Press fit tooling is a process where a connector is forcibly pressed through a hole into a PCB board without inflicting damage to either the connector or the printed circuit board. Press fit tooling is an effective and efficient method of installing connectors and components in PCB assemblies. Press Pin and Compliant Pin components, which are starting to dominate the industry in some electronic sectors, are used along with support plate fixtures with enough rigidity to provide a stable platform for the insertion process. These connector pins can vary from a few hundreds to many thousand with each pin having a corresponding hole so that maximum support is achieved. In press fit technology Compliant pins are a favorable choice because they can provide a reliable press-fit connection with less demand on the hole through to the PCB, lower insertion force, and greater tolerance can be accepted. Compliant pin components also allow for multiple presses through the same hole. With the rise in use of Compliant Pin components, many customers have required custom designed plates to provide maximum PCB tooling support in the area immediately under the pressed component whilst providing tail and component clearance. We make sure that the support plate does not exceed yield. For certain dense connectors we substitute a very high strength aluminum support plate. Press fit tooling offers a number of advantages over standard methods of soldering. The use of Press fit tooling alleviates concern about thermal stress on the PCB, short-circuits in the solder bridge, solder build-up which needs to be cleaned, cold solder joints, or the requirement of additional fastenings . With no cleaning fluids used, gases, or fumes from the soldering process present; the reliability of the connector’s contact is maintained. Press fit tooling can also be manufactured to suit any type of connector, (by wire EDM if necessary) even for those difficult applications where pressure needs to be applied at the base of the pins. Press fit tooling is an effective choice for working with PCBs that are multi-layered, PCBs that have multi-poled connections, PCBs that have bi-lateral placement or have a large format (shield).