Electronics Forum | Fri May 02 16:58:39 EDT 2003 | swagner
We have been building with flex circuits for nearly three years now, its an automotive product utilizing lead free paste, I will give you a few pointers. 1. Evaluate your supplier carefully, make sure you have some kind of stretch tolerance on the p
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 29 11:25:49 EDT 2010 | mazjal7
Hi, We are placing a Surface Mount connector on a flex circuit, we are planing on using SMT carriers to support the flex through the SMT process. Underneath the connector a stiffener needs to be adhere, I'm not sure if we should have the flex manu
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 22 06:42:03 EDT 2004 | Chris Lampron
Adam, What is the pad finish on the flex circuit? Is this the only component that you are having problems with? (on this Flex)If this is the only problem area on the flex (assuming there is more than one component)then that would lead me towards the
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 01 05:00:07 EDT 2005 | tonyteng
Dear Sir, Let me introduce our company "QDOS", in brief we are the manufacture of the flexible printed circuits boards in Penang, Malaysia. We also do flex with components such as connectors, switches and etc.. Kindly e-mail your spec for review, wil
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 26 22:59:30 EDT 2009 | fastek
Local customer is looking for ways to depanelize very small flexible circuits after assembly. Perhaps shearing as opposed to a router would make sense. Any recommendations on manufacturers for such technology? Volume is around 100,000 pieces per mont
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 02 09:46:47 EDT 2010 | davef
We know of no specification, but there are guidelines. Don'ts of Better Flexible Circuit Design and Manufacture; Mark Finstad; PCD&M; 01 June 2007 http://www.pcdandf.com/cms/magazine/95/3556
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 03 11:20:08 EDT 2004 | KEN
....not unique. But tough as hell! I build flex assemblies for a major P&P equipment manufacturer. Some are pure flex, most are ridgid flex. And of course, why put fiducials on the boards to help the process (why God, why me?) We use pallets and
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 01 08:15:02 EDT 2010 | rgduval
Is the stiffener a piece of FR4, or a component that needs to be installed? We've done a number of flex assemblies taht have a rigid stiffener, generally a piece of rigid flex, or FR4 that has the components mounted on it. This type of stiffener
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 01 12:33:26 EDT 2011 | davef
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Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 08 11:44:00 EST 2002 | poirot
I manufacture industrial ink jet printers. I have a new application to join an unpopulated flex circuit to a light ly populated PCB. Production requirements are rather low. The area To join is 300 solder balls on the flex occupying an area of 5/8 i
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