Innovative Circuits Relies on SCHMID’s InfinityLine
August 28, 2018 | Innovative CircuitsEstimated reading time: 1 minute
To increase its production capacity Innovative Circuits has ordered a new alkaline etching line with tin stripper as well as a resist-stripper machine from the equipment manufacturer SCHMID. With the acquisition of the new production equipment the American bare-board PCB supplier is strengthening its technological advance and secures a long-term planning security.
Both systems will be manufactured in SCHMID’s optimized InfinityLine design, which is the combination and innovative optimization of previous SCHMID CombiLine and PremiumLine. The InfinityLine adopts for instance the small passage slots from CombiLine or the spray manifold connection from PremiumLine and combined the advantages of both modular systems.
The SCHMID alkaline etching line permits a much higher accuracy over the etched surface and therefore an optimized geometry of the etching foot. The Fineline spray system and the intermittent etching with single nozzle control enable an etching process with qualities that were considered hard to achieve until recently.
“The new SCHMID equipment enables uniform etching pattern and line/space structures in circuit boards with an etching factor capability superior to previous offerings,” says Dale Lovell, Chief Engineer at Innovative Circuits.
Moreover, the alkaline InfinityLine etching module considerably reduces the scrap rate and the amount of reworking in the etching technology sector. Depending on the production lot, the system automatically adjusts the parameters required for processing and closely maintains the correct chemical parameters. Product-specific recipes can be stored and hence set-up times reduced.
“We have made technological improvements with regard to chemical carryover, filtration and dosing accuracy. The machine availability has been further increased and the very compact and user-friendly design makes our equipments easily accessible for maintenance,” says Fred Johnson, Director Sales North America, Business Unit Electronics at SCHMID. Above all, the reproducibility of the etching which results from the recipes stored in the system gives Innovative Circuits a distinctive competitive advantage.
Innovative Circuits
Innovative Circuits, based out of metro Atlanta, is a fabricator of high reliability printed circuit boards. Since 1998 Innovative has supported defense, aerospace and commercial applications with solutions that meet the most demanding challenges. Innovative Circuits is ITAR registered and ISO 9001:2015 certified for fabrication of complex rigid, teflon, flex, and rigid-flex circuitry. For additional information please click here.
Suggested Items
Trouble in Your Tank: Supporting IC Substrates and Advanced Packaging, Part 5
03/19/2024 | Michael Carano -- Column: Trouble in Your TankDirect metallization systems based on conductive graphite or carbon dispersion are quickly gaining acceptance worldwide. Indeed, the environmental and productivity gains one can achieve with these processes are outstanding. In today’s highly competitive and litigious environment, direct metallization reduces costs associated with compliance, waste treatment, and legal issues related to chemical exposure. What makes these processes leaders in the direct metallization space?
AT&S Shines with Purest Copper on World Recycling Day
03/18/2024 | AT&SThe Styrian microelectronics specialist AT&S is taking World Recycling Day as an opportunity to review the progress that has been made in recent months at its sites around the world in terms of the efficient use of resources:
Matrix to Exhibit at IPC APEX EXPO 2024 in Anaheim, CA
03/05/2024 | MatrixMatrix will be exhibiting at IPC APEX EXPO 2024, to be held on April 9-12, 2024, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.
The Chemical Connection: Getting to Know Your Vendor
02/16/2024 | Don Ball -- Column: The Chemical ConnectionAfter working for a capital equipment supplier for almost 50 years, I’ve found that the most important part of getting to know your vendor is good communication among all parties. While contact between fabricators of a constantly changing product line and the designers of those products may occur daily or weekly, conversations between you and your equipment supplier may be years apart. That lengthy gap often means that previous contacts may have been promoted, retired, or moved on to other opportunities. You may have also migrated to a new supplier with whom you have little or no history. In either case, you will be interacting with someone you are unfamiliar with (as they are with you). Therefore, it is essential for both sides to communicate clearly so expectations will align.
EIPC Winter Conference 2024, Day 2: A Closer Look at Global Trends
02/14/2024 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007The opening session of the second day’s conference proceedings focused on global PCB trends and was introduced and moderated by Dr. Michele Stampanoni, vice president of strategic sales and business development at Cicor Group in Switzerland. He opened the session with Dr. Hayao Nakahara’s knowledgeable and enlightening video presentation on the IC substrates industry.