Applications of Hygrometers in Electronics Manufacturing Industry

Overview

The electronics manufacturing industry involves designing, assembling, and testing electronic products, such as smartphones, computers, and industrial equipment. It includes sourcing components, PCB fabrication, quality control, packaging, and distribution. Regulatory compliance, global supply chains, sustainability, and innovation are key aspects of this dynamic industry.

Depending on specific features and functions, GAO Tek’s hygrometers are sometimes referred to as Humidity gauges, Hygrographs, Psychrometers, Dew point meters, Relative humidity sensors, Moisture meters, Humidistats, Air moisture sensors.

GAO Tek’s hygrometers have the following applications in electronics manufacturing industry:

Component Storage: GAO’s hygrometers are used to monitor the humidity in component storage areas and warehouses. Maintaining controlled humidity levels helps prevent moisture-related damage to sensitive electronic components, such as integrated circuits and semiconductors.
Cleanroom Control: In cleanroom environments where electronics assembly takes place, precise humidity control is essential to prevent static discharge and ensure the quality of electronic components and PCBs. GAO Tek’s hygrometers are used to monitor and maintain the required humidity levels.
Soldering And PCB Assembly: GAO’s hygrometers help ensure the optimal conditions for soldering and PCB assembly processes. Controlling humidity levels prevents issues like solder joint defects and delamination due to moisture absorption.
Component Testing: During component testing and quality control processes, GAO Tek’s hygrometers help verify that components have not been exposed to excessive humidity levels, which could affect their performance and reliability.
Storage of Raw Materials: Manufacturers may use GAO’s hygrometers to monitor the humidity levels in storage areas for raw materials like plastics and PCB substrates. Controlling humidity ensures that these materials remain in suitable condition for production.
Environmental Testing: In the development and testing of electronic products, including devices intended for outdoor use, our hygrometers are employed to simulate and assess the impact of various humidity levels on product performance and reliability.
Preventing Corrosion: GAO’s hygrometers help in identifying and controlling high humidity conditions that can lead to corrosion of metal components, such as connectors, enclosures, and fasteners, which are common in electronics manufacturing.
Quality Assurance: Maintaining consistent humidity levels is essential for producing electronics with consistent quality and performance. Our hygrometers assist in quality assurance by ensuring that environmental conditions are within specified tolerances.
Data Center Management: Electronics manufacturing often involves data centers and server rooms. GAO Tek’s hygrometers are used to monitor and control humidity in these environments to prevent equipment malfunctions and data loss due to excessive moisture.
Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Storage: Manufacturers store PCBs in controlled environments to prevent warping and other issues caused by moisture absorption. GAO’s hygrometers help maintain the required humidity levels in PCB storage areas.

More information on hygrometers and their applications in other industries can be found on this page

Environmental Moisture Analyzers and Meters

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Complying With Electronics Manufacturing Industry Standards

GAO Tek’s hygrometers comply or help our customers comply with the electronics manufacturing industry standards such as

ISO 7726:1998
ASTM E104 – 02(2016)
ASTM E344 – 20
ASTM E337 – 15
IEC 60068-2-30 Ed. 5.0
IEC 60068-2-38 Ed. 2.0
ANSI/ESD S20.20-2014
NIST Technical Note 1297
ISO 17025

Complying With Government Regulations

GAO Tek’s hygrometers comply or help our customers comply with the U.S. government regulations such as

OSHA Standards
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards
National Electrical Code (NEC)
Quality Management System Standards (e.g., ISO 9001)
Environmental Regulations (if applicable)
State and Local Building Codes
Workplace Safety and Compensation Regulations

GAO Tek’s hygrometers comply or help our clients comply with the Canadian regulations such as

Provincial and Territorial Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
Electrical Safety Codes
Quality Management System Standards (e.g., ISO 9001)
Environmental Regulations (if applicable)
Provincial and Territorial Building Codes
Workplace Safety and Compensation Regulations

GAO Tek’s hygrometers comply or help our clients comply with the Mexican regulations such as

Federal Labor Law (Ley Federal del Trabajo)
Mexican Electrical Code (Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-001-SEDE-2012)
Quality Management System Standards (e.g., ISO 9001)
Environmental Regulations (if applicable)
Building Codes
Workplace Safety Regulations

GAO Tek’s hygrometers comply or help our clients comply with the European regulations such as

EU Occupational Safety and Health Regulations
EU Electrical Safety Regulations
Quality Management System Standards (e.g., ISO 9001)
EU Environmental Regulations (if applicable)
National Building Codes (varies by country)
Workplace Safety Regulations

Case Studies of Hygrometers in Electronics Manufacturing Industry

Hygrometers are sometimes called as Humidity gauges, Hygrographs, Psychrometers, Dew point meters, Relative humidity sensors, Moisture meters, Humidistats, Air moisture sensors.

