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Rigid Flex Board Manufacturer

Rigid Flex Board Manufacturer

Rigid Flex Board Manufacturer

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Hi.

I am currently designing a rigid flex board and was wondering if anyone could recommend a fabrication/assembly house.  We will be making about 100 on this run and are interested in getting as low of a per-board cost as possible without sacrificing quality.  The boards also have to be here in 2 weeks, so a quick turn is necessary.  Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jim
Electrical Engineer
Metis Design Corporation

RE: Rigid Flex Board Manufacturer

pacej51;

I stongly suggest that on a new project, like this seems to be, you really, Really, REALLY, should find a place near the Cambridge area to work with.  Rigid flex boards have a lot of gotchas and options that are best discussed face to face with the board house.  A really great recommendation of a place 300 miles away is a bad choice.

Once you have someone building the board the way you want it then you could send a sample to other houses and probably get what you need but until then.... bad move t'would be.

RE: Rigid Flex Board Manufacturer

Might be tough to get a good deal on such a small run.  Setting up all of the dies alone is going to cost you a bundle.  I generally go overseas for the majority of my orders, working with houses I've worked with for years to ensure I get consistent quality.  Even then, prices can be harsh on smaller runs, particularly when they include so many steps (flex design/cutting, rigid design/cutting, assembly of the two, etc.).

Dan
Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

RE: Rigid Flex Board Manufacturer

Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a rigid flex board?

RE: Rigid Flex Board Manufacturer

Flexible circuit board with rigid circuit boards embedded here and there along the way.

Like the stuff you might find in a hard diskdrive(older) or in a printer, conducting umpteen signals to the print head.

RE: Rigid Flex Board Manufacturer

Thanks itsmoked.

Sort of thought it might be that type of thing.

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