Hi Barry,
One of the most important things to keep in mind when designing a
panelization is how good your panel fits in the pcb-suppliers production panel,
as this determines how efficient the material is used, and thus the
price. With programs like KwickFit (
www.micromeg.com, trial version
available) it is easily demonstrated how large the differences can
be.
The main problem I see is that as for an assembly guy it's hard to tell
where the breakaway-tabs should be, as you need to inspect all the board layers
(you'll want no tab where there's tracks close to it) which may take lots
time. However, leaving it to the pcb vendor sometimes results in unpleasant
surprises. I'd like to hear how other deal with
this.....
Daan Terstegge
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 6:45
PM
Subject: [TN] Board Panelization
Good day folks.
If a guy who has never been involved in
board panelizations wanted to get in
and really
learn the how too's.
Where and how would I go about this?
Thanks to all for your undying
commitment to a better Industry by the
way.
Barry.
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