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At 10:22 AM 12/14/98 -0500, Scott Buscomb wrote:
>Putting the same parts on the same side is a restriction I would not live
with. It also lacks creativity.
>Why not panelize the PCB so that the array has both primary and secondary
PCB sides on the same panel array
>side. One PCB in the array must be mirrored (assuming 2-up). This means
both sides of the panel have the
>same pattern. The paste stencil is the same for both sides of the panel,
so is the CIM program and parts
>feeders.
While this would not necessarily work for all designs, it reminds me of
what I used to do as a printer where the job being printed was less than
half of the practical sheet size for the press. We called it work-and-turn,
and it meant that we only had to burn one plate instead of two.
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Abdulrahman Lomax
P.O. Box 690
El Verano, CA 95433
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