Shenzhen, factories & electronics
October 16, 2024 · Shenzhen, China · 12 photos
The work side of the trip: Huaqiangbei, the SMT lines and the injection moulds of the world's workshop.
華強北 / SEG: the world's largest electronics market, in Shenzhen
Component feeders and QR traceability on an SMT line
The solder-paste stencil printer (GKG): first step of SMT assembly
The pick-and-place machine setting components onto the PCB
Inspecting a circuit board on the meeting table
An injection mould on the factory floor
Injection mould and its guide pillars, the tooling workshop
BYD showroom: the Seal 06 DM-i, a Chinese plug-in hybrid
A Shenzhen intersection seen from above, at night
A giant screen-tower in Shenzhen, a slogan about talent
The tide of e-scooters at a red light, Shenzhen by night
An automated rotary car park, typical of Chinese density
The work side of the trip: Shenzhen and its region, the world’s workshop for electronics.
It starts at Huaqiangbei, the largest electronics market on the planet, then in the factories: solder-paste printing, pick-and-place machines setting the components, board inspection, injection moulds lined up in the tooling workshops. The whole chain, from component to product.
And all around, a city that never sleeps: screen-towers, tides of e-scooters, automated car parks. A few images are stills from videos.