How to choose the right SMT first article inspection equipment

In today's world where electronic products pursue miniaturization and high performance, surface mount technology (SMT) has become a cornerstone of the electronics manufacturing industry. However, any small material or process error on the production line can lead to the failure of the entire batch of products, resulting in huge losses. It is in this context that the SMT first article detector has evolved from a quality control process to a key equipment to ensure production stability and economic efficiency. According to market reports, by 2030, the global fully automatic first article detector market is expected to reach 5.15 billion yuan, continuing to grow steadily. In the face of many brands and technical routes in the market, how to choose the "right" equipment is a practical issue faced by many electronic manufacturing companies.
First article inspection: the "first line of defense" that cannot be missed
First article inspection, as the name suggests, is a comprehensive verification of the first or first few circuit board assemblies (PCBA) produced after each batch of products begins production or a production line changeover. Its core purpose is to ensure that materials, procedures, and process parameters are completely correct, thereby intercepting potential risks before mass production starts.
Compared with traditional manual verification, modern intelligent first article detectors improve inspection efficiency several times and minimize human error and omission through automated measurement, image comparison and data processing technology. Some cases show that after the introduction of intelligent first-article detectors, the defective rate of enterprise products can be reduced by 30% and the production efficiency can be increased by 20%. It is not only the "gatekeeper" of quality, but also an important part of realizing intelligent manufacturing and data traceability.
What are the advantages of subit brand SMT first article detectors?
JD-FAI955 is an intelligent test terminal equipment，it solves some difficulties, such as the long time consuming of sample inspection, high human cost, incomplete test coverage, high probability of errors and difficulty to trace in the manufacturing process of the SMT production workshop.
It can detection the solder paste board (re-paste components after printed solder paste), pertinax (re-paste components after double sided adhesive), red rubber board (re-paste the components after printed red adhesive) and other types. Its inspection covers the wrong consumption of BOM, repetitive position, missing definition or more definitions of XY coordinates and other informative errors, more pastes, missing parts, incorrect parts, reverse rotation, rollover, and rotation of circuit boards. Besides, it also includes the electrical performance of resistance, capacitance, inductance and other elements (generally, it is the error of incoming materials).
The core hardware of JD-FAI955 includes the computer and LCR bridge, and they are perfectly combined through the self-developed software system, to realize the fast and accurate measurement of the resistance, capacitance and inductance.
If you're still struggling with your selection, contact Subit – we can provide free on-site demonstrations, test runs of first piece testing equipment, and use actual data to help you find the most suitable equipment!