The arrival of 5G is the real beginning of All things interconnection. 5G will complete the interconnection of all things in the world. With the advent of the 5G era, communicative PCBs will also embrace its new era. 1.The demands of thinness and lightness design for the applications such as 5G mobile phones and tablet PCs drive FPC market space to improve. IDC predicts that the first batch of 5G smartphones will be available in the second half of 2019. By 2020, shipments of 5G handsets will reach 7% of total smartphone shipments (approximately 212 million units) and will account for 18% by 2022. According to industrial research, at least 20 FPC item numbers in the new Apple mobile phone have a value space of more than 20 US dollars, and PC  products are expected to be further thinner and lighter, and FPC products will be used in mass production. 2. Automotive electronics, motorization, and intelligentialize will bring incremental market space to PCBs First, intelligent driving & automotive electronics: Electronic electronics will boost PCB usage. In 2018, automotive electronics accounted for about 35% of the total BOM, and it is expected that this proportion will increase to 50% by 2030. As the degree of automotive electronics deepens, the demand for automotive PCBs will gradually increase. In addition, ADAS, the advanced driver assistance system for smart driving, also requires a large amount of PCB. Second, new energy vehicles: New energy vehicles have significantly improved PCB usage compared to traditional vehicles. 3. Cloud computing The data center promotes the demand for high-end PCB products such as high-frequency and high-speed PCBs. At present, the global data center has developed into high-speed, large-capacity and other characteristics. According to IDC statistics, after the 5G era, the global data center market will grow significantly, with a growth rate of more than 20%.

The PCB industry is a technology-intensive and capital-intensive industry, but it is still a labor-intensive industry. A large number of automation equipment requires manual operation and assembly line operations. With the improvement of robot performance and price reduction, "automation equipment + the industrial robot operation "replaces the traditional "automation equipment + manual operation" production mode will become the transformation trend of the PCB industry. Industrial robots for industrial pcb boards have become an inevitable trend. There are currently three mainstream industrial robots, including: SCARA (four-axis parallel joint robot), DELTA (parallel robot), and six-axis articulated robot (including multi-joint robots with six or more axes and derived dual-arm robots). The following examples illustrate three representative applications of robots: 1. Six-axis multi-joint robot for AOI inspection process We use a six-axis multi-joint robot to replace the workers responsible for the boarding, turning and closing of the two AOI machines. Each shift can complete more than 700 PCB rigid boards, and the overall efficiency can reach 1/min. This includes the AOI machine scan time). 2,SCARA robot is used for circuit board coil detection process We can use the SCARA robot to complete the loading and unloading of the matching inspection equipment, and realize the one-time detection of all the coils of the large-aperture board. For the small-aperture board, we use the SCARA equipment to perform the fixed probe and visually locate. With the probe to detect each coil, our equipment also effectively avoids the missed detection due to small aperture or large aperture. 3. DELTA robot for small circuit board cartoning process The Delta800 plus a vision system can pick out the qualified FPC stack and place it in the blister tray as required, which is no less effective than manual. His speed can reach 60 pieces/min, which can completely replace the manual sorting. In the near future, Fast Turn PCB will introduce these industrial robots to enhance our productivity and efficiency. Since throwing its hat into printed circuit board industry, Fast Turn PCB always tries its best to adopt the most advanced equipment to make rigid circuit board, rigid-flex circuits etc. with high quality for our clients. Choose us, you deserve the most suitable products and the most satisfying service at a good price. More information, please check our website: https://www.fastturnpcbs.com Please click on the links below to learn more about the advantages of industrial robots in the PCB industry.

The replacement of labor by industrial robots in the PCB industry has brought many advantages to the enterprises. Mainly reflected in the following aspects: 1.Reduce labor, speed up work and improve working efficiency. The robot can achieve higher speed for the repetitive operations, which can be much higher than the manual work tempo, resulting in a significant increase in work efficiency and decrease in labor costs and management costs. 2.Improve work accuracy and improve product quality. Robots can use programming and vision systems to achieve accurate positioning and repeatability, effectively improving the quality of the product. 3.Avoid potential threats to workers' health and safety in the operating environment and save the cost on environmental protection. 4.Reduce the efficiency and quality degradation and accident rate caused by the influence of repeated and dry processes on the state of workers; 5.Optimize the operation process and reduce the working space. 6.Effectively reduce the material consumption rate. 7. Can work continuously for 24 hours and work in a black light environment; 8. The manufacturing process can be made flexible. In the future, the PCB industry will have more and more orders in small quantities. The use of industrial robots can greatly increase the flexibility of production and achieve fast delivery of orders. 9、Improve the brand image and reputation. The application of industrial robots has further improved the automation level of PCB manufacturers, and promoted the advancement of product quality, production efficiency, cost control, and responsiveness, and improved the overall competitiveness of manufacturers in the industry. With so many advantages, industrial robots will certainly be widely used in the PCB industry and promote the development of the industry. The combination of industrial robots and the Internet of Things will make the manufacturing process more intelligent and flexible, which must be a major progress in the PCB industry. Fast turn pcb is the established leader in providing innovative and reliable PCB solutions for the electronic design industry.  With over 20 years of experience in supplying high quality, on-time PCB prototypes and mass production, Fast turn pcb is committed to improving production process for the design engineer from quote to delivery.  For more information about innovative PCB solutions, or to learn more about quote and ordering process, please visit www.fastturnpcbs.com.