Printed Circuit Board Assembly

Here is a comprehensive guide to the modern techniques available to the company or organisation wishing to assemble printed circuit boards. It covers both manual techniques for the small operation and the fully automatic systems which take the components, assemble them under vision control, solder them in place and produce the finished high quality board. It includes the programming of the machines, a description of the machines and their operation, the various vision correction systems and the economics of assembly. Incorporating material on manual, semi-automatic and robotic assembly, design, component selection, planning and staff training, it is essential reading for the engineer, student accountant and designer - in fact anyone who needs to understand the complexities and economies of printed circuit board assembly. This book should be of interest to engineers; second and third year engineering students; accountants and designers.