EEVblog #939 - How Is A PCB Manufactured?

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  @natecalypso · 9 years ago

  I'm really surprised that most of this isn't automated completely.

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  @simongross8324 · 9 years ago

  was waiting a long time for such a video again(Back to the basics) well done , love it

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  @MrCravon · 9 years ago

  I am surprised at how much manual labor goes in to this. I thought the reason you could get PCB production so cheap these days was that it had become highly automated.

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  @TheAmmoniacal · 9 years ago

  You should send your board files to cheaper "hobbyist" type PCB fabs like pcbway, dirtypcbs and elecrow to compare the results. That would be neat.

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  @rocketman221projects · 9 years ago

  The reason they electroplated the copper the second time was to increase the copper up to the required thickness. The copperclad they use only has a thin layer of copper on it. That allows them to etch them faster and have finer traces.

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  @GadgetAddict · 9 years ago

  That was really interesting. It was good of them to shoot the video for you and they actually did a decent job of it.

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  @adejupe8308 · 9 years ago

  Of the hundreds of your videos that I have watched Dave, that was the bees knees mate! <br><br>Thankyou for all the time and effort you put into your superb videos :)<br><br>Much love from the UK!

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  @electronicsNmore · 9 years ago

  They are very inexpensive to produce. This was one of the better videos that I&apos;ve seen showing the entire process.

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  @stefansantiago7186 · 9 years ago

  Damn that&apos;s a lot of work....

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  @ApolloTheDerg · 9 years ago

  This process seems to be tiny compared to what I do every day at work. We make multi layer panels and start off with inner layer cores that are etched, punched, scanned (I am an AOI scanner), lay up, press, flash, then drill. And the electroless lines at my work are massive, the panels are carried by a massive crane from tank to tank. Theses panels are also very small, the panels we process can be as big as 36x34 inches down to 18x24 inches. You didn&apos;t get to show the full process sadly, but it&apos;s nice to see a process shown online.

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  @TheTurpin1234 · 9 years ago

  That is absolutely amazing how all those processes can lead to a board so cheap.... Its unbelievable

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  @PeterCCamilleri · 9 years ago

  Fascinating! I love episodes that give us a peek into the world of electronics manufacture!