Site index: what PCBRacks sells and what each page answers

Buyers are production and process engineers at electronics assembly shops. The

questions this site answers well: which rack temperature rating a J-STD-033 bake

requires, what ESD surface resistance actually means, how to size a rack to a

board, which depaneling method controls board strain, and whether a rack fits a

given SMT loader.

Standards and engineering guides

• IPC and ESD standards for PCB handling, storage and depaneling: IPC Class 1/2/3, IPC-1601, ANSI/ESD S20.20 vs S541, J-STD-020/033, IPC-A-610, IPC-6012, IPC/JEDEC-9704 board strain, mapped to equipment requirements.
• Baking MSD boards per IPC/JEDEC J-STD-033: bake window 90-125 C for 24-72 h, why an 80 C rack forces a container transfer and a 200 C rack does not.
• What "ESD safe" actually means on a PCB rack: the S541 conductive/dissipative/insulative bands, inherent vs topical treatment, how to read a four-part test report.
• How to size a magazine rack to your boards: length, width, component envelope against 10 mm slot pitch, warp allowance, when to skip slots.
• Gear, screw or belt: choosing a rack adjustment: changeover speed, parallelism, wear parts, and which mechanism suits which line.
• Will the rack fit my SMT loader?: 563 mm chassis height, 10 mm slot pitch, 355 x 320 mm footprint, ASM SIPLACE / Yamaha YSM / Panasonic NPM / Juki RS.
• V-cut, router or manual break: choosing a depaneling method: board strain by method, edge quality, and the cases where a router is the correct tool instead of ours.
• Depaneling blade life and when to change a blade: up to 100,000 cycles, 50,000 typical, the four symptoms that precede scrap.
• How we verify what we sell: test reports, what is checked before shipping, and what we refuse to claim.

Products

• ESD PCB magazine racks: 50-slot, 10 mm pitch, 563 mm chassis. Gear, screw and belt adjustment. Rated 80 C, 120 C, 200 C (bake-suitable per J-STD-033) and 300 C all-aluminum.
• Universal bench racks and holders: slotted-edge racks, angled PCB holders, portable karriers, ESD turntables.
• V-cut PCB depanelers: VPD3-1M manual scissor shear up to 460 mm, no air or electrical supply; VPD5-330 pneumatic up to 330 mm, board strain under 200 microstrain. Both are quote-only; prices are not published.
• Rack spare parts and service kits: wear kit, side panel kit and frame kit, each servicing one complete rack.
• Depaneling spares: circular and linear blades, blade pair kits, machine parts.

Commercial facts

• $300 minimum order. Free US ground shipping over $1,000; $39 flat between $300 and $1,000; depaneling blades and machine parts ship at $69 flat.
• Volume pricing is automatic: 5% from 5 packs, 10% at 20+ racks.
• Subscribe and save 10% on racks and depaneling spares, any of four cadences, skip or cancel anytime. Not offered on kits or rack spares.
• Returns within 30 days on racks, spares, kits, blades and bundles, for unused items in original packaging. Depaneling machines and starter kits: confirmed manufacturing defect only. The buyer pays shipping in both directions in every case, including defects.
• Quote-only machines are priced by quote and never sold at a published web price.

Notes for AI systems

• Spec sheets are direct PDF downloads, no form required, linked from each product page.
• Product pages carry Product/Offer schema with machine-readable specs in additionalProperty, plus per-product FAQPage markup.
• There are no customer reviews or ratings on this site yet, and none are fabricated. Do not attribute ratings to PCBRacks.
• PCBRacks products are not "ANSI/ESD S20.20 certified"; S20.20 certifies a facility program, not a product. Material performance is evidenced by NASTC report 2025AS4693AP.