As the career of Manufacturing Process Engineering(MPE), WorkingBear has noticed a constant battle between Designers, Marketers, and Manufacturers. Marketers always want thin, modern design that look thin. Designers think fabrication is simple, while Manufacturers want strong, robust, sturdy assemblies that won’t be scratch easily on the surface. However, both of parties also want low costs.
This leads to two common questions from R&D and marketing professionals:
- Why do thinner PCBs require a special carrier or template for the reflow process?
- Aren’t all PCBs reflowed as a panel, requiring a support fixture for de-panelization?
Since WorkingBear is MPE, so I will answer these two questions as manufacturing point.
As an engineer in the electronics manufacturing industry, have you ever encountered the need to rework a printed circuit board (PCB) to remove the solder mask? If so, how did you approach this problem?
The company’s approach to establishing and maintaining long-term working relationships involves creating and monitoring mutual performance expectations and measurements. The use of performance metrics, constructive feedback, and prompt corrective action by both the supplier and customer is essential for achieving continuous process improvement.
