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Industry Uses and Rigid-Flex PCB Applications
Rigid-flex circuit boards (PCBs) are crucial components in a wide variety of industries because of their unique properties. At their core, they are a combination of hard-printed circuit boards connected by flexible circuitry, which gives the final product a high...
Design Considerations with Atypical Rigid Flex Circuit Boards
We’ve written previously regarding the manufacturing and design of typical rigid-flex circuit boards and how they compare to the design and manufacturing of traditional hard boards. When working with rigid-flex circuit boards, we benefit from new design...
All Flex Flexible Heater Solutions
Flexible heaters are a unique solution to a challenging problem. This innovative style of heating element can fit into tight spaces and are flexible enough to wrap around the object you are heating, allowing them to be used where other products wouldn’t fit or would...
The Top Choice For Modern Engineers
Inside The Rigid Flex PCB Manufacturing Process Creating reliable, sustainable circuit systems is the cornerstone of modern electrical engineering, and with many options to choose from, selecting the ideal circuit for your next project can be challenging. That said,...
Understanding Rigid Flex PCB Design Guidelines
Rigid flex printed circuit boards, or PCBs, serve a vital role across multiple industries where reliability is a must in less-than-ideal situations. They are an excellent go-between between the high-density circuitry of hardboards and the durability and flexibility of...
Overview Of All Flex Flexible Heater Products
Heating elements are a requirement for a diverse number of industries, each needing its own set of performance requirements. Sometimes, the parts and places that need heating need to be bigger or more compact than traditional heating elements. Enter flexible heaters....
The Benefits of Etched Foil PCB Flex Heaters
Flex heaters, also known as flexible heaters, are thin, lightweight and highly flexible heating elements designed to provide controlled and even heat distribution in various applications. Their flexibility allows them to conform to curved or irregularly shaped...
Rigid Flex PCB Cost Comparison
At All Flex Solutions, we’re often asked about the cost of rigid flex circuits, namely the reasons behind their higher price point compared to traditional options. For context, a typical hybrid PCB will cost about seven times that of the same design in a hard board,...
Excising Flexible Circuit & Heater Parts from the Panel – Part II
Application: What Tooled methods to use when excising parts from a panel. In the flexible circuit and flexible heater industry parts are processed in panel form through the majority of the build process to help keep unit prices low. When it comes time to remove the...
Excising Flexible Circuit & Heater Parts from the Panel – Part I
Application: What Tool-Less Methods To Use When Excising Parts From A Panel. Tool-Less Methods Laser The most common and the most accurate tool-less method for excising a flexible circuit/heater is laser cutting. Laser cutting is done by an optically...