PCB X Ray Inspection Records: Writing It Down Modern electronics depend on boards that are assembled correctly the first time. Every product – a phone, a charger, a medical instrument or an industrial controller – relies on thousands of solder joints that must conduct current for years. This article explains…

PCB X Ray Inspection Standards: Agreeing the Rules 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 X ray inspection standards from the perspective of a PCBA factory…

PCB X Ray Inspection Audit: Checking the Practice 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 X ray inspection audit from the perspective of a PCBA factory…

Vacuum Reflow Soldering for Solder Void Reduction on BGA A void is a bubble of gas trapped inside a solder joint, and in most joints it is harmless. In a joint that has to conduct heat, however, a void reduces the area through which the heat can pass, and a…

PCB X Ray Inspection Defects: What Goes Wrong 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 X ray inspection defects from the perspective of a PCBA factory…

PCB X Ray Inspection Training: Teaching the Team 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 X ray inspection training from the perspective of a PCBA factory…

Outsourcing Decisions in PCB Manufacturing An outsourcing decision is a make or buy question, and in a board shop it is usually triggered by capacity rather than by strategy. The enquiry that arrives when the drilling area is already full, the technology that sits just beyond the shop’s capability, or…

Edge Castellation Design For Module Boards A castellation is a plated half hole at the edge of a small board, formed by drilling a full hole at the board outline so that the saw or the router cuts through it and leaves a semicircular plated recess. The connections from the…

PCB X Ray Inspection Selection: Choosing What Fits 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 X ray inspection selection gives you a practical advantage…

PCB SPI Sample: Checking a Small Piece 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 SPI sample from the perspective of a PCBA factory floor, covering sampling…