Double-Sided Printed Circuit Boards

Double-sided PCBs of many different shapes, sizes, and component density are easily made in-house using LPKF systems. Double-sided boards are typically produced on standard FR4 1.6 mm glass fiber epoxy laminate material for low cost, durability, and ease of production.

Double-sided board production

1. Import and configure the board production data files.
2. Drill the holes.
3. Mill the bottom of the board.
4. Mill the top of the board.
5. Cut out the board.
6. Optional: Apply solder mask or solder screen.

Milling Tools

LPKF plotters have a wide variety of milling tools. These tools remove copper from board material by applying precision tooling to create isolation paths as small as 100 µm (4 mils) and copper rubout areas as large as required.

Through-Hole Plating Solutions

An important design consideration for a double-sided board is through-hole plating, which can allow the fabrication of more complex boards while drastically reducing the number of vias. LPKF offers a range of systems to facilitate in-house through-hole plating.