Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a pallet and a method for supporting a printed circuit board (PCB) during a circuit board assembly process. The pallet includes a panel having a frame area surrounding a depression area for receiving a PCB. The pallet includes at least one fixed tooling pin attached to the panel at a first location in the depression area. The pallet further includes at least one movable tooling pin positioned at a second location in the depression area, and the movable tooling pin is movable between a release position for installing the PCB in the depression area and a secure position for securing the PCB in the depression area.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a pallet and a method for supporting a printed circuit board (PCB) during a circuit board assembly process. The pallet includes a panel having a frame area surrounding a depression area for receiving a PCB. The pallet includes at least one fixed tooling pin attached to the panel at a first location in the depression area. The pallet further includes at least one movable tooling pin positioned at a second location in the depression area, and the movable tooling pin is movable between a release position for installing the PCB in the depression area and a secure position for securing the PCB in the depression area.

Abstract: A mandrel for transporting a set of substrates includes a rod having a free end and a fixed end, the fixed end configured to be coupled to a transport mechanism. A series of spacer elements are arranged on the rod to keep the set of substrates seated on the rod in respective fixed positions with a last spacer element nearest to the fixed end. A notch is arranged on the rod between the fixed end and the last spacer element configured to catch a substrate that becomes unseated from the last spacer element.