
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.
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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.

The SMT side can run unattended. Then boards reach the through-hole benches, and the shift ends when the operators do.

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.