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==Overview==
 
A CNC Circuit Mill enables automated production of electronic circuit boards. As a [[GVCS]] technology it enables automation functionality.
 
==Detailed Description==
 
Printed circuit board milling is the process of removing areas of copper from a sheet of printed circuit board material to recreate the pads, signal traces and structures according to patterns from a digital circuit board plan known as a layout file. Similar to the more common and well known chemical PCB etch process, the PCB milling process is subtractive: material is removed to create the electrical isolation and ground planes required. However, unlike the chemical etch process, PCB milling is typically a non-chemical process and as such it can be completed in a typical office or lab environment without exposure to hazardous chemicals. High quality circuit boards can be produced using either process. In the case of PCB milling, the quality of a circuit board is chiefly determined by the system's true, or weighted, milling accuracy and control as well as the condition (sharpness, temper) of the milling bits and their respective feed/rotational speeds. By contrast, in the chemical etch process, the quality of a circuit board depends on the accuracy and/or quality of the photomasking and the state of the etching chemicals.
 
==Product Ecology==
 
'''Uses'''
*[[Lasercutter]] - Structure
*[[Furnace]] - Router, spindle
*[[Multimachine]] - spindles
*[[Motor]] - XYZ articulation
*[[Wire Mill]]
 
'''Creates'''
*Circuit boards
*[[Controllers]]
 
See [[Product Ecologies]] for more information.
 
==Components==
 
*XYZ Table
*Motors
*Wires
*Controller
*Router
*Vacuum
 
==Status==
Currently evaluating integration of exiting CNC Circuit Mill prototypes into the [[GVCS]] Product Ecology.
 
 
==See Also==
[[CNC Circuit Mill Discussion]]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board_milling Wikipedia: Printed Circuit Board Milling]
[[Mantis 9]]
[[Snaplock]]
 
 
[[Category:Circuit Board Fabrication]]
[[Category:GVCS]]
{{GVCS_List}}

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