Tweezers and Cutters

What Is The Electronic Manufacturing Industry?

The electronic manufacturing industry pertains to the development, design, and servicing of electronic equipment. The common denominator in the electronic manufacturing industry is that everything revolves around electronic technology. The electronics industry requires many precision tools for the assembly and repair of technological devices.

Why Are Precision Tools Needed For The Electronic Manufacturing Industry?

Precision tools are important to the electronic manufacturing industry because they are custom designed and manufactured with components that are unique and designed specifically for working on technological devices. The following are some common precision tools used in the electronic manufacturing industry.

Tweezers

Widely used for precision work, professional tweezers allow for the careful and precise handling of components during the design and repair of electronic devices. Tweezers are fine tipped instruments with pincers designed to grasp or extract.

The tweezers that are designed to grasp round components or small parts of an electronic device are the Excelta Tweezers Straight and the Excelta Tweezers Bent. The only difference between the two is that one has a straight tip and the other has a bent tip for hard to reach areas.

Cutters and Pliers

Cutters are another tool used and designed for precision cutting. Cutters have a handle grip with blades on the end. The Techspray Platoshear Cutter 170S is designed to precisely cut higher gauge leads and wire. The Techspray Plato Shear Cutter 170 is designed for smaller hands and hard to reach areas in electronic assembly. The Techspray Plato Shear Ergonomic Cutter 170LX is used to cut leads and to reach tight areas in electronic assembly and the Techspray Plato Shear Cutter Static Dissipative 170SD is used to cut electronic leads and wire and for trimming in tight areas.

Pliers can be used for straightening wires and making fine-tuned precision adjustments. This hand tool is designed with a grip handle, spring, and various tips for various tasks. The Excelta Chain Nose Pliers are good for forming and bending during assembly. There are also Excelta Needle Nose Pliers and the Excelta Bent Nose Pliers that are pretty much standard pliers. The Excelta Round Nose Pliers are used for forming or coiling fine wires. The Excelta Flat Nose Pliers are excellent for straightening wires or component leads. The Excelta Transistor Forming Pliers are ideal for forming leads on a transistor. The Excelta J Hook Pliers are used to form J hooks on wires and leads, and the Excelta Cut & Form Dog Leg Pliers are designed to increase or decrease the dimension in the center of radial lead components.

Scissors and Instruments

Scissors are used for precision cutting when working on electronic devices. They are designed with two finger rings and blades on the end. The blades are either straight for standard cutting, curved for hard to reach areas, slim for tight areas, shear cut, trimmer for cutting irregular or unwanted parts, blades with a sharp point, or blades that have blunt ends. The blades are specifically designed for different needs. Scissors vary according to their length and type of blade.

Probes and Spatulas

Probes and spatulas are used for soldering, scraping, gluing, transferring or applying powders, chemicals or treatments, and to remove coatings. Probes are slender long instruments that come with various tips for exploring in various areas. Spatulas are designed with a handle and various ends to use for a variety of precision tasks.

Scalpels and Blades

Scalpels are ideal for slicing, scraping in tight areas, mounting, and repairing electronic devices. Scalpels are designed like a knife with a small sharp blade. The blades are either reusable or disposable and are straight, angled, or curved depending on the need for the specific task.

Swabs

Swabs are used for precision cleaning. They are typically designed with soft material on the end of a stick. Swabs are used for cleaner degreasers, head cleaners, flux removers & other solvents, workbench accessories, and visual inspection instruments.

Visual Inspection Products

Visual inspection products are used to examine what can not be seen with the human eye. These products include high-precision digital microscopes, loupes & magnifiers, and HD inspection systems.

Precision tools such as tweezers, cutters, pliers, scissors, probes, spatulas, scalpels, swabs, and visual inspection products are all crucial to the electronic manufacturing industry. These tools are specially designed to perform specific tasks in the electronic field. Their components are designed to be safe, accurate, and reliable when being used for the assembly or repair of technological devices.

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