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What's the best way to support a PCB during assembly?

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As PCB assemblies using surface mount technology have increased in complexity and become more densely populated it is important to fully support PCB’s during assembly to achieve a repeatable surface mount process.  Ideally every PCB to be assembled would have its own custom support tooling but this would be a significant expense and require planning well ahead of production to allow time for design and manufacture.

There are a number of PCB support systems available on the market to make it possible to obtain the level of flexibility required for today’s manufacturing environment.

DEK - Grid-Lok

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Production Solutions - Red-E-Set

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Red-E-Set

Novatec - Vacunest

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Vacunest

On Board Solutions - QTS Adaptive PCB Support System

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Quik-Tool

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LTC - VarioGrid

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LTC - FiberFlex

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Formagrind - Gel Bar System

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Dobeter - PCB rubber support

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Count on Tools - ezLOAD PCB support system

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Crostu - Rubber supporter

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Modular PCB support for single sided assemblies

All the above solutions can be used for single or double sided assemblies but due to cost are generally bought for double sided assemblies. 

For single sided assemblies simpler more cost effective solutions are available such as the one shown below - Click here for more detail
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