Rework is the professional term for the refinishing operation or repair of an electronic assembly (PCBA) in the Surface Mount Technology. Mass processing techniques are not applicable to single device repair and / or replacement, so specialized techniques are required to replace defective components - most notably area array packages such as BGA devices.

Reasons for rework

• Insufficient or excessive solder joints that are created during assembly operations.
• Defective devices.
• Engineering parts changes, upgrades, etc.

Professional and high quality rework re-establishes the correct function of the electronic assembly. The durability of the control panel is just marginal affected by the correct accomplishment of the rework value chain. Therefore it is widespread in all sectors of the electronic industry. Manufacturer of communications-technologies, entertainment- and consumer-devices, industrial commodities, automobiles, medical technology, aerospace and other high power electronics, as well as their service providers take advantage of rework.

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