PCB Assembly and Production Process

2. Within a printed circuit board electronics assembly/production or manufacturing process there are a number of individual stages. However, it is necessary for them all to work together to form an integrated overall process. • Each stage of assembly and production must be compatible with the next, and there must be feedback from the output to the input to ensure that the highest quality is maintained. In this way, any problems are detected quickly and the process can be adjusted accordingly.

3. PCB assembly process overview • The various stages in PCB manufacturing and assembly include adding solder paste to the board, picking and place of the components, soldering, inspection, and testing. • All these processes are required and need to be monitored to ensure that product of the highest quality is produced. The PCB assembly process described below assumes that surface mount components are being used as virtually all PCB assembly these days uses surface mount technology.

4. Solder paste • Pick and place • Soldering • Inspection • Test • Feedback

5. The PCB assembly process for the manufacture of loaded printed circuit boards has been considerably simplified in this overview. The PCB assembly and production processes are generally optimized to ensure very low levels of defects, and in this way produce the highest quality product. • In view of the number of components and solder joints in today’s products and the very high demands placed on quality, the operation of this process is critical to the success of the products that are manufactured. • Source: https://www.yeetekelectronics.com/post/pcb-assembly-and-production-process