The most expensive sound on your PCB line is the silence of manual insertion
Ten stations of operators placing radial parts one by one is not labor — it is a recurring tax on quality, capacity, and planning. Here is how to size the escape.
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Streamline Your Workflow with SMT & THT Automation
Field notes from Jason Wu — 30+ years of hands-on THT auto insertion experience. Articles on custom-designed SMT & THT machines, odd-form feeding, wave soldering, and spare parts for future-proof, cost-effective EMS production lines.
Aug 28, 2026Notes From the Line
Lead trimming after wave soldering: the THT step your line chart forgot
After the wave, the pliers come out: manual THT lead trimming is the step most line charts leave out, and it is where yield quietly leaks away. Here is how an inline auto lead cutter closes the gap.
Odd-form components: the four-level upgrade path from bowl to inline
Connectors, transformers and relays do not have to mean hand insertion. Bowl, belt, tube, tray, reel — each feeding level buys you speed and polarity control.
Aug 16, 2026Notes From the Line
Brazil NR12 made us rebuild a feeder trolley — twice
A machinery safety standard became the best product spec we ever received. The story of engineering ESD feeder trolleys and safety fingers that survive certification thinking.
Aug 12, 2026Notes From the Line
The hidden margin in wave soldering is hiding inside your furnace
Finger marks, warped pallets, and chain jitter quietly eat your wave soldering yield. A field guide to the consumables nobody budgets for — and the 50/90/100 matching method.
We run your components on our machines, live, and hand you the report
The pre-sales motion I turned into a free product: a live demo of YOUR parts on our insertion machines plus a one-page evaluation report — yours whether you buy or not.