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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THT Automation
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.
Jul 4, 2026Manual to Automated
The Capacitor That Keeps Your Line Human
Your SMT side is repeatable and your THT side is still people. Often the whole difference is one taped radial capacitor nobody can feed consistently.
Jul 1, 2026Manual to Automated
The Most Expensive Square Metre On Your Floor Is The Empty One
Buyers compare printers, mounters and reflow ovens. The losses hide in the one metre of air between them — where an operator picks up a board and becomes the conveyor.