Solder Printing
One ubiquitous component in PCB assembly is solder paste. It’s what makes assembly happen. We can’t attach components without solder, and solder paste is a requirement for surface-mount components.
It hardly seems like there’s much room for innovation in something so common and basic. Yet, much is changing when it comes to applying solder paste: dispensing and jetting evolve right along traditional stencil printing techniques. Each is carving out their own niche of specialization on the manufacturing floor. Of course, the solder paste needs are changing to enable that evolution in print technologies as well.
Come along as we dive into the latest in solder printing in the September 2024 issue of SMT007 Magazine.