https://product.milwaukeeelectronics.com/blog Practical electronics manufacturing insights and Milwaukee Electronics news. en Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:14:21 GMT 2026-09-23T18:14:21Z en https://product.milwaukeeelectronics.com/blog/wave-soldering-is-the-way-to-go <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://product.milwaukeeelectronics.com/blog/wave-soldering-is-the-way-to-go" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://product.milwaukeeelectronics.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/milwaukee-electronics-theme/images/photos/blog/blog-post-banner.png" alt="Wave solder machine soldering a circuit board" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> With surface mount parts being so thoroughly entrenched, one might think that thru-hole parts and thru-hole soldering are no longer a part of the electronics manufacturing scene. While it is true that the vast majority of parts today are surface mount, there are still plenty enou <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://product.milwaukeeelectronics.com/blog/wave-soldering-is-the-way-to-go" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://product.milwaukeeelectronics.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/milwaukee-electronics-theme/images/photos/blog/blog-post-banner.png" alt="Wave solder machine soldering a circuit board" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> With surface mount parts being so thoroughly entrenched, one might think that thru-hole parts and thru-hole soldering are no longer a part of the electronics manufacturing scene. While it is true that the vast majority of parts today are surface mount, there are still plenty enou <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=8698768&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fproduct.milwaukeeelectronics.com%2Fblog%2Fwave-soldering-is-the-way-to-go&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fproduct.milwaukeeelectronics.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> tech tips Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:14:21 GMT sales@milwaukeeelectronics.com (Milwaukee Electronics) https://product.milwaukeeelectronics.com/blog/wave-soldering-is-the-way-to-go 2026-09-23T18:14:21Z