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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Radial, axial, pin/eyelet and terminal insertion machines for THT 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.
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