A PCB stencil provides a template that goes over the PCB and has openings only where solder paste needs to be applied. With a glob of solder paste and a squeegee, an entire board can have the solder ...

Your brand-new PCBs just showed up, and this time you even remembered to order a stencil. You lay the stencil on one of the boards, hold it down with one hand, and use the other to wipe some solder ...

There’s some really cool stuff to find if you wander around a Michaels craft shop or Hobby Lobby long enough. Recently, [Ben] picked up a craft cutter – a small vinyl cutter-like device meant for ...

The process of creating a PCB is complex and involves a large number of steps beginning with the Layout stage and culminating in the assembly of the boards. The entire process goes through ...

Our rapid SMT service offers unparalleled lead times due to the use of 'Solder Jet Printing' within our surface mount assembly process. The production of your order can commence immediately without ...

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

EMS companies who produce PCBA’s have been using stencils for decades, to apply solder paste to boards, but this traditional method may one day be a thing of the past. Adam Harsant, Director at ...

Printed-circuit-board (PCB) substrate material, like FR-4 glass epoxy, is a poor conductor of heat. Conversely, copper is an excellent conductor of heat. So, more copper area on a PCB is ideal from a ...