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National Electronics Week

18-19 May 2010 NEC Birmingham

Advanced Rework Technology will again be arranging the 'State of the ART seminars' for the third National Electronics Week (NEW). The show and conference will now be held at the NEC in Birmingham 18-19 May 2010.

ART are calling for technical papers for the 2010 show, if any companies wish to participate please contact Sue Morris at +44 1245 237083 or email

Get certified at National Electronics Week South Africa 2010

9-10 March Johannesburg Sandton Convention Centre

The team at Advanced Rework Technology will be using South Africa's NEW electronics event to hold two officially Certified IPC Trainer training courses. ART will also be running one day courses for Lead- Free soldering, ESD and Wire crimping, for more information please contact or email

Standing Room Only

Advanced Rework Technology was again hosting the State of the ART seminars at the recent National Electronics Week held in London.

The keynote speaker on the Tuesday was Richard Noble project director for Bloodhound, Britain's new land speed record car.

This seminar was well attended with standing room only, the rest of the seminars seemed to have good attendance and on the whole the exhibition had a good feel to it even in this current economic environment.

Early Summer Sale

Get your IPC 7711/7721Repair and Modification of Printed Board and Electronic Assemblies standard for £80.00 normal cost £100.00.

This offer is while stocks last.

Celebrating 20 Years

Advanced Rework Technology celebrating 20 years as a training company in the electronics industry set up by Barry and Sue Morris 1988.

Barry Morris with Debbie Wade have overseen the development of the company to where it is today at the forefront of training as an IPC certification centre.

Sue Morris

Is the training Co-ordinator and is responsible for arranging training courses as well as developing new business and marketing new courses.

ART also have an expert sales team who deal with course enquires and the sales of all IPC materials.

ART Celebrating 20 years of training with Claire Jeffries and Rob Saunders at National Electronics Week

7711/7721 Revision B Training courses

Advanced Rework Technology have, for a second time, been chosen by the IPC to present the only European training Beta course for the new IPC 7711/7721 Revision B document ‘Rework Modification and Repair of Electronic Assemblies’.

This guide, along with the training course, has been fully updated to take into account the latest advances in repair and rework including, of course, Lead free procedures.

The purpose of the Beta course, attended by a number of experienced rework staff as well as existing IPC trainers, is to tweak any little last minute changes to the course presentation and syllabus. This has now been successfully completed and the Revision B training course is now complete and available to the industry at large.

7711/7721 Beta Class, with A.R.T’s Barry Morris (far left) and Debbie Wade (far right)

7711/7721 Beta Class with Jack Crawford and Peggie Blakley of IPC in America (far right)

National Electronics Week (NEW), Earls Court, London, 17th-19th June 2008

Advanced Rework Technology will be exhibiting at this prestigious new event, see us on stand G21. In addition we have been appointed by NEW to organise the seminar programme for this event.

The official schedule is as follows:

IPC confirms exclusive support for National Electronics Week

Global trade association IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has confirmed that it will be working exclusively in the U.K. with National Electronics Week (NEW), hosting a comprehensive series of high-profile seminars alongside the event.

'We're delighted to be working with National Electronics Week to bring the latest information on industry advancements, emerging technologies and market research to attendees,' said Denny McGuirk, IPC president. The IPC seminar line-up at NEW will be highly relevant to exhibitors and visitors alike, covering a wide range of topical industry issues.

The timing of the seminars will be carefully managed to allow delegates to visit the wealth of attractions on the show floor, while IPC experts will be on hand to advise exhibition goers on new releases of global industry standards. As IPC's sole UK exhibition partner, National Electronics Week is shaping up as the premier event for modern electronics professionals.

Commenting on IPC's decision to provide support for the show, NEW Event Director Claire Jeffreys explains: 'IPC's commitment to National Electronics Week is fantastic news. As the leading industry association for electronics manufacturers globally, IPC is dedicated to representing all facets of today's industry - making it a perfect partner for us. Complementing the unprecedented scope of coverage we are able to deliver, IPC will help us effectively serve a broad market cross section, from design and components through to manufacturing and distribution.'

Message regarding IPC 7711/7721:

Major update for lead free support and enhanced inspection guidelines for repairs and modifications!

This guide includes everything needed for repair and rework of electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards! IPC-7711B/7721B Rework, Modification and Repair of Electronic Assemblies has received a complete procedure by procedure update to assure applicability to both lead free and traditional SnPb soldered assemblies.

