Bulk Motherboards manufacturing.

[Prashantakerkar]

Motherboard https://g.co/kgs/jANppj

Is Bulk Motherboards manufacturing (Same Hardware & Firmware Design) a fully automated process?

i.e. From a Master Motherboard manufactured, bulk motherboards of the same replica can be manufactured which is a fully automated process?

Is this achieved using Robotics - Wikipedia?

If Yes, How ?
If No, Can it be achieved?

Thanks & Regards,
Prashant S Akerkar

 

[betwixt]

I think you should look at videos of PCB production and PCB assembly. It is a multi-stage process that is part automated but still requires manual intervention. The initial design in a CAD system will produce much of the information needed in the manufacturing and assembly but it is still quite a lengthy and complex process.

Brian.

 

[Prashantakerkar]

Thanks Brian.

Do you feel (Guess work) once a Master motherboard is manufactured, bulk or mass motherboards of the same replica (Hardware & Firmware) can be manufactured with the aid of Robotics which should be a fully automated process ?

Thanks & Regards,
Prashant S Akerkar

--- Updated Aug 9, 2021 ---

Thanks.

Video regarding Bulk Motherboards manufacturing.

Thanks & Regards,
Prashant S Akerkar

--- Updated Aug 9, 2021 ---

Thanks Brian.

As per the video, there is manual human intervention especially adding large components.

So can we come to a conclusion that the production process cannot be fully automated?

Thanks & Regards,
Prashant S Akerkar

 

[Prashantakerkar]

Thanks.

Technically, Why it is difficult to only manually add the large components by Humans on the motherboard while the smaller components mounting are automated by the machine as shown in video?

Can't the larger components mounting on the Board also can be fully automated?

Thanks & Regards,
Prashant S Akerkar

 

[betwixt]

The manufacturing process usually starts with solder paste being applied through a screen, then glue dots being placed to secure the smaller parts, otherwise when heated the parts would tend to fall out of place, particularly if the board has to be flipped to fit parts on the other side. Glue cannot hold the larger components in place so generally, they are fitted by hand after all the other parts are soldered.

It probably could be automated but an assembly machine is very expensive and for the relatively small number of large parts compared to small ones, a person is more economical to use.

Brian.