PCBA Shredder Machine
Commencement of Project: Sept 2016
Completion Deadline: 3 weeks leadtime
The Plot:
The main purpose of this project is to design and build a customised PCBA shredder machine. The PCBA shredder machine is to destroy all the PCBA boards which contain valuable data and informations that the clients do not want unauthorised parties to be able to recover any of the valuable data and informations.
The PCBA shredder machine is to crust 5000 pieces which come in different type of sizes and shapes. Mounted onto the PCBA boards components are metal housing, resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, relays, IC chips...etc. The prerequisite of this PCBA shredder machine must be portable and to eliminate the inefficency of work. The destroying of all the PCBA boards have to be witness by authorised personnel at designated locations to make sure that the PCBA board and its components are completely destroyed into bit and pieces.
This is a big challenge as a multi-disciplinary machine builder as we have not come across such project. After some carefully thoughts, decision making and planning, we are confident in succeeding this project and decided to take up the challenge to build the customised PCBA shredder machine. Firstly, we understudy all the existing PCBA boards from the client. For example: sizes, dimensions, type of components...etc.
We spend the next few days brainstorming, identifying, planning and deciding all the critical components involved in this project. Along the way, we encounter numerous problems. Firstly, it is to design a suitable cutting / shearing method and to source for the suitable type of material to crust all the different type of components. The tungsten carbide material was the best option but this would significantly increase the cost of project. After several days of trial and error, we managed to conclude the most effective method to crust all the different type of components. Secondly, we have had to introduce a reverse switch so that the components are able to remove manually and safely in case of jam or stuck in between the blades.
The main purpose of this project is to design and build a customised PCBA shredder machine. The PCBA shredder machine is to destroy all the PCBA boards which contain valuable data and informations that the clients do not want unauthorised parties to be able to recover any of the valuable data and informations.
The PCBA shredder machine is to crust 5000 pieces which come in different type of sizes and shapes. Mounted onto the PCBA boards components are metal housing, resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, relays, IC chips...etc. The prerequisite of this PCBA shredder machine must be portable and to eliminate the inefficency of work. The destroying of all the PCBA boards have to be witness by authorised personnel at designated locations to make sure that the PCBA board and its components are completely destroyed into bit and pieces.
This is a big challenge as a multi-disciplinary machine builder as we have not come across such project. After some carefully thoughts, decision making and planning, we are confident in succeeding this project and decided to take up the challenge to build the customised PCBA shredder machine. Firstly, we understudy all the existing PCBA boards from the client. For example: sizes, dimensions, type of components...etc.
We spend the next few days brainstorming, identifying, planning and deciding all the critical components involved in this project. Along the way, we encounter numerous problems. Firstly, it is to design a suitable cutting / shearing method and to source for the suitable type of material to crust all the different type of components. The tungsten carbide material was the best option but this would significantly increase the cost of project. After several days of trial and error, we managed to conclude the most effective method to crust all the different type of components. Secondly, we have had to introduce a reverse switch so that the components are able to remove manually and safely in case of jam or stuck in between the blades.
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