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SMT Express, Volume 4, Issue No. 11 - from SMTnet.com
Volume 4, Issue No. 11 Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Book Review

Six Sigma for Electronics Design and Manufacturing
by Sammy Shina

Reviewed by Dave Fish (davef ), Pandion Electronics, Inc.

Use of six sigma tools is becoming more common-place in electronic product firms, because of the competitive pressures to reduce time to market and lower product costs. As the title "Six Sigma for Electronics Design and Manufacturing" states, the major points of attention for the use of these tools is in product design and manufacturing.

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SMTnet Forum Discussions

Intrusive Reflow
Posted by iman

I need help on intrusive reflow process, thanks in advance to the experts and general info sharing.
Please help me obtain answers, to following questions:

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PCB Pad lifted - repair
Posted by Vinny

I am producing a lot of high cost PCBA where the pCB material is the `ROGER' material. Due to some of the high components and handling we get pad lifted issues sometimes and as of now are unable to do repairs on these. Please help if anybody has done such repairs. what kind of adhesives to be used which can withstand the heat upto 220�C when the component is soldered back on the pads. Any repair guides available !!... really need help.

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Cost estimating for benchmarking
Posted by sergiovito

I would really appreciate if somebody could help me to understand how these elements of cost bellow can affect the total cost of an SMT facility. I am studying these numbers for benchmarking purposes.

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