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All PCB's are manufactured to ISO 9001 & UL approved standards. A summary of our manufacturing capabilties are listed below.

  • Multi-layers up to 20 layers. (higher counts available on request).
  • Minimum conductor width 5 thou (0.127mm).
  • Minimum conductor spacing 5 thou (0.127mm).
  • Minimum plated hole diameter 12 thou (0.3mm).
  • V Scoring, cutting & profile routing
  • All tooling prepared from Gerber / NC drill data (where supplied).
  • Inner layer tracks and gaps down to 5 thou (0.127mm)
  • Quick prototype service available for all board types.
 

Down to: (CAM) Front End System | Communications | Drilling | Etching
Electrical Test: Fixtured and Roving Probe | Fabrication | Lamination
Materials | Plating | Photo Imaging | Quality Systems | Sales | Solder Mask

  Sales
  • Telephone quotes.
  • Standard lead time 10 days.
  • Quick prototyping from 24 hours.
(CAM) Front End System
  • 3 CAM seats operating Wise Solutions Gerbtool Ver.12 Fabricator Software
  • Solder paste Gerber information can be transferred directly to your screen maker F.O.C upon request.
  • DNC link direct to our drill shop.
  • Panel layouts and tooling targets added from your technical drawings.
  • Minor track changes and drilling modifications carried out F.O.C.
  • Routed profiles made directly from. your Gerber data or engineering drawings.
Quality Systems
  • IS0-9001 accredited. (Certificate No: Q398)
  • UL Approved: UL File No: E207295
  • C.O.C available on request
  • In-house laboratory facilities.
Materials
  • All material UL 94V-0 approved
  • Materials used: FR4, FR2, CEM1, and CEM 3
  • Material to BS4584
  • Bow & twist <=1% longest dimension
  • Maximum Cu weight: 4 oz
  • Minimum Cu weight: ½ oz
  • Max panel size:(508mm x 457mm) 20" x 18"
Drilling
  • Min drilled hole size: (0.3mm) .012"
  • Max drilled hole size: (6.2mm) .236"
  • Max routed hole size: (On Request)
  • Min slot width: (0.8mm) .032"
  • Min/Max hole size tolerances are +/- 0.05mm (0.0015")
  • Pad sizes must be 0.3mm (0.012") Min > finished hole sizes
Lamination
  • Maximum number of layers: 16+
  • Max board thickness: (4.0mm) .157"
  • Min PCB thickness:(0.8mm) .032"
  • Panel thickness tolerances are +/- 10% unless otherwise indicated.
Plating
  • Maximum hole aspect ratio: 5:1
  • (SMOBC) solder mask over bare copper, H.A.S.L. (Standard Finish)
  • Blasberg DMS-E Direct Metallisation.
  • Immersion Nickel / Gold (Ni Au)
  • Ultra flat Sterling® Silver
  • Electrolytic gold edge connectors
Photo-Imaging
  • In-House Photo plotting from Gerber / CAM data
  • Electronic scanning of sample boards and original artwork to Gerber Data Tolerance +/- (0.1mm) .004"
  • Max artwork size: (600mm x 863mm) 24" x 34"
  • In-house Photo-plotting. Maximum size: (601mm x 711mm) 23.66" x 28"
  • In-house Gerber Crescent 40 and Mivatec 1620 Photo-Plotters
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Solder Resist/Legend
  • All resists/legends imaged from plot master
  • Photo-imageable solder resist: Shipley Ronal OPSR 5600 Thermal Cure
  • Photo-Imageable Component Ident ink: Shipley Ronal OPSR 5600 Thermal Cure
  • Solder resist colours: Green, Blue, Red Black White and Yellow (OPSR 5600)
  • Legend ink colours: White, Yellow Black, Red, Green, Blue (OPSR 5600)
  • Peelable Solder Resist: Coates XZ93-S Blue
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Etching
  • Min track width: (0.127mm) .005"
  • Min spacing :(0.127mm) .005"
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Fabrication
  • V-scored and supplied in panels.
  • Profile routed and supplied in panels
  • In-board cut outs and slots
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Communications
  • Via Cleveland Circuits Ltd Web Site www.pcb.co.uk
  • Via E-mail to: Sales@pcb.co.uk
  • Data types: Preferred data type is Embedded Gerber or RS274-D Excellon or Sieb & Meyer for CNC drilling & routing programs.
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Electrical Test: Fixtured
  • Simultaneous double sided surface mount testing.
  • Min SMT pitch (0.3mm) .012"
  • Max test area for D/Sided SMT (325mm x 487mm) 19" x 13"
  • Max test area for non SMT and S/sided SMT (650mm x 650mm) 25.6" x 25.6"
  • Testing prepared from Gerber data.
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Electrical Test: Roving Probe
  • In -house Mania Barco Speedy Surface mount testing equipment
  • Suitable for small quantities.
  • Min SMT pitch (0.2mm) .008"
  • Max test area (612mm x 612mm) 24" x 24".
  • Test data prepared from Gerber Data
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