Category Archives: Process


May10
How to Bake PCB? Baking Conditions and Methods, Why Expired PCBs Need to Be Baked Before SMT or Reflow Soldering?

For many engineers, they may not understand why PCBs must be baked before going through the SMT reflow oven if they have expired their storage shelf life. Or perhaps, they believe that PCBs should be baked regardless of whether or … Continue reading

Apr25
Four Solutions for Quickly Removing labels from Carton and Devices

At Workbearing’s electronic manufacturing service (EMS) factory and warehouse, products often need to be reworked for various reasons, such as customer requests or converting products for inventory purposes. While removing labels is not the most crucial task in the rework … Continue reading

Apr21
Understanding Moisture Sensitive Devices: A Guide for Manufacturers

Moisture Sensitive Devices (MSD) refer to electronic components that are sensitive to moisture. Moisture, also known as humidity, refers to the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere that the components are exposed to. The environment is typically the factory … Continue reading

Apr18
Underfill Techniques for Enhanced BGA and CSP Assembly

“Underfill” is a process and adhesive originally designed for use with flip-chip devices to enhance the mechanical strength of their solder joints and improve their reliability. Flip-chips made of silicon material have a much lower coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) … Continue reading

Apr13
Red Dye Penetration Test to check for BGA solder joint cracking

The Red Dye Penetration Test also known as Red Dye, is a technique used to inspect for surface-mount technology (SMT) defects such as voids or micro-cracks in the soldering of electronic components. It is a destructive test typically used on … Continue reading