Wettermann.
This article goes through the pluses and minuses of using plastic stencils for DIY prototypes. The release efficiency is measured and "rules of thumb" for using one type vs another is explained....
Sep 11, 2014 | CRANE.
In this DOD study the reliability of reworked QFNs is studied with the outcome being that a stay in place stencil does not impact the reliability of a QFN reworked using this technique...
Reballing a QFN Simplifies QFN Rework
Sep 11, 2014 | Bob Wettermann.
There are a variety of methods one can use to rework QFNs. This paper explains one of the ways to get very little center ground voiding while making it easy to place a tiny component with almost no keep out areas....
Performance of Kapton Stencils vs Stainless Steel Stencils for Prototype Printing Volumes Processes
Jul 03, 2013 | Bob Wettermann, Hung Hoang
It has been demonstrated in numerous pieces of work that stencil printing, one of the most complex PCB assembly processes, is one of the largest contributors to defects (Revelino et el). This complexity extends to prototype builds where a small number of boards need to be assembled quickly and reliably. Stencil printing is becoming increasingly challenging as packages shrink in size, increase in lead count and require closer lead spacing (finer pitch). Prototype SMT assembly can be further divided between industrial and commercial work and the DIYer, hobbyist or researcher groups. This second group is highly price sensitive when it comes to the materials used for the board assembly as their funds are sourced from personal or research monies as opposed to company funds. This has led to development of a lower cost SMT printing stencil made from plastic film as opposed to the more traditional stainless steel stencil used by industrial and commercial users.This study compares the performance of these two traditional materials and their respective impact on solder paste printing including efficiency and print quality....
Component Shortages Causing Electronics Manufacturers to "Use All Means Necessary" to Ship Products
Nov 24, 2010 | Bob Wettermann
As the electronics manufacturing and assembly industry in the US recovers to some degree from the economic crisis which began in 2008, the challenge of component shortages has risen to the top as one of the stumbling blocks for contract assemblers and cap...
A New Stenciling Method for Reworking SMT Components
Jul 15, 2010 | Bob Wettermann
When reworking more complex SMT components such as finer pitch SMT components, SMTconnectors and even area array devices, the most common method of printing on the printing selectively on the PCB has some serious shortcomings. The most significant problem...
34 news releases »
High mix Low Volume Technical Webinar
Oct 23, 2018 | Best practice webinar for high mix low volume assemblers
New Product Launched Component ID Poster for Electronics Training
Aug 17, 2018 | New Component ID Poster for electronics training and certification.
Jun 15, 2018 | BEST Inc launches the release of a company capabilities video. The story of how EMS and wire harness and electronics companies can be serviced by BEST Inc. is told in a fun and compelling way.
BEST Announces Availability of Custom Electronics Packaging
Mar 20, 2018 | BEST Inc announces the availability of a custom ESD packaging service for electronic assemblies and components.
Nov 25, 2017 | A-610 and J-STD-001 has recently been updated. This webinar will highlight the changes in the standards
New Sustainable J-STD-001 Soldering Kit
Oct 03, 2017 | BEST releases new version of J-STD-001 training kit that can be refilled.
New Sustainable J-STD-001 Soldering Kit
Oct 03, 2017 | BEST releases new version of J-STD-001 training kit that can be refilled.
BEST Inc. Puts Semi-Automated Mass PCB Rework Process Online
Mar 31, 2017 | BEST installs and brings Up mass rework machine capability to reduce costs and increase the turnover of boards requiring lots of parts change outs.
BEST SMT Boot Camp Nov 29-Dec 1, 2016 Featuring Phil Zarrow
Oct 25, 2016 | Learn about SMT assembly from SME Phil Zarrow in Chicago
New Hands On Class for Wire/Cable Assembly
Sep 01, 2016 | A new class has been developed to teach EMS providers and others the basics of wire harness assembly techniques. This class goes along with the popular IPC-A-620 Wire and Cable Harness Assembly Acceptance standards.