This single volume includes all previously published changes and several new procedures for BGAs (including reballing) and flex-print repair. Part 1 General Requirements has also been updated for ease of use and provides important direction and guidelines for all procedures. This section includes procedures common to rework, repair and modification.

Part 2 is IPC-7711B and the procedures include tools, materials and methods to be used in removing and replacing surface mount and through-hole components. Part 3 is IPC-7721B and includes procedures for modifying assemblies and accomplishing laminate can conductor repairs.

This guide is provided in a three ring binder for easy updating. Users can insert company specific procedures, or remove just the pages needed for a specific job to help keep the workbench clear.

Future updates can be downloaded FREE from www.ipc.org/downloads. Many procedures have color illustrations to help the user understand the guide. Supersedes IPC-7711, IPC-7721 and IPC-R-700. Over 300 pages. Released November 2007.

Preview the table of contents .pdf file.

New Distribution Appointment for ART

Advanced Rework Technology has been appointed the European distributor for the BEST range of products.

BEST is an American based company which specialises in repair and rework materials for Printed Circuit Boards. The most well known product is the innovative StencilQuick BGA rework material.

StencilQuick consists of Polyimide stencil with a high temperature, pressure sensitive adhesive covered with a release liner.

After removal of a BGA, a Solderquick stencil – chosen to suit the size and patern of the BGA - can be placed over the footprint on the PCB and solder paste or flux paste is applied through the stencil apertures. The BGA is then easily positioned onto the stencil- the BGA solder balls will automatically align with the stencil – which means that expensive vision alignment systems are not required. The stencil will also prevent short circuits between solder balls on the BGA as the apertures will create a dam around each ball and pad.

Advanced Rework Technology will hold stocks of the popular BGA sizes, with special sizes available – at no extra cost - within 7-10 working days

Hat Trick For Advanced Rework Technology

Barry Morris, Susan Morris and Debbie Wade have each been presented with awards by the IPC at the recent Apex conference in California.

Barry Morris was presented with a distinguished committee service award for his contribution to the development of the IPC A 620A standard, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies, and the training & certification program.

Susan Morris was presented with a distinguished committee service award for her contribution to the development of the training & certification program for IPC-A-620A.

Debbie Wade received her award in appreciation & recognition for her leadership of the IPC task Group for the IPC 620A.

Spokesman for ART Susan Morris said that we are all very honoured by the awards from the IPC and for their appreciation of our many years of commitment to the IPC standards and training programmes.

Press Release

State of the ART training

Advanced Rework Technology presented the first worldwide Beta training course for the recently updated IPC-A-620 revision A standard - Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies.

The training course has been significantly revised and updated and many companies were keen to be the first to be certified to the new standard. Fifteen delegates attended the course including staff from Companies such as Ultra, Thales and Selex etc.

Barry Morris, the IPC Master Trainer presented the Beta class and, overseeing the class was Jack Crawford, the IPC Director of training and Education and Debbie Wade another of ART’s Master Trainers. Debbie is also the Co-Chair of the IPC-A-620 Training committee.

The new training course is available from January 2007 at both trainer and Application Specialist level.

For further information call 01245 237083 or email info@rework.co.uk

First in Europe

Advanced Rework Technology has been chosen by the IPC to hold the first European IPC 620 revision A training course. The IPC-A-620A (Acceptability of Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies) has been significantly revised and updated and the new training course reflects this.

The course is a Beta training class for Application specialist and will be held from 20-23 November 2006.

A.R.T. are the longest running IPC Certification Centre in the UK and were presented with a special recognition award in 2005 for their contributions and input to IPC standards and training programs. Debbie Wade from A.R.T is also co-chair of the IPC-A-620 training program.

For more information call 01245 237083 or e-mail sue@rework.co.uk

Rework & Soldering for Lead Free Alloys - Deadline for Lead Free July 2006

Practical training for Lead Free Alloys

This one day training course covers techniques for lead free soldering and rework, soldering temperatures, inspection requirements and hot air techniques etc.

This course is aimed at all staff who need to understand the different requirements of rework and soldering with lead free solder.

Advanced Rework Technology were awarded the special recognition award from the IPC for their significant support and contribution to the development of the IPC-A-610D and the IPC J-STD-001D also for the IPC training and certification programs.

IPC master instructors Barry Morris and Debbie Wade were at the recent Apex conference in California to accept the award.

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