Charles Barker@I-O INC
12/19/97 02:17 PM

Radoll Designs, Inc.
James Maddox
912/228-0200 Voice
912/226-4150 FAX
309 Baybrook
P. O. Box 125
Thomasville, GA  31799-0125
Afta-Score Machine

Brandon,

Above is the info to contact the people who sell the Afta-Score. This is a
machine that looks somewhat like a table saw, but smaller (abt 2' x 2')
that sits on a workbench. It has two "cutter" wheels or blades, one on top
and one on bottom. You line up the grooves in the panel with the cutters
and feed it thru the machine. It deepens the cuts to the point that very
slight pressure will separate the boards in the panels. We have made some
boards that were as small as about 0.75" x 0.30" with surface mount parts
on them and had no problem depaneling them.

Charlie B.



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  Scott,
    What is an "after-scoring" machine?  We score most of our boards and
also
  have concerns about component breakage.  The other advantage to some type
of
  board removal device is that we may be able to place to boards closer
  together.  Currently we are required to place the boards far enough apart
to
  leave a large piece of fr4 left to grab a hold of.
    Any info would be appreciated!
  Regards,
    Brandon G. Luther
    Dataram Corp.
    P.O. Box 7528
    Princeton N.J. 08543-7528
    (609) 799-0071  x310
    FAX (609) 897-7035
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Subject: [DC] PCB Scoring
Author:  <[log in to unmask]> at Internet
Date:    12/16/97 6:34 AM

Steve Collins wrote:
> I have a design that lends itself to being V-Grooved but I seem to recall
> either in a Forum discussion of a personal discussion that this could be
> dangerous for multilayer bd.. The reason would be that it would be
possible
> to fracture an internal layer with the V-Groove panel style. When I think
> about the alternative which is to rout the board it seems to me that the
> same danger is present when you break the boards away from the tabs
present
> on the panel. Does anyone else have a feel for this or have experienced
any
> of the things I has discussed.
>
> Steve Collins
>
 Steve,
Use an after-score machine to break the boards out of the panel.
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