Printed Circuits, Inc. Offers Higher Volumes on Rigid-Flex - Expands Capacity, Increases Technology, Lowers Cost
Printed Circuits, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) has expanded their manufacturing facility. Through the acquisition of new equipment, PCI has increased inner layer capacity and improved manufacturing yields resulting in a cost reduction on their rigid flex products, and the additional service offering of higher volume production to their customers.
Among the new capital equipment investments undertaken, Printed Circuits, Inc. (PCI) has installed and qualified new conveyorized wet processing equipment from Chemcut, USA, including a chemical clean line, cupric chloride etcher, and resist stripper. Each line is equipped with Chemcut's thin material transport system, which is ideal for the thin dielectrics that are common in flex and rigid flex designs. The added capacity and equipment has positioned PCI's cost structure for higher volume rigid flex manufacturing, while improving repeatability, manufacturing yield, and process capability on trace technology below 75µ/75µ.
"In the last 12-18 months, we have been taking larger orders and higher volume, lower cost rigid flex" said Ken Tannehill, President and CEO of Printed Circuits. "This new equipment gives us the capacity to handle the higher volume projects at a lower cost, and a much higher yield. We have been pleased to see the improved yields since qualifying the process lines for production earlier this year."
If you would like to learn more about higher volume rigid flex considerations, design recommendations, buried passive rigid flex circuits, or UL qualification on rigid flex, please call or e-mail Bob Burns at (952) 886-9307, or Bburns@PrintedCircuits.com
or visit www.PrintedCircuits.com
About Printed Circuits Inc. (PCI)
Printed Circuits, Inc. is a US manufacturer of multilayer flex and rigid flex printed circuit boards, with 34 years experience building circuits that are typically used in high reliability applications, such as medical, military and commercial electronics, where customers place a premium on reliability, package density, and weight. For more information, visit us at www.printedcircuits.com
Contact:
Bob Burns
Printed Circuits, Inc.
1200 West 96th Street
Bloomington, Minnesota 55431-2699
Phone: (952) 888-7900
Fax: (952) 888-2719
E-mail: bburns@printedcircuits.com
