Manufacturing of PCB has been made simple with the introduction of technology in design and preparation. This innovative approach allows manufacturers to achieve better and more precise results. You will be required to get an appropriate photo resist board that has plastic reinforcements on glass. One of the faces of this board is photo sensitive and coated with copper. This surface is initially covered with a plastic film.
You will then place the now transparent printed circuit board beneath the photo resist board. They should be of exact same size. The surface is sensitive after the removal of the plastic film. Placing the mask in the right way-up ensures that the tracks do not end up facing the wrong direction. The board is then ready for transfer into the UV light box.
An appropriate cover should be placed on the box to ensure that it is completely shut. The UV light box is then switched on and left to run for approximately two and a half minutes. Plastic tongs will be used to get the board out of the box after which it is placed on a tank ready for development. The approximate time the board should be left in the box is ten seconds. It should not exceed this limit or go below it by considerable margin.
Using the plastic tongs, remove the board from the development tank and wash it in clean water. This board is then placed in an etching tank. It is heated to the point of bubbling. Unwanted copper materials are removed during heating. The tracks will become clear after at this stage. Close monitoring avoids damaging the track.
Etching takes between fifteen and forty five minutes. Letting the board remain in the tank for too long is likely to damage the tracks. There is a possibility that those tracks may get removed or damaged. This calls for caution by ensuring that the entire process is carefully monitored, minute by minute. Experience will make the process faster and more accurate.
Incorporation of Auto CAD system or Computer Aided Design in the process makes it simple and thus easier to complete. Data inscription is easy which makes transfer to manufacturers much easier. This automated system is able to earmark and define your required copper layers. Component notifications and soldier marks are also easy to identify using the automated system.
A controlled dark room makes preparation of photo tools easier. This is done using laser driven photoplotters. The room has the right temperature and humidity conditions for work. Converting the data used in manufacture of the images into a pixel image simplifies the process of manufacture. The film is written using a laser writer. The film is ready for unloading by the operator after automatic film development.
Manufacturing of PCB is not complete until profiling or V-cut scoring is done. This is done from the production panel. A scoring machine is used in this process. Cutters are either above or below the panel. The cut is made at a third of the entire thickness in order to leave a film that connects the board together. The board is then checked thoroughly by an experienced person to ensure that everything is in order.
You will then place the now transparent printed circuit board beneath the photo resist board. They should be of exact same size. The surface is sensitive after the removal of the plastic film. Placing the mask in the right way-up ensures that the tracks do not end up facing the wrong direction. The board is then ready for transfer into the UV light box.
An appropriate cover should be placed on the box to ensure that it is completely shut. The UV light box is then switched on and left to run for approximately two and a half minutes. Plastic tongs will be used to get the board out of the box after which it is placed on a tank ready for development. The approximate time the board should be left in the box is ten seconds. It should not exceed this limit or go below it by considerable margin.
Using the plastic tongs, remove the board from the development tank and wash it in clean water. This board is then placed in an etching tank. It is heated to the point of bubbling. Unwanted copper materials are removed during heating. The tracks will become clear after at this stage. Close monitoring avoids damaging the track.
Etching takes between fifteen and forty five minutes. Letting the board remain in the tank for too long is likely to damage the tracks. There is a possibility that those tracks may get removed or damaged. This calls for caution by ensuring that the entire process is carefully monitored, minute by minute. Experience will make the process faster and more accurate.
Incorporation of Auto CAD system or Computer Aided Design in the process makes it simple and thus easier to complete. Data inscription is easy which makes transfer to manufacturers much easier. This automated system is able to earmark and define your required copper layers. Component notifications and soldier marks are also easy to identify using the automated system.
A controlled dark room makes preparation of photo tools easier. This is done using laser driven photoplotters. The room has the right temperature and humidity conditions for work. Converting the data used in manufacture of the images into a pixel image simplifies the process of manufacture. The film is written using a laser writer. The film is ready for unloading by the operator after automatic film development.
Manufacturing of PCB is not complete until profiling or V-cut scoring is done. This is done from the production panel. A scoring machine is used in this process. Cutters are either above or below the panel. The cut is made at a third of the entire thickness in order to leave a film that connects the board together. The board is then checked thoroughly by an experienced person to ensure that everything is in order.
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