PCB Assembly Training

Categories: Manufacturing
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About Course

Admission is by request. To join this course, send an admission request at https://training.gquestglobal.com/admissions/ and we will reply by email. Approved applicants receive enrollment and a Founding Pass offer.

Complete PCB assembly training in process order, from design review and kitting through printing, placement, reflow, inspection, testing, coating, and final packing. Every stage carries a full lesson, a training video, the key numbers, the defects to spot, and a stage check.

This training is aligned to IPC A 610 and J STD 001. It issues a certificate of completion and does not grant IPC certification.

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Course Content

Stage 0: Pre production, DFM, documentation and programming

  • Stage 0: Pre production, DFM, documentation and programming
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  • Stage 0 Check

Stage 1: Incoming inspection, storage, ESD and moisture control

Stage 2: Board loading and bare board preparation

Stage 3: Solder paste printing

Stage 4: Solder paste inspection

Stage 5: Component placement

Stage 6: Reflow soldering

Stage 7: Automated optical inspection

Stage 8: X ray inspection

Stage 9: Through hole insertion

Stage 10: Wave and selective soldering

Stage 11: Cleaning

Stage 12: Hand soldering, touch up and rework

Stage 13: Electrical test, ICT and flying probe

Stage 14: Functional test and system test

Stage 15: Conformal coating

Stage 16: Depaneling

Stage 17: Final assembly, final inspection and packing

Deep Dive 1: Reflow thermal profiling for technicians

Deep Dive 2: Wave soldering profiling and process control

Deep Dive 3: SMT in depth, placement machine craft for technicians

Deep Dive 4: SMT in depth, stencil, paste and print engineering

Deep Dive 5: Potting and encapsulation

Deep Dive 6: Adhesive dispensing, staking and underfill

Deep Dive 7: Safety testing, firmware and reliability screening