The manufacturing process for printed circuit boards (PCBs) usually includes a procedure known as reflow soldering, or reflow. Reflow involves covering the surface of the PCB with solder paste to facilitate temporary attachment of the board’s thousands of minuscule components to their PCB pads. The solder paste stabilizes the components long enough for an application
A PCB assembly process requires collective and sustained attention to ensure the end product’s quality. In the absence of a solid PCB assembly defect detection system, you may miss a tilted component or a bad solder web despite rigorous manual testing. If you are lucky, it may only cost you some additional reworks. Worst case
Are you dealing with voids in your solder joints and wondering how to avoid this in the future? Learn more about why voids are created and exactly how to precent this phenomenon form occurring. What is voiding? Solder joint voids refer to empty spaces that occur within a joint. Solder voids typically contain air and
If your project requirements have led you into considering a double-sided PCB design, it is important to understand the assembly process, the pros and cons, and other items you may want to look out for while putting together your design. Pros: Why Go Double-Sided PCB Most PCBs that are designed and built are single sided.
Managing heat is an important part of printed circuit board design and manufacturing. A board that isn’t designed to dissipate the heat it generates may end up with operational problems or even complete failure. During manufacturing it is also important that the heat be managed in order to withstand the high temperatures applied during the
Printed circuit board assemblies are very crucial requirement nowadays. More and more PCBs are being produced and are extensively in use. PCB assembly manufacturing contains numerous complex processes, and it’s going to be quite challenging to build it efficiently. Efficiency is necessary when it comes to PCB assembly manufacturing. Productive management of PCB assembly
-A conformal coating protects the components and exposed copper on a PCBA from damage -The state of a component, particularly cleanliness, impacts how conformal coating works. -Masking is a useful way to prepare a PCB or component for the conformal coating process. Electronic components and exposed conductors are vulnerable to chemical or mechanical degradation during
PCB assembly services have been arguing the benefits and drawbacks of through-hole vs. surface mount technologies since the 1980s. Through-hole technology (THT) is the original assembly process that dominated the industry until the invention of surface mount technology (SMT) in the 80’s. Surface mount is more efficient and cost-effective than THT, leading many to believe
