best way to have pcbs leave stand alone reflow oven

In a past life we had "board catchers" who stood at the end of our two lines and caught the boards. They were also in charge of transporting the boards to wash and loading/unloading the wash as well.

I was never a fan of this approach, but it's an option.

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We just use a ramp to a cart and the line operator loads them into trays as they come out. There are buffer conveyors or magazine loaders you could use. Or do a little industrial automation with a plc and proximity sensors; combine a ramp and a belt conveyor to make a buffer table.

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