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.
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.
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.
Aug 4, 2026Manual to Automated
Your THT Line Is The Reason You Cannot Run A Night Shift
The SMT side can run unattended. Then boards reach the through-hole benches, and the shift ends when the operators do.
Aug 3, 2026Manual to Automated
You Are Buying Pallets For Boards You Will Never Build Again
Every pallet in your store is a bet that a board will come back in volume. In HMLV work, most of those bets lose — and the pallet is still on the shelf.
Jul 5, 2026Manual to Automated
The Bowl Feeder in the Corner Is Not an Asset
Every plant has one: a custom-tooled bowl feeder that cost real money and now holds a part number you no longer build. The technology wasn't wrong. The selection test was.