Product category: Boards and Backplanes
News Release from: Exception Group
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 18 October 2005
PCB maker invests for expansion
Printed circuit board manufacturer Exception PCB has invested GBP 2 million in new equipment at its Tewkesbury plant
Printed circuit board manufacturer Exception PCB, formerly known as DDi Europe, has invested GBP 2 million in new equipment at its Tewkesbury plant. The move comes in the wake of the management buyout of DDi in February 2005 and signals the new company's intention to become Europe's leading manufacturer of high quality PCBs.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 October 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Tewkesbury facility provides a time-critical technology-focused manufacturing service for both UK and European-based customers.
With the addition of new products in the areas of flex, flex-rigid and copper-filled microvias, for high density applications, Exception is winning new business across a variety of market sectors.
New equipment at Exception PCB includes a laser-drilling unit, an ESI Model 5300, featuring a high-power UV laser and continuous drill rates of over 20,000 microvias per minute.
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With market-leading throughput and productivity rates, it can drill accurately through all materials currently being manufactured in the PCB industry.
In addition, the introduction of a new plasma system will improve production flexibility and enable Exception to increase further its capability for quick-turnaround, high technology PCBs.
Garry Myatt, Sales Director at Exception PCB, said: 'With the ever-increasing demand of OEMs miniaturising their product ranges, the need for additional layers with fine line geometry continues to push the boundaries of technology'.
'Indeed, the market is demanding increased microvia capacity and we have now extended our capability to three machines'.
'Added to the installation of a new line for the production of copper-filled microvias, to aid increased routing density and thermal solutions, we are positioned ideally at the forefront of the marketplace'.
He continued: 'Thanks to the equipment now being used at Tewkesbury, our yield efficiency on flex-rigids has improved, dramatically'.
'With the installation of our plasma system, we are reducing the lead-times for flex-rigids, especially for the aerospace market'.
Exception PCB's management team is led by Chief Operating Officer Craig Wright, who is convinced that a strategy based on quality, innovation and world class manufacturing will create competitive advantage for the business, which along with sister companies VAR and EMS, has a combined turnover in excess of GBP 50 million.
Myatt concluded: 'These are exciting times for Exception PCB'.
'With the right team, equipment and strategy now in place, we are in a position to capitalise on the opportunities in front of us'.
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