Explain What Are The Two Packaging Methods Of FPC Connectors?

FPC connector is a kind of connector often used in the production of electronic products by enterprises. The application range is mostly PCB boards on various electronic products. The shape is usually rectangular. The production process generally uses stamping and injection molding processes with explosion-proof characteristics. The contact material on the FPC connector is usually phosphor bronze, and the plastic insulator is mostly PA66. The commonly used FPC connector pitches are 0.5pitch, 1.0pitch, 1.25pitch, etc. FPC connector knowledge explanation and product structure analysis

In the production process, for small-pitch FPC connectors, it is necessary to package to protect the coplanarity of the terminals and the alignment of the terminals, so as to reduce the possibility of FPC connector products in the packaging and transportation process. The quality problem. Currently, FPC connectors usually have two packaging methods, one is PVC tube packaging, and the other is carrier tape packaging.

1. PVC tube encapsulation

Among them, the protection performance of PVC tube encapsulation for small-pitch FPC connectors is not good, and the product needs to be manually placed on the PCB during the SMT process, which increases the off-line process in customer assembly and seriously affects production efficiency.

Two, carrier tape packaging

The carrier tape packaging is the packaging method of surface-mounted electronic components such as IC. The package carrier tape designed according to the shape of the product can protect the product from damage, and it can be automated like other electronic components in the SMT process. The chip soldering process does not require redundant procedures and equipment, which improves the production efficiency of PCB assembly.