10 Things to Consider When Buying Smt Automatic Pcb Unloader

PCB design is the key link contained in SMT technology, an important element determining SMT manufacturing quality. This article will analyze PCB design elements influencing its quality from the perspective of SMT equipment manufacturing. PCB design requirements from SMT manufacturing devices mainly include: PCB pattern, size, location hole, clamping edge, MARK, panel ways etc.

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' PCB pattern

In the automatic SMT production line, PCB production starts from loader and completes production after printing, chip mounting, soldering. Finally, it will be generated from unloader as a finished board. In this process, PCB is transmitted on the pathway of device, which requires that PCB pattern should be in accordance with pathway transmission between devices.

Figure 2 shows the standard rectangular PCB whose pathway clamping edge is as flat as a line so that this type of PCB is suitable for pathway transmission. Sometimes right angle is designed into chamfer.

For the PCB design in Figure 3, its pathway clamping edge isn't a straight line so that both PCB location and transmission in device will be influenced. The open space in Figure 3 can be supplemented to make its clamping edge be a straight line as in Figure 4. Another method is to add crack edge to PCB, which is shown in Figure 5.

' PCB Size

PCB design size has to conform to the maximum and minimum size requirements of printer and chip mounter. Up to now, the size of most devices is in the range from 50mmx50mm to 330mmx250mm (or 410mmx360mm).

If the thickness of PCB is too thin, its design size shouldn't be too big. Otherwise, PCB deformation will be caused by reflow temperature. It's ideal that length-to-width ratio is 3:2 or 4:3.

If PCB size is less than the minimum size requirement of equipment, panelization should be carried out. The number of panels is determined according to PCB size and thickness.

' PCB location hole

SMT location methods are divided into two types: location hole together with edge location and edge location. However, the location method applied in our company is Fiducial Mark.

' PCB clamping edge

Since PCB is transmitted on the pathway of device, components mustn't be placed along the direction of clamping edge, or components will be pressed by device, influencing chip mounting. Take the PCB in Figure 6(a) for example, some components are placed near the lower edge of the PCB, so the upper and lower edges mustn't be taken as clamping edges. However, there are no components near the two side edges, so the two short edges can be used as clamping edges, which is shown in Figure 6(b).

' Mark

PCB Mark is identification point for all full-automatic devices' identification and location used to modify PCB manufacturing error.

a. Shape: solid circle, square, triangle, rhombus, cross, hollow circle, oval etc. Solid circle is the first choice.

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b. Size: the size has to be in the range from 0.5mm to 3mm. Solid circle with diameter of 1mm is the first choice.

c. Surface: its surface is the same as soldering plane of PCB pad with soldering plane being even, neither too thick nor too thin and excellent reflector effect.

A background zone should be arranged around Mark and other pads, silkscreen and solder mask can't be contained in the background zone, which is shown in Figure 7.

Figure 8 displays an excellent MARK design method while Figure 9 displays some MARK designs that are unreasonable.

Silkscreen characters and silkscreen lines are arranged around MARK in Figure 9, which will influence the device's identification of MARK and will lead to frequent alarm by MARK identification with manufacturing efficiency badly influenced.

' Panel method

In order to increase manufacturing efficiency, multiple small PCBs with the same or different shapes can be combined to form a panel. For some PCBs with double sides, top side and bottom side can be designed into one panel, which will produce a stencil so that cost can be reduced. This method also helps to reduce shift time for top side and bottom side, increasing manufacturing efficiency and device utilization.

The connection method of panels includes stamp hole and V groove, which are shown in Figure 10.

One requirement of V-groove connection method is to maintain the rest part of the board (uncut) equal to one fourth to one third of the thickness of the board. If too much of the board is cut off, the cut groove will possibly break down by the high temperature of reflow, leading to the falling of PCB that will be burnt in the reflow oven.

PCB design is such a complex technology that both device requirements and components layout, pad design and circuit design must be taken into consideration. Excellent PCB design is the significant element ensuring product quality. This article brings about some problems the PCB design should consider from the perspective of SMT manufacturing. As long as sufficient attention is paid to these problems, full automatic SMT manufacturing of SMT device can be carried out.

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