The quality of the soldering has a tremendous impact on the overall quality of the PCB. Through soldering, different parts of the PCB are connected to other electrical components to make a PCB ...

The printed circuit board assembly process has undergone revolutionary changes over the past three decades. What once relied ...

These days we’ve got powerful free tools to do CAD and circuit design, cheap desktop 3D printers that can knock out bespoke enclosures, and convenient services that will spin up a stack of your PCBs ...

What methods can be applied to verify PCB functionality and safety? Which are suitable for mass production and for prototypes? What parameters are checked in each test? How to check a PCB without ...

The most frequently used technique for soldering electronic parts is hand soldering, specially when you are still creating your prototype boards. This is commonly performed with the use of a soldering ...

In our last installment of Tools of the Trade, we had just finished doing the inspection of the surface mount part of the PCB. Next in the process is the through hole components. Depending on the PCB, ...

The SMT process is the core of the electronic assembly process, and the quality of the weld affects the overall quality of the product. For the manufacturing industry, high quality welding quality is ...

Makers, developers and hobbyists that are searching for a precise yet compact CNC and PCB desktop milling machine, may be interested to know that the updated version of the Othermill Pro is now ...

Right on time, 12 days later, I get the boards. They looked great! All my chips and pins fit perfectly. To me, a work of art. To others, an unproven PCB rectangle. But to an electrical engineer, a ...