Surface Mount Technology Advantages in Wireless Charging Board Production Surface mount technology is now the default method of building electronic hardware, and it is worth understanding why, because the reasons are not only about speed. Removing the drilled hole from the process changed the economics of assembly, the electrical behaviour…

PCB Rinse Water Conductivity Control: Reading the Rinse Electronics manufacturing has become a discipline of small details. Solder paste volumes, placement accuracy, temperature profiles and inspection limits all add up to the final result. This guide looks at PCB rinse water conductivity control from the perspective of a PCBA factory…

SMT Assembly Line: Stage by Stage from Stencil to AOI An SMT line is a sequence of machines whose settings have to agree with one another and with the board being built. Following the flow stage by stage is useful not only for operators but for designers, because every station…

PCB Operator Certification Program: Who May Run the Machine Electronics manufacturing has become a discipline of small details. Solder paste volumes, placement accuracy, temperature profiles and inspection limits all add up to the final result. This guide looks at PCB operator certification program from the perspective of a PCBA factory…

SMT Stencil Design and Aperture Requirements The stencil decides how much solder paste lands on every pad, and no amount of machine accuracy compensates for an aperture that is the wrong size or the wrong shape. Treating SMT stencil design as a manufacturing detail rather than part of the design…

PCB Conveyor Width Setup: Setting the Rail Buyers and engineers often focus on the finished product and forget the production line behind it. In practice, most field failures can be traced back to process decisions made during assembly. Understanding PCB conveyor width setup gives you a practical advantage when you…

PCB Fume Extraction Duct Design: Getting the Air Out Buyers and engineers often focus on the finished product and forget the production line behind it. In practice, most field failures can be traced back to process decisions made during assembly. Understanding PCB fume extraction duct design gives you a practical…

PCB Solder Pallet Selection: What the Board Sits In Buyers and engineers often focus on the finished product and forget the production line behind it. In practice, most field failures can be traced back to process decisions made during assembly. Understanding PCB solder pallet selection gives you a practical advantage…

PCB Depaneling Fixture Design: Holding the Panel Still Buyers and engineers often focus on the finished product and forget the production line behind it. In practice, most field failures can be traced back to process decisions made during assembly. Understanding PCB depaneling fixture design gives you a practical advantage when…

PCB Design Experience: Board Size, Decoupling and Heat Most of what an experienced designer knows about layout is not theory; it is a set of habits that were learned from boards that behaved badly. The PCB design experience collected below covers the decisions that come up on nearly every project,…