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Through hole component soldering with the eC-reflow mate
PIP (Pin in Paste) technology for soldering trough hole components PIP is a technology for assembling through hole components using a conventional reflow soldering process. The process is also known as...
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Which surface finish fits your design
Surface Finishes on printed circuit boards Then finally, you have finished your design and the moment has come to order the PCB. You have considered all the important aspects. The DRC check is done...
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Bow and Twist in printed circuits
What is Bow and Twist? According to the IPC-A-600 standard bow and twist (flatness of the board) is : “Flatness of printed boards is determined by two characteristics of the product; these are known as...
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Elsyca Intellitool Matrix plating project
Eurocircuits'role in the project sets a new competitive standard Making efficient pooling panels belongs to the core business of Eurocircuits. It is a necessity to ensure cost-effective production of...
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Large boards and pooling
Large boards and pooling – new guidelines Over the last 12 months we have received an increasing number of boards in our pooling services at the maximum size allowed 425 x 425 mm. These are not...
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Eyes on the future, feet on the ground - Technology seminar by ACB
On April 25, ACB organized their technology seminar….Eyes on the future, feet on the ground… ACB, known in Europe as leading manufacturer of High Technology & Quick Turnaround Printed Circuit...
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Soldermask on via-holes in case of chemical Nickel-Gold surface finish
Soldermask on via holes There are 3 ways our customers prepare their layouts with respect to covering via-holes with soldermask: Vias open (not covered by soldermask) on both sides of the PCB Vias...
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Eurocircuits production data - what's in it?
To produce your board we use your design data in Gerber or EAGLE format and first perform the necessary front end actions as described in our white paper: "What do PCB fabricators do with your data...
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Gold plating for edge connectors
Gold plating over edge connectors Eurocircuits offer two types of gold finish: Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold (ENIG) as a surface finish for the whole PCB, and hard plated gold over plated nickel...
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Eurocircuits and conflict minerals
What are conflict minerals? Conflict? Conflict minerals are minerals originating from areas of armed conflict and human rights abuse, notably in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the...
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The smallest possible distance between two holes
What is the smallest possible distance between plated through holes? A. The holes are a part of different electrical nets? Plated through holes that belong to a different electrical net, need at least...
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RF pool - insights and details
Our most recently launched service is RF pool. We have been dealing with RF materials for many years now, mainly the Rogers 400 series which we still offer as a non-poolable service under the RF pool...
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How often can you raise a Eurocircuits PCB to lead-free soldering temperatures?
By Dirk Stans – Eurocircuits and Geert Willems – Center for Electronics Design & Manufacturing, imec References. [1] PBA Design-for-Manufacturing Guideline EDM-D-001: PCB Specification, imec-cEDM,...
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Blind and buried vias
Blind and buried vias Blind and buried vias are used to connect between layers of a PCB where space is at a premium. A blind via connects an outer layer to one or more inner layers but does not go...
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RoHS and lead-free compliance
What is RoHS? RoHS regulations are designed to limit or eliminate substances that are dangerous to the environment and to people. Inadequately treated e-waste poses environmental and health risks. The...
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New timeline makes order tracking smarter
We’ve always had a “status” column under Running orders to tell you how far your order has got in the manufacturing process, but our customers have told us that the names of the steps and what they...
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How do we assure the quality of your PCB. - part 1
Quality assurance - Part 1 : During Production Introduction Quality is not something that is inspected into your PCB. We build it into your boards from the moment you open the price calculator. Our...
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How do we assure the quality of your PCB. - part 2
2in Share Quality assurance - Part 2 : After Production Final inspection steps 1. Check the quantity of boards received. If we lose boards during manufacture, we immediately launch a top-up order....
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