From fabrication to assembly

Solder-Paste Stencils

Cut on the board.
Aligned by design.

Wrap a thin tin sheet around the finished PCB and put it back in PewCB One. The laser cuts the openings from your Gerber Paste layer directly over the pads. The sheet stays attached while you apply solder paste.

Solder-Paste Stencils — Aligned by design, with solder paste applied to a PewCB PCB

The stencil workflow

Attach. Cut. Paste. Remove.

Finished PCB prepared for attaching a matching tin sheet

01

Attach

Tin stencil attached to the PCB in the mounting tray

02

Cut in place

Solder paste spread through the attached tin stencil by hand

03

Apply paste

Tin sheet peeled away from the PCB after applying solder paste

04

Remove

No separate alignment step

The stencil is made on the board it belongs to. No manual fiducial matching, stencil frame, clamps, or external alignment jig is needed.

Laser-tinned pads

As the openings are cut, a small amount of tin is deposited onto the exposed copper pads. This helps protect the copper from oxidation and improves solderability.

Ready for placement and reflow

After removing the stencil, place the components and reflow on an external hot plate or suitable reflow equipment. PewCB One fabricates the board and stencil; it does not place or reflow components.

Matching sheets

A fresh stencil
for each print.

Choose the tin sheet that matches your blank. The solder-paste stencil is single-use: it stays attached during cutting and paste application, then is peeled off before component placement.

For custom blanks, discuss the matching sheet and assembly workflow with our engineers.

A solder-paste stencil sheet attached to a PCB blank

Stencil sheets

Single-use sheets for solder-paste openings cut directly over the PCB pads.

From $1 / sheet

Sheets supplied in packs of 20.

Shipping costs, import duties, and regional taxes are not included.

Shop stencil sheets

Shipping costs, import duties, and regional taxes are not included. Confirm the format, availability, and pricing with our team.

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