PCB Manufacturing Process Photos

Posted by:  |  Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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We usually use PCB Pool for protoypes here since they generally have good service and they toss in a free metal laser cut stencil with any prototype order, but one nice little bonus is that they will also (at your request) send you photos of your PCB as it goes through the manufacturing process.  If you're curious how PCBs are made, you might find these photos from a recent prototype interesting.

Drilling

PCB Manufacturing - Drilling

Exposing

PCB Manufacturing - Exposing

Stripped

PCB Manufacturing - Tin Strip

UV Curing

PCB Manufacturing - UV Curing

We didn't request a silk screen for this board since it's just an early prototype, but the silk screen would then be added as a final step.

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Comments  (2)

  • Anne

    3/23/2011 12:00:00 AM

    I think the "Tin Strip" label means the board's been etched and cleaned and is ready to be tinned.
  • Kevin

    3/23/2011 12:00:00 AM

    Anne:

    Indeed ... I changed the label.
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