Laser Cutting Fiberglass Pcb

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Laser cutting fiberglass pcb.

Especially the contactless processing through the laser beam and the therewith related non deforming laser cutting as well as the high precision are crucial arguments for the application of laser technology in textile processing. This is a process i have perfected after several prototypes i created as part of my t. 1 coat pcb stock with spray paint 2 laser cut a spring form alignment jig 3 optimize your board layout for fabrication 4 generate vector art for the cutter 5 etch away black spray paint with the laser on both sides 6 chemically etch away exposed copper 7 laser cut through holes in the exposed board 8 tricks and. Large format laser systems are optimally suitable for the cutting of textiles made of fiberglass.

I am going to walk you through the process of prototyping a printed circuit board using a laser cutter and supplies from your local radioshack and hardware store. Laser drilling and cutting for pcb shops stress free processing of rigid pcbs fpcbs and coverlays with easy handling a small footprint and short changeover times lpkf laser systems offer best in class solutions to help customers compete in today s on demand world. Laser cutting a pcb with a co 2 fiber trotec laser cutter introduction. For the fab academy 2015 at opendot in milan we have a new laser cutting machine a trotec speedy 100 flexx the flexx line of laser cutters has both co 2 and fiber laser technologies.

Laser etching pcb s was also of interest to me as i was hoping to get rid of the messy fecl3 etching but cutting that copper would require quite a bit more power i understand.