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Eurocircuits Introduces – PCB Prototype 3+3 Service

Eurocircuits Introduces – PCB Prototype 3+3 Service   Eurocircuits understands that Time-to-Market is crucial for developers as they need to meet shorter lead-times to maximise the potential of their new products. Since the beginning of 2019 we have developed and introduced new software, manufacturing processes and equipment that allows us to reduce the manufacturing and […]

Tolerances on PCB – Blog

What tolerances should I design into my PCB? Where possible design your PCB to meet industry standard mid-range tolerances. Eurocircuits use these specifications and tolerances as the basis of our lowest-cost pooling services. For more detailed information on our Manufacturing Tolerances please see our Tolerances on a PCB page.    

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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 RoHS directive is also meant to increase the amount of e-waste that is appropriately treated and to reduce the volume that goes to disposal. RoHS […]

Cross Sections – What is their Purpose ?

Eurocircuits uses cross sections as part of its quality control Cross sections are a power tool that ensures high quality production and products. Preparation of a cross section is a destructive process, a section of the production panel is cut out, in most cases a specially designed Test coupon is used (these are placed on […]

Review – Standard and Predefined Build-ups

Standard and Predefined Build-ups A few months ago, prepreg construction 2125 was removed from the available prepreg list of 370HR and IS400, 2 of our main FR4 material types.  We exchanged this prepreg type with construction 2116.  The thickness of 2116 differs from the 2125 with approximately 20 µm.  At first we assumed it wouldn’t […]

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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, July 2013. [2] IPC-4101C: Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Boards [3] Geert Willems, Piet Watté, Predicting PCB delamination in lead-free assembly, Global SMT & Packaging, Vol. 10, […]

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Hand-soldering – point by point or mini-wave technique

Hand-soldering with the same high quality result as reflow or wave soldering? Are you ready for the challenge ? Let us look at the mini-wave soldering technique. This picture shows that tools and skills are the basics to achieve a good result in hand-soldering. You agree ? Hand-soldering is in most cases the last step […]

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