June 24, 2009
About Us
For over 25 years Circuit Technology Center has been the world's most innovative specialist in circuit board rework and repair. Whether supporting you with our comprehensives services or with products from our CircuitMedic brand, our mission is simple. Save you money, save you time, and make your company more profitable.
Jeff Ferry, President
Peter Vigneau, GM
Andy Price, Sales Manager
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Simple and Elegant
Discover a new way to bond jumper wires
 No more hot melt glue, no more super glue mess. Hold wires permanently with Flextac Wire Dots. Just peel and stick for a quick, neat job.
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Test Your Knowledge
List these inventions in chronological order: Wireless Telegraph, Photography, Gasoline Car
See the answer below.
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Did You Know?
Post-It Notes, which are adhesive notes, were invented while looking for a way to improve the acrylate adhesive found in tapes.
Simplify BGA Rework
With unique adhesive backed stencils
 If you've been using metal stencils for BGA rework, we have some great news for you. A new type of stencil with adhesive backing. Easy to position and you'll eliminate paste bleed. Free sample.
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 Isolating a Plated Hole From Ground
Once involved in rework and repair, you quickly realize that all the tools you need to get the job done are just not always available.
Isolating surface pads from ground or other connections is a scenario played out with remarkable frequency in our facility. To make the rework as easy as possible custom tooling is called for. So how do we handle it?
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 3 Options for BGA Rework Paste Application
No matter how much we attempt to streamline and automate the process, BGA rework has been, and will likely always be, a mixture of art and science.
The need for a predictable, repeatable process, with its attendant time and cost savings, drives us continually to remove as much "art" as possible. The process of applying solder paste for rework is a perfect example of how such improvements may evolve.
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 X-Ray System Eye Opener
Some time ago we had the good fortune to obtain a Dage X-Ray machine. For years we had been using an older machine that has been an absolutely reliable workhorse.
Since we loved our old machine, we didn't immediately recognize what the Dage machine could do for us, but when we saw how it performed, well, all we can say is, "What an eye opener!"
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 IPC Certified Circuit Board Repair Training
Classes Scheduled:
July 21-22, 2009 and October 6-7, 2009
This two day course covers those modules within the IPC-7711/IPC-7721 Training and Certification Programs needed to obtain an IPC certification in circuit board damage repair.
Course covers in detail the most common problems facing technicians who must repair physical damage found on modern circuit board assemblies. Includes in-depth review of base board repair, conductor repair, land repair, gold edge contact repair, and surface mount ...
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Seeking Perfection?
 Get it right the first time
BGA component rework is a demanding, exacting business. Next time you need BGA rework, give a call to the experts.
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Quote of the Day
"The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier."
Bill Gates
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"My touch-screen computer accused me of sexual harassment!"
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A Circuit Board Operating Room
In one benchtop kit
 The Professional Repair Kit is the most complete and most versatile circuit board repair kit you'll find anywhere. Repair damaged surface mount and BGA pads, plated holes, conductors, base board... It's the total package.
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Test Your Knowledge
List these inventions in chronological order: Wireless Telegraph, Photography, Gasoline Car
Answer: Photography 1816-1835, Gasoline Car 1886, Wireless Telegraph 1895
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