As electronics become increasingly smaller and more complex with mixed-component assemblies, selective soldering has emerged as an essential electronics manufacturing technique. Unlike wave solderi
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Technical tips to help you in your electronics and manufacturing endeavors.
Wave Soldering is the Way to Go
With surface mount parts being so thoroughly entrenched, one might think that thru-hole parts and thru-hole soldering are no longer a part of the electronics manufacturing scene. While it is true t
The Best Way to Panelization Your PCB
PCBs are panelized when you need or want to run more than one board through a pick and place machine at the same time. Read more about the “whys” here. V-Score Can Only Panelize in Stra
The Spectrum of Dark Matter
In 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravity waves. 100 years after that, the LIGO observatory system first detected those waves, confirming that old Albert was right. We built a few
Safety Margin in Electronics Manufacturing
All systems require some type of safety margin or operational tolerance. In analog electronics, we talk about headroom: the difference between design signal level and the point at which the system
Best Practices for PCB Panelization
Small quantity prototype PC boards are often assembled “one up.” This means that a single board is put into the surface mount pick and place machine. Each board in the set for the job i
Are Your Old Parts Usable for Your New PCB Project?
Now that more of us are taking advantage of the cut strips in the parts bin that we just knew “we might use someday”, it’s a good good idea to put out a reminder to look for bent
The Anxiety of the Last “save”
I’ve been designing electronics since the days when PCB layout was often done by hand with black tape and etch resist pen. And I don’t create particularly complicated designs, but I hav
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