Depaneling of PCBs

Depanelization is the cutting of break-out tabs which still fasten individual printed circuit boards to a panel array. This manufacturing step is connected only indirectly with the actual production process of a printed circuit board and the later function. Therefore, the time required by milling systems for the depaneling process may be granted reluctantly, or may result in bottlenecks in the production cycle.

LPKF circuit board plotters are a genuine alternative for mechanical depaneling multi-use boards. Inserting and aligning a panel is a simple and fast task using the combination of a vacuum table and fiducial recognition camera. The tabs are separated cleanly and exactly, resulting in a printed circuit board with an accurate outline.