>This station also accepts SMD tweezers with heated tips.
>Is there actually any advantage to those vs. placing the
>component with tweezers & soldering the pads individually?

It is an advantage when removing two terminal devices like resistors,
capacitors and diodes. You are heating both ends at once, and grip the
component with the tweezers to lift it.

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