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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A CNC Circuit Mill enables automated production of electronic circuit boards. As a [[GVCS]] technology it enables automation functionality. | |||
==Detailed Description== | ==Detailed Description== | ||
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==Components== | ==Components== | ||
*XYZ Table | |||
*Motors | |||
*Wires | |||
*Controller | |||
*Router | |||
*Vacuum | |||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
Currently evaluating integration of exiting CNC Circuit Mill prototypes into the [[GVCS]] Product Ecology. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[CNC Circuit Mill Discussion]] | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board_milling Wikipedia: Printed Circuit Board Milling] | |||
[[Mantis 9]] | |||
[[Snaplock]] | |||
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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 Wikipedia: Printed Circuit Board Milling Mantis 9 Snaplock