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What is injection molding?

by Lily Zhang

What is injection molding?

Injection molding is a manufacturing technology for the mass-production of identical plastic parts with good tolerances. In Injection Molding, p...
Posted in 3D Printing, enclosure, Injection molding, mold, plastic

Injection molding SPI surface finishes

by Lily Zhang

Injection molding SPI surface finishes

SPI Mold Finishes Finish SPI* standard Finishing Method Typical surface roughness Ra (μm) Super High Glossy finish A-1 Grade #3, 6000 Grit D...
Posted in enclosure, Injection molding, plastic, SPI

What is a Press-Fit Hole PCB ?

by Lily Zhang

What is a Press-Fit Hole PCB ?

Many contemporary electronics nowadays use press-fitting component technologies to provide their products with additional features. Press-fit techn...
Posted in PCB, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing

What is Half-Hole PCB ?

by Lily Zhang

What is Half-Hole PCB ?

Mainly for board-on-board contacts, plated half-holes PCBs or castellated holes are used, often when two printed circuit boards are mixed with vari...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing

5 things to avoid when Designing PCB

by Lily Zhang

5 things to avoid when Designing PCB

While trying to prototype a PCB design, you will experience some common slip-ups and even you will experience some these repetitively. It is smar...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB layout

10 PCB Design Tips

by Lily Zhang

10 PCB Design Tips

All of us want to design PCB prototypes as cheap as possible and as fast as possible, without many trials and errors. All things considered, when y...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB layout, PCB manufacturing

3D printing vs. CNC machining

by Lily Zhang

3D printing vs. CNC machining

CNC machining is a common subtractive manufacturing technology. Unlike 3D printing, the process typically begins with a solid block of material (bl...
Posted in 3D Printing, Aluminum enclosure, CNC

3 PCB Soldering Tips During SMD Solder Process

by Lily Zhang

3 PCB Soldering Tips During SMD Solder Process

What is PCB Soldering ? PCB soldering is used for both through-hole printed circuit assemblies, and surface mount. In the latter case, the electron...
Posted in pcba, smt, soldering

What is Rigid Flex PCB?

by Lily Zhang

What is Rigid Flex PCB?

A rigid flex PCB combines a hardboard and a flexible circuit. The manufacturing process involves the use of traditional rigid boards; however, some...
Posted in Flexible PCB, FPC, FPC Flexible PCB, PCB, PCB fabrication, rigid-flex pcb

How are rigid flex PCBs made?

by Lily Zhang

How are rigid flex PCBs made?

1.Drilling When drilling a single-sided soft board, pay attention, and ensure the glue side is up to prevent nail heads. If the nail head fac...
Posted in flex, Flexible PCB, FPC, FPC Flexible PCB, PCB fabrication, rigid-flex pcb

Material Characteristics of a Rigid-Flex Board

by Lily Zhang

Material Characteristics of a Rigid-Flex Board

Typical Rigid-Flex PCB Material Feature Material Description Specification Flexible Laminate Polyimide (adhesive-less or adhesive) Rigid Lami...
Posted in Flexible PCB, FPC, FPC Flexible PCB, PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, rigid-flex pcb

Design Tips for Rigid-Flex PCB

by Lily Zhang

Design Tips for Rigid-Flex PCB

There are many differences between the flex and rigid board in CAD design of rigid-flex PCB 1) Design requirements for flexible zone circuit:...
Posted in Flexible PCB, FPC, FPC Flexible PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, rigid-flex pcb