134 SMT007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2020
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Knocking Down the Bone Pile:
Removing Conformal Coatings
for PCB Rework
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When the removal and re-
placement of components
due to field failures or man-
ufacturing defects needs to
occur, the overlaying confor-
mal coating layer first must
be removed before being
able to remove and replace a component. Bob
Wettermann explains.
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X-Rayted Files: Marching Toward
2021, 20 Miles at a Time
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We're only at the halfway
mark, and 2020 has been a
real challenge. Our best-laid
plans have been cast in doubt
by the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this transformational
time, Dr. Bill Cardoso looks
back a century for a bit of inspiration from
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
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Powerful Prototypes:
A Trip Back to the Basics
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D u a n e B e n s o n re c e n t l y
designed a motion-sensitive
lapel pin for the 2020 Open
Source Hardware Summit,
which was canceled due to
the COVID-19 outbreak. Here,
he shares lessons to learn and
reviews more fundamentals from this project.
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SMT Prospects & Perspectives:
Rethinking Manufacturing—Bracing
for and Embracing a Post-Pandemic
Decade
E
Against the potent backdrop of
current events, how should our
industry respond? How should
we manage and rethink man-
ufacturing? And what are the
main issues at hand in near-
term and long-term horizons? Dr. Jennie Hwang
explores these questions, as well as three tangi-
ble areas of business and manufacturing.
Editor's Picks from SMT007.com
Dr. Jennie Hwang
Duane Benson
Bob
Wettermann
Dr.
Bill
Cardoso
