LPKF at the EIPC Convention 2004

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October 2004
 

EIPC Speednews

ISSUE 27 October 2004

European PCB Convention 2004
A review – Part II

Those people who didn't come to Cologne, or couldn't, missed some rather interesting new products, of which many were in evidence.

LPKF is a company that never fails to interest, to excite, to intrigue, and always has something new up its sleeve. One of the kind sponsors of EPC 2004, they introduced the new LaserScalpel PCB Reworking Tool, a laser-based tool for removing copper bridges on PCBs with very fine structures. It is far more accurate than mechanical rework tools, and is easy to operate. Being a Class 1 laser system, it is safe to use in any environment, and by staff needing no technical knowledge or experience.

Their MicroLine 740C is also new, and laser tool high-speed for contour cutting of rigid and flexible PCBs. The CO2 laser gives, they claim, a high throughput performance and can be used for structuring layers, component pockets and channels. If they had had their LDS Laser Direct Structuring machine for moulded interconnects on the stand then the wow factor might have been enhanced. Never a dull moment at LPKF, nonetheless.

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