As a manufacturing engineer, my advice is to visit your manufacturing
engineering department and work with the M.E. They are building your
designs, they know what they need. Get a tour of the production line,
learn the basics of how the machines work, how the components are placed,
how the machine handles them, keep out zones, how the production line
works, etc. The M.E. dept should supply the capabilities of the machines
so that your designs do not exceed machine capabilites. The idea is that
the infamous wall between design and manufacturing no longer exists. I
can't stress this enough, work with the manufacturing engineers to make the
design something that can be easily built. Review component placement,
component orientation, the mix of components used. The goal is to develop
a design that can be built to a 6 sigma quality level, and this can never
be done unless you work with the people building your design.
Ed Holton
Hella Electronics
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Subject: [TN] New Designer!!
Howdy,
I am relatively new to the designing of circuit boards so please bear
with me and my petty questions. The company I work for has been in the
business of designing its own circuit boards for several years now. I
have found out that past designers had no formal training in the
processes of designing of the boards. What I am trying to say is
previous designers had vast knowledge in the way the designed
theoretically worked but, when it came to the layout of the board and
where components were placed became a random process throughout the
area of the board. There was some knowledge of where to put certain
devices, but the designer seemed more interested in aesthetics of the
board rather than proper function. What I am looking for is some rules,
tips, and any information that will help me improve old and future
designs. Also, I have been given the task of converting old designs
with regular components on them to an all surface mount design. Again,
if anyone has any tips or past experience I would greatly appreciate it.
THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!!!
JASON MARKOSKY
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