Assembly of Turn Flex Printed Circuit Board (PCB) used within the Medical Industry

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TCS Electronics manufactures turn flex printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies for use in medical application. Manufactured from polyimide with FR4 stiffeners, we began with a customer-supplied print.

In making turn flex printed PCBs, several steps were involved. To prepare the panel, we placed Kapton tape over the gold fingers, and loaded boards in a surface mount board carrier. Configured using surface mount technology, the PCB was assembled using pick and place methods. Depaneling was done using a die cutter to separate the boards, and first piece, manufacturing, quality, and final inspection were conducted at the appropriate times.

The PCB, once complete, weighed .010 pounds. Throughout manufacturing, the tightest tolerance we upheld was .030mm. When all standards and specifications had been met or surpassed, we packed the PCB units in nested, conductive vacuum-formed trays and delivered them to our client.

To learn more about this project and related work, please contact TCS Electronics.

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SPECIFICATIONS
Product Description
This Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly is used within a Medical application
Capabilities Applied/Processes

Screen Printing
SMT-Surface Mount Technology
AOI
Manual Assembly
Electro-Mechanical Assembly
Washing
Testing

  • Flash Programming
  • Functional Testing

Labeling
Inspection

Equipment Used to Manufacture Part

DEK 265 Screen Printer
Juki 760
Vitronics XPM2-520 Reflow oven
Trek Triton IV, In-line RO Cleaner
Omega Meter 600 Cleanliness Tester
Magnifying Light
LSM 3D Paste inspection System
Hektor 2 Board Depaneler
Custom Functional Test Fixture
Mirec MV2 AOI

Overall Part Diminsions

3" x 5.5"

Fine Pitch Device

.020"

Material Used

FR4

Features

  • Amber LED
  • Linear Sensor

In process testing performed

First Piece Inspection:
Check For Correct Placement, Polarity, and Orientation of
Installed Components
Check Component Values and Location
Manufacturing Inspection: Inspect 100%
Reference Customer Drawings and Bill of Materials
Check Each Panel for Correct Placement and Polarity of
Installed Components
Record any Defects
Quality Inspection: 20% Sample Inspection of Each Rack
Final Inspection:
Inspect to customers drawing and IPC-610 standards
Verify "First Piece Inspection"
Note any Defects on the Inspection Plan
Verify Polarity

Estimated Part Weight

.070lbs

Industry for use

Medical

Packaging

Pack in Metal foil ESD Bubble Bag, Place in Over Pack Box Lined with Pink Poly Bubble Wrap

Standards Met

Customer Supplied Print
ANSI/IPC-CM-770 Class 2
ANSI/IPC-A-610 Class 2
IPC-J-STD-001D

Product Name

AR200 Circuit Board