Here are some practical examples of using hygrometers in electronics manufacturing industry:

Monitoring humidity levels in storage areas to prevent moisture-related damage to electronic components.
Maintaining controlled humidity levels in cleanroom environments to prevent static discharge during electronics assembly.
Ensuring optimal humidity conditions to prevent solder joint defects.
Verifying that components and products meet humidity-related quality standards.
Assessing the impact of humidity levels on product performance.
Integrating hygrometer data for environmental monitoring in MES for quality assurance.
Using hygrometers to collect and analyze data for process optimization.
Checking humidity exposure during component testing to ensure accurate results.
Monitoring humidity in storage areas to prevent warping and damage to printed circuit boards.
Monitoring and controlling humidity in data centers and server rooms.
Maintaining strict humidity control in semiconductor manufacturing processes.
Regulating humidity in data centers and server rooms to prevent equipment malfunctions.
Ensuring humidity control during the production of automotive electronic components.
Monitoring and controlling humidity in the manufacturing of avionics and aerospace electronics.
Maintaining strict humidity control in cleanroom environments for medical device production.
Using hygrometers in industrial automation systems to control humidity in manufacturing facilities.

GAO RFID Inc. RFID Hardware, a sister company of GAO Tek Inc., is ranked as a top 10 RFID supplier in the world. Its RFID, BLE, and IoT products have also been widely used in electronics manufacturing industry.

RFID Systems By Industry

Manufacturing Industry | RFID Solutions

Use of Hygrometers With Leading Software And Cloud Services in Electronics Manufacturing Industry

GAO Tek has used or has facilitated its customers to use GAO’s hygrometers with some of the leading software and cloud services in their applications. Examples of such leading software and cloud services include

Excel
MATLAB
LabVIEW
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Software
SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Software
Python
R
Statistical Software Packages
Quality Control Software
Environmental Monitoring Software
AWS IoT
Microsoft Azure IoT
Google Cloud IoT
Tableau
Power BI
Grafana
Remote Monitoring Services
Cloud-Based Environmental Monitoring Services
AWS SageMaker
Google Cloud AI
Azure Machine Learning
Databricks
Snowflake
Environmental Monitoring Cloud Services

GAO Tek’s hygrometers and their applications in other industries are listed on this page

Environmental Moisture Analyzers and Meters

Other related products can be found at this category page

Environmental Test Instruments

Meeting Customers’ Demands

Large Choice of Products

In order to satisfy the diversified needs of their corporate customers, GAO Tek Inc. and its sister company GAO RFID Inc. together offer a wide choice of testing and measurement devices, network products, RFID, BLE, IoT, and drones.

Fast Delivery

To shorten the delivery to our customers, GAO has maintained a large stock of its products and is able to ship overnight within the continental U.S. and Canada, and fast delivery to Mexico and Europe from the nearest warehouse.

Local to Our Customers

We are located in both the U.S. and Canada. We travel to customers’ premises if necessary. Hence, we provide a very strong local support to our customers in North America, particularly the U.S., Canada and Mexico and Europe. Furthermore, we have built partnerships with some integrators, consulting firms and other service providers in different cities to further strengthen our services. Here are some of the service providers in electronics manufacturing industry we have worked with to serve our joint customers:

Accenture
Deloitte
Capgemini
Cognizant Technology Solutions
DXC Technology
IBM Global Business Services
Infosys
Wipro Limited
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
CGI Group Inc.
Compugen Inc.
Sierra Systems (an NTT DATA Company)
Deloitte Canada
Softtek
Neoris (an affiliate of CEMEX)
TATA Consultancy Services Mexico
Atos SE (France)
T-Systems (Germany)
Sogeti (part of Capgemini Group, various European countries)
HCL Technologies (United Kingdom and other European countries)

GAO Has Many Customers in Electronics Manufacturing Industry

The products from both GAO Tek Inc. and GAO RFID Inc. have been widely used in electronics manufacturing industry by many customers, including some leading companies. Here is more information on applications of GAO RFID Inc.’s products in electronics manufacturing industry.

RFID Systems By Industry

Manufacturing Industry | RFID Solutions

Here are some of GAO’s customers in electronics manufacturing industry: