SMD Inspection and Touch-up

2017/2/28 6:07:06

There is a practise within the industry of an Inspector inspecting a board, and that same Inspector performing touch-up. My opinion is that the Inspection and Touch-up operations should be separate functions whereby the Inspector is not performing their own touch-up. We should have a system of checks and balances and by combining the operations we have none. A Touch-up operator who inpects their own board has the tendency to perform unnecessary rework or touch-up for fear of being written up. Can I please get some thoughts and opinions on this issue?

Thanks