Tag: SMT

PCBgogo: Manufacture Your PCBs Fast and with Ease
For hobbyists and professionals, getting a reliable company to build your PCB is very important. One of these companies for building your PCB is PCBgogo. PCBgogo is one of the largest and most popular PCB manufacturers. Located in Shenzhen, China, the facility is built in over 2400 sqm...
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Mezza-pede 1.0mm pitch SMT Connectors from Advanced Interconnections Corp
Mezza-pede® 1.0mm pitch SMT Connectors from Advanced Interconnections Corp. are designed for low profile board-to-board or flex cable-to-board applications where long-term reliability and a compact size are required. With Advanced’s enclosed screw-machined socket, 6-finger contact,...
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New SMT PCB Connectors to Transmit Signals or Power Across PC Boards
New, Low Profile, SMT PCB Edge Connectors from Keystone. New Hyde Park, NY, A new series of SMT PC Board Connectors designed to transmit signals or power across PC Boards are the latest connectivity devices available from Keystone Electronics Corp. Quickly and easily set-up, these...
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New Convection Reflow Oven for Soldering with 6 Heating Zones
Neoden USA, a distributor of Neoden products in the US, is pleased to announce the launch of their new desktop reflow oven, Neoden IN6. The reflow oven is equipped with 6 heating zones, 3 of them are located at the top and the other 3 are located at the bottom. The multiple zones will...
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Low profile target connectors, 2.21mm above the board
Mill-Max has released its lowest profile target connectors to date with an above board height of only 2.21mm. Target connectors are used in place of SMT pads on a PCB as the mating surface for spring-loaded pins. Low profile target connectors, 2.21mm above the board -...
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1″ 100W Hot-Plate for SMT Reflow
This is a small hot-plate for SMT reflow soldering build upon an Arduino Pro and controlled using PWM and high side power MOSFETs. Black Mesa Labs has been using a $20 hot plate for a year now for soldering QFN ICs to PCBs. Only issue so far has been the size ( 10″x10″x3″ ) and...
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Arduino Motorized SMT Solder Paste Dispenser
by zapta @ thingiverse.com: This is a motorized solder paste dispenser for soldering SMT boards. The home directory of this project is on github here https://github.com/zapta/misc/tree/master/paste_injector and it include hardware and firmware design of a compatible controller board...
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Surface-mount device prototyping in education
In this article Vassilis K. Papanikolaou explains how SMD prototyping practice can be used in learning environments using simple and wide available tools and equipment: A feasibility study is herein attempted, towards the adaptation of modern surface-mount device (SMD) prototyping...
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