Inside a factory. V, Manufacturing a printed circuit board / TV Choice Ltd.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

TV Choice Productions, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Printed circuits industry--Great Britain.

Printed circuits industry.

Printed circuits.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 minutes)

Other Title:

PCB

Manufacturing a printed circuit board

Place of Publication:

London, England : TV Choice, 2009.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

A printed circuit board is the electronic heart of the electrical products we use. But how is one made? This film follows a PCB for a DVD player through every stage of the production process in manufacturer Connor Solutions. CAD: It all starts with an electronic engineer, who designs the PCB. The PCB has to fit inside a super-compact DVD player and space is at a premium. The engineer's job is made easier by the use of computer-aided design. Next, the PCB design goes to a factory to be manufactured. Here the material resources planning system plays a central part in the production process. AUTOMATION: The next stage is called surface mount technology, because parts are, literally, stuck to the surface of the board. Some through-hole components are inserted into the PCB using automation. Larger components are put on by hand and some boards have to be manually soldered, too. Next the PCB goes into a wave-soldering machine. Controlling the temperature is vital - thermal shock, where the board gets too hot too quickly, must be avoided. FINAL CHECKS: A computer-controlled "bed of nails" test checks the various circuits on the board. The last test is the final hurdle: will the board actually work when you want to watch a DVD?

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed October 16, 2018).

OCLC:

1065139434