Reworking Plastic and Other Heat-sensitive Components

摘要

Companies that may be evaluating or weighing the suitability of new printed circuit board (PCB) rework equipment often ask tough questions when there is a new problem to be solved, or when available tools do not work well for the challenging application at hand. In the heyday of hand-held hot-air tools, which were selling in the $900 to $1,400 range, low-temperature/high-power hot-air rework systems with closed-loop temperature control were available, priced in the $3,500 range. Some might be surprised to learn that those systems, now more than 12 years old, are still in use and commanding 60 to 80 percent of their original value on the used equipment market.