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We have a wide range of wall chart sets available covering all aspects of electronics assembly. Currently there are 30 different sets available to support training and inspection departments. Custom wall charts and standards can also be produced to order with your company logo if required.

Conformal Coating Photographic Poster Guide- 20 Colour Charts


The 20 page colour poster guide was originally produced to accompany our workshops run jointly with ITRI in St Albans, England. The photographic guide is ideal as a reference source for operators, inspection and training departments in your organisation and is provided as an Acrobat pdf file. The individual sheets can be printed as A4 for bench top reference or as A3 colour posters for reference in manufacture. Alternatively they can be viewed on a PC with each page featuring three images illustrating points to examine or steps in the inspection process. Currently the guide features 12 individual pages for on site printing and display. Wall chart order form

Counterfeit Component Photographic Guide - 28 Colour Charts

The 28 page colour poster guide originally produced to accompany the “Practical Failure Analysis Workshops” run jointly with ITRI in St Albans. The photographic guide is ideal as a reference source to reduce the impact of counterfeit components on your organisation and is provided as an Acrobat pdf file. The individual sheets can be printed as A4 for bench top reference or as A3 colour posters for reference at goods receipt inspection. Each page features three images illustrating points to examine or steps in the inspection process. Currently the guide features 18 individual pages for on site printing and display.

A practical onsite Counterfeit Components Workshop is also available to train staff on testing and identification of counterfeit parts, which is becoming a significant threat to the reliability and profitability of the electronics industry. Wall chart order form

Lead-Free Visual Inspection & Defect Guide - 18 Colour Wall Charts

Each wall chart shows three examples of satisfactory joints with different lead-free alloys, including Tin/Silver/Copper, Tin/Copper/Nickel and Tin/Bismuth for wave soldered terminations. Reflow terminations are shown for each of the most common terminations along with common process issues and lead-free defects on wave and reflow soldering. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour. Wall chart order form

Lead-Free Solder Paste Printing - 17 A3 Colour posters
The posters cover the use and storage of lead-free solder paste, removal from the fridge, handling, placement on the stencils and reuse. Checking the stencils after cleaning and examples of satisfactory printing on BGA, through hole and fine pitch QFP. They are ideal for show floor use and are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

Lead-Free Shop Floor Solderability Testing - 9 A3 Colour posters
Simple method of solderability testing of components for lead-free or tin/lead production. The charts show step by step assessment using your own solder paste, stencil, components and reflow process. It allows you to demonstrate if the components or process are causing defects in your own production facility. Charts are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

Ball Grid Array X-Ray Inspection Guide - 20 A3 posters

Includes X-Ray inspection guide of satisfactory BGA solder joints and process defects, x-ray images are black and white.
The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

Ball Grid Array Optical Inspection Guide - 18 A3 posters

BGA solder joints and process defects. Includes examples of all area array terminations like PBGA, CBGA, CCGA and QFN using enderscope inspection.
The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

Pin In Hole Intrusive Reflow Assembly Standards - 11 A3 posters

Illustrating component assembly, paste printing, paste hole fill plus visual and x-ray solder joint inspection criteria. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

SMT Rework & Repair Procedure - 16 A3 posters
Rework and repair of surface mout components in a step by step guide. Includes the use of soldering irons, hot air pencils, conduction tips and rework machines. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

QFN/LGA Assembly & Inspection - 15 A3 posters
Guide covers inspection using optical and x-ray inspection, solderability, rework and repair. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

Temperature Profiling for Reflow Soldering - 7 A3 posters
Illustrating the methods of temperature profiling a printed board assembly including thermocouple positioning and the correct attachment of probes. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

PPM DPMO Yield Monitoring during PCB Assembly - 10 A3 posters
Basic process of monitoring the board assembly and collecting defect data during printing, placement, reflow, wave and selective soldering. Also included with the charts is a spreadsheet for PPM monitoring.

Moisture Sensitive Device Component Handling - 9 A3 posters
Simple guide to MSD component handling procedures in manufacture including some examples of common process defects caused by moisture. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

Solder Paste Inspection & Defect Guide - 8 A3 colour posters
Showing inspection criteria and common printing defects during solder paste application which include, paste shorts, smudged prints, misplaced and incomplete prints. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

PCB Surface Finish Inspection - 10 A3 posters
Inspection examples of all t he most common surface finishes like, gold, silver, tin, solder levelled and copper OSP coatings. Also included some of the most common. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

Static Training in Assembly - 6 A3 colour posters
From the series "What damaged this component?" showing practical examples of static damage to parts.The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

Surface Mount Soldering Standards - 18 A3 posters
Criteria for solder paste, adhesive, component placement and solder joint standards for all terminations. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

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Hand Soldering/De-Soldering Components - 7 A3 colour posters
Illustrating the hand soldering of conventional and surface mount components. The set also illustrates the desoldering of through hole components for circuit boards. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

Conventional Component Recognition - 10 A3 posters

Includes photographs of all the common conventional components plus preformed parts and printed board identification markings.

Basic Printed Circuit Board Manufacture - 15 A3 posters
Include a basic step by step guide to the manufacture of double sided/multi-layer printed circuit boards

Wave Soldering Defect Guide - 11 A3 posters
Includes common wave soldering defects and their possible causes including blowholes, shorts, skips and balling. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

Conventional Soldering Standards - 9 A3 posters
Includes accept/reject criteria for lead length, lead clench angle, single sided and double sided solder joints

Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Defects - 8 A3 posters
Showing examples of defects including resist lift, outgassing, delamination, solder balling and possible causes

Conventional Wire Termination Standards - 7 A3 posters
Includes accept/reject criteria for wire preparation, termination and solder joint assessment

Surface Mount Assembly Defect Guide - 10 A3 posters
Illustrates process defects at screen print, adhesive dispense, placement, soldering and cleaning stages

Surface Mount Component Recognition - 11 A3 posters
Includes photographs of the most common surface mount component types and their packaging.The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

PCB Microsection Reference Charts - 6 A3 posters
Containing photo micrographs of satisfactory through hole and circuit plating and many common manufacturing faults. The posters are provided as a pdf file and can be printed as A4 or A3 wall charts in colour.

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