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Knocking Down the Bone Pile
Column from: Bob Wettermann
Bob Wettermann is the president of BEST Inc., a contract rework and repair facility in Chicago. BEST develops processes and products for a variety of PCB and device rework challenges. Bob is an IPC Master Instructor and has been involved in the electronics assembly and repair market for more than 18 years. He holds several patents in the fields of surface science, industrial controls and PCB rework. He is a BSEE from the University of Illinois/Champaign.