Wisconsin Chapter In-Person Event: PCB Workshop and PCB Plant Tour

Wisconsin Chapter In-Person Event: PCB Workshop and PCB Plant Tour

The WI SMTA Chapter invites you to participate in the PCB Fabrication Basics Workshop, presented by Jim Vanden Hogen on Wednesday November 1st

9/11/2024

When: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Central

Where: La Sure's Hall Banquets & Catering
3125 S. Washburn Street
Oshkosh, Wisconsin  54904
United States

Contact:Greg Kloiber
GKloiber@ducommun.com
920-279-3812

Online registration is available until: 9/4/2024

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 Wisconsin Chapter In-Person PCB Workshop and Plant Tour

Speaker: Jim Vanden Hogen, Plexus 

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

La Sure's Hall Banquets & Catering

Agenda
8:30       Arrival and Check In 
9:00       Welcome and Introductions
9:10       Workshop Start
10:30     Break
12:30     Workshop Concludes / Questions
12:40     Lunch
1:30       MultiCircuits Tour Start (2301 Universal St, Oshkosh, WI. 54904)
3:00       Tour Complete / Adjourn

Cost
Members: $150
Non-Members: $200

Sign up Deadline is September 4th. Note: There are a limited number of tickets and they sell out quickly!

Course Title

PCB Fabrication Basics: Process and Specification

Course Description

This half-day course will walk the participant through an entire multi-layer PCB fabrication process making stops along the way to explain how PCB design plays into the numerous fabrication steps and how the finished product plays into the assembly arena. Physical samples taken from many of the PCB fabrication process steps will be available for inspection and scrutiny.  Array design will be discussed with a focus on designing a cost-effective array or sub-panel that will maximize material, facilitate manufacturing and allow for post-assembly singulation.  The pros and cons of various solder mask and surface finish applications will be presented.  This course will cover fabrication drawings and the important pieces of information they should contain.

Jim breaks down the entire multi-layer PCB fabrication process making it easy to understand.  Jim will cover terminology, industry standards and all the fabrication steps.  He will explain how PCB design affects all the fabrication processes in step by step detail.  As he explains the details, physical samples from many of the PCB fabrication process steps are made available to the participants.  The pros and cons of various laminates, solder masks and surface finishes will be reviewed. Panel layout will be discussed with a focus on designing a cost-effective array that will maximize material usage, facilitate manufacturing and allow for depanelization. This course will cover fabrication drawings and the important information they should contain. 

What You Will Learn:
Step-by-step PCB fabrication process.
Array design and optimal material utilization.
Stack-ups, via metrics & aspect ratios.
Fabrication drawing requirements.

Who Will Benefit:
PCB designers, design managers, engineers, engineering managers, & procurement specialists.

After the course, a tour of PCB manufacturing plant, Multicircuits, is included in the Workshop!  This course was created for Process, Test & Design Engineers, PCB Layout Designers, Managers, Procurement and New Product Introduction Teams.  The course is highly recommended for anyone involved with designing, processing and ordering PCB.  The course content is geared to attendees ranging from the inexperienced to the wily veteran.  Please consider attending to learn, network, have some fun and go on the tour! 

About the Presenter

Jim Vanden Hogen has been working in the electronics field for over 35 years.   He has experience in design, purchase, manufacture, assembly, test, and sales of printed circuit boards.  He has held positions of PCB designer, DFM technologist, PCB commodity manager, and new product introduction manager with Plexus Corp.  He served as a regional sales manager for Herco Technology.  He is currently a PCB Designer working for San Diego PCB.   Jim participated at the initial meeting of the IPC Designers Council and served on the task group for IPC-6012 Qualification and Performance Specification for Rigid Printed Boards.  He has performed technical and quality audits of over 30 PCB fabricators, both domestic and offshore.  He also co-authored corporate PCB DFM guidelines and fabrication specifications while working for Plexus.