Rework & Repair at Electronics Yorkshire

Electronics Yorkshire's rework and repair facilities can be used to resolve problems identified during testing and inspection, or from product failures in the field; these facilities can also be used for product development.

This may mean carrying out a modification to a circuit track, replacing an incorrect component, and replacing a lifted pad of for laminate repair.

Reworking techniques require expert hand skills and a range of specialised equipment, all of which are on hand within the Electronics Yorkshire Technology Centre.

The equipment includes hot air rework systems, desolder vacuums, vision systems and a wide range of solder tools.

Various rework and repair tasks can be carried out at Electronics Yorkshire

BGA / CSP / QFN rework, including inspection and diagnosis

• Place BGAs CSPs and QFNs on PCBs in small batch or rework using infra-red with the ERSA IR/PL 550 BGA rework equipment and, for larger PCBs, the ERSA IR / PL 650 BGA rework equipment.
• Reballing of BGA and CSP packages is possible in most cases, depending on the component.
• Inspect and diagnose BGA and CSP device faults on PCBs with the ErsaScope system
• Non-destructive X-ray investigation of BGAs, µBGAs, PoPs and QFNs, component solder joints and multilayer boards

SMD / SMT rework

• A range of equipment enabling hand soldering of devices and reworking of products

Workshop tools and facilities

• Fully-equipped workstations and numerous hand-operated inspection, test, analysis and reworking devices for electrical and electronics rework, repair and modification.

To arrange to hire equipment at Electronics Yorkshire, call 0800 610 1602 or email: info@eytechnology.org.uk