Rework, X-ray analysis and precise reprocessing for electronic assemblies – developed to correct series defects, avoid failures and save valuable electronics from being scrapped.
When errors become expensive, clarity and speed count.
A series defect rarely shows up immediately. It sits as a cold solder joint under the BGA, as an air pocket in the potting compound or as an oxidized contact that still passes the test and fails in the field. Until the cause is established, production lots stand still, delivery dates wobble – and in the worst case, a recall is already underway. Anyone who guesses in this situation loses twice: once the assemblies and once the time. That is why diagnosis comes before repair with us.
Four steps that build on each other. Each step delivers a result you can keep using – as a finding, as a process or as a released assembly.
X-ray inspection makes visible what lies beneath the component: voids, solder bridges, missing balls, cracks and voids. Non-destructive, without opening or sacrificing the assembly. You receive a finding with imagery – the basis for deciding on rework or scrap instead of guessing.
What the X-ray image shows is evaluated under the microscope: solder joint quality, wetting, surfaces and mechanical damage. Individual findings become a failure pattern – and from that, the answer to the real question: is this an isolated case or a series problem that is still in production?
For every assembly, we develop the appropriate rework process – from replacing individual BGAs to selective rework of entire assembly areas. Temperature profiles are matched to your material so that the repair does not become the next defect. Also for gold contacts and special materials, where standard processes reach their limits.
After rework comes release. Controlled cleaning processes remove flux residues and contamination, then the result is tested and documented. You get the assembly back not only repaired, but with evidence that holds up in your quality file.
Wherever assemblies are too valuable to be written off in the event of a defect – from the production lot to the spare part that can no longer be bought.
A series defect affects the entire lot – and nobody knows how many assemblies are really affected.
You receive a finding and rework concept with which the lot can be repaired instead of written off. Also as an extended workbench during capacity bottlenecks.
Field failures entail warranty claims, rework and, in the worst case, a recall.
Rework with complete documentation that stands up in front of your customer and in warranty cases – before a finding becomes a recall.
Quality must remain verifiable for years, not just at the time of delivery.
Traceable processes and test evidence that feed directly into your quality file and withstand an audit.
Safety-critical assemblies must not be destroyed for testing.
Non-destructive X-ray testing with full evidence – the assembly remains usable, the safety is proven.
Every hour of system downtime costs more than the assembly itself.
Short turnaround times – typically 48 hours – keep your systems running instead of waiting for replacement deliveries.
For older systems, the matching assembly simply can no longer be bought.
We repair what is no longer available and thereby extend the service life of your system by years.
Long product lifecycles meet discontinued components – and documentation obligations that are non-negotiable.
Repair and component recovery keep assemblies available for decades, with test evidence that meets the requirements of these industries.
Repair and component recovery are not a workshop service but an economic decision: the analysis costs a fraction of what rejects, new procurement and downtime cost together.
Assemblies that others have already given up on go back from us functional and tested – including component recovery where the component is worth more than the PCB.
Analysis and rework mesh instead of waiting for each other. So that your production keeps running and delivery dates are met.
Gold contacts, special materials, highly complex BGA and SMD assemblies: where standard processes end, our work begins.
An X-ray finding ends the discussion about what the cause is. You decide on the basis of imagery – not on the basis of assumptions.
Every repaired assembly saves material, energy and disposal. Sustainability that shows up in the calculation and not only in the sustainability report.
Anyone who knows the cause early stops the defect in the lot instead of in the market. That is the difference between rework and reputational damage.
Anyone who knows the cause of the defect corrects it not only on the individual assembly but in the process. What you deliver afterwards is demonstrably better than what would have gone through without analysis.
A blocked lot does not have to cost the delivery date. Repaired assemblies keep your shipments running – especially when components cannot be re-procured at short notice on the market.
Weber Electronic has been working for over 30 years on assemblies that others have long written off. "There is no such thing as 'can't'" is not an advertising slogan for us but the basis of our work: we take on the cases where standard processes reach their limits – gold contacts, special materials, highly complex BGA and SMD assemblies.
Behind this is no improvised approach but analysis and inspection technology with which every step can be substantiated. X-ray, microscopy, matched rework and controlled cleaning work hand in hand. In the end, there is not only a working assembly but evidence that you can pass on.
That this also turns out well ecologically is a consequence, not marketing: in 2024, Ilona and Freddy Weber were awarded the first Sustainability Award of the Upper Palatinate. As part of the Bauer MSG Group – a competent, full-scope EMS and industrial electronics partner – we additionally draw on the group's development and manufacturing when an assembly needs more than rework.
We make the fastest progress when we can see the component. Briefly describe the failure pattern and the quantity – we will tell you whether an analysis is worthwhile and what it costs before you commission anything.
Weber Electronic GmbH
Nasting 9
93499 Zandt