Electronic Product Design

Electronic Product Design

Electronic product design and development is a three-step process at Z-AXIS. Concept, feasibility, and electronic circuit design  PCB layout through Gerber file creation Mechanical design for prototyping, testing and manufacturing The following sections describe each...
Video – Inside Z-AXIS – the latest equipment at work

Video – Inside Z-AXIS – the latest equipment at work

Investing in electronics equipment helps us to meet your needs. Here are some highlights of the equipment we recently added to our Rochester, New York facility to support high-mix SMT and PCBA manufacturing in the USA. A contract manufacturer has to constantly...
Video – Manufacturing Double-Sided PCBAs

Video – Manufacturing Double-Sided PCBAs

Watch how double-sided PCBAs (printed circuit board assemblies) are made. Normally, the first side is completed using the surface mount technology (SMT) process including robotic pick-and-place and solder reflow. How we handle the second side depends on many factors,...
Rapid SMT Assembly, Flux and Board Washing Video

Rapid SMT Assembly, Flux and Board Washing Video

Watch this SMT assembly, flux and board washing video and learn about water-soluble flux vs. no-clean flux, and why you might want to wash boards even if you use no-clean flux. In this video we look at solder flux and board cleaning processes for SMT assembly. This is...
Video – ESD Protection in Electronics Manufacturing (USA)

Video – ESD Protection in Electronics Manufacturing (USA)

ESD protection in electronics manufacturing protects sensitive components from damage due to electrostatic discharge. Electronics manufacturers need to protect sensitive components from damage due to ESD, or electrostatic discharge. There are a lot of techniques to do...
Video – Robotic IC Programming

Video – Robotic IC Programming

Watch how Z-AXIS programs ICs for PCBAs. More videos on YouTube. Today’s printed circuit boards often include embedded software or firmware as part of the design. The code is stored in microcontrollers or flash memory chips. If you outsource printed circuit board...