What the Heck Is Your PCB Vendor Talking About? – Common Terms for PCB Assembly Every industry has its established lingo, which helps its members communicate more efficiently. If you are on the outside looking in, however, it can seem like they are speaking a foreign tongue. This becomes a problem when you need to work with vendors on ordering printed circuit boards for your device or your prototype. If you’ve gotten lost while trying

Often times, people who are not strictly linked with metal works fields, can confuse between the sheet metal punching and the sheet metal stamping. This happens because, at first glance, the meaning of these two words might seem the same. On the contrary, the sheet metal punching and the stamping are really different starting from the equipment required to achieve punching and stamping. The first ones, are metal forming processes realized with automatic CNC machines that use punch presses and dies

Is lead-free (Pb-Free) also on your mind? It should be. Lead-free (Pb-Free) will impact almost everyone in the electronics industry – from suppliers of component, board and materials like paste and flux to manufacturers and users of electronics products and equipment. Also expect considerable investment both in human resources and capital equipment. Your relationship with your suppliers and customers will also be tested. There’s a reason that in the United States we no longer allow

What Do You Actually Need to Make a Printed Circuit Board? Printed circuit boards are in all manner of electronics. If it has computing power, then it is likely to include a printed circuit board. What is a PCB actually made of, and what components does it include? Surprisingly, PCBs are not too complicated. The first ingredient you’ll need is the printed circuit board itself. The board won’t be of much use until you assemble

Quick turn is imperative when it comes to PCB fabrication. Quick go-to-market can be a large source of having a competitive advantage. At ACME PCB Assembly we tend to place a great deal of importance when it comes to providing a prompt delivery service of your order, while complying with all quality control and certification measures. ACME PCB Assembly provides many different types of quick turn flex PCB fab, quick turn multi-layer PCB fab, quick