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Flex Circuit Solutions

Products:

• Polyimide Flexible Circuits
• Single Sided, Double Sided,
• Multilayer Flex
• Sculptured Flex
• Maxi Flex® 40 feet+
• HighTemp Flex™
• Copper / Silver Shielding

Features:

• Tremendous flexibility in design choices
• Creates smaller, lighter, and more functional electronic packages
• Metal layer can be very thin (<.0001”) to very thick (> .010”)
• Dielectric thickness can vary from .0005” to .010”

Prototype/Quick Turn:

• First article Design Concepts

Production:

• Low to high volume production

Surface Finishes:

• EPIG, ENEPIG, ENIG
• Electrolytic nickel with hard
  and soft gold
• Hot, air-leveled solder
• OSP
• Immersion silver
• Immersion tin

Rigid Flex Solutions

Providing the ultimate combination of circuit density with electronic packaging flexibility.

Features:

• 20 layers or more
• Dynamic and flex to install applications
• Rigid flex constructions from .012” to .145” overall thickness
• Over 85% manufactured to IPC 6013 Class III
• Adhesiveless flexible laminates from .001” to .019”
• Copper foils from 12μ to 2 ounce
• Impedance modeling, testing and reporting
• Filled conductive and non-conductive vias
• Standard UL recognized rigid flex constructions
• Unmatched survival in high shock and vibration applications
• Capable of ultra-thin, ultra-light weight packaging

CatheterFlex® Solutions

High Density Interconnect (HDI) technology with extended length application.

Applications:

• Ablation Catheters
• Mapping / Diagnostic Catheters
• Endoscopes

Features:

• Lengths from 24” to 40 feet or more (depending on density)
• Copper trace and space down to 2-3mils (0.05-0.08mm)
• Part widths down to 10mils (0.254mm)
• Single-sided, Double-sided and even Multi-layer
• Shielding for EMI/RFI protection .019”
• Control Impedance designs

Flex Heaters Solutions

Applications:

• Temperature sensitive applications
• Extreme temperature conditions
• Freeze protection
• De-icing systems
• Heat transfer
• Heat indicator

Features:

• Polyimide & Silicone Rubber
• Custom designed into virtually any size & shape
• Integrated heaters, with flex circuit & sensors
• Direct lamination to heatsinks
• Can be built as thin as .004”
• Component & connector assembly
• Mechanical assembly
• Up to 100 watts per square inch
• Expedite Available

Stock Heaters:

All Flex also offers standard noncustom heaters without a tooling or set-up charge. A variety of sizes and shapes are available with add on options.

Assembly & Value-Added Services:

• Component assembly
  • Thru Hole
  • SMT
    • Down to 01005
    • BGAs
• Automated pick and place
  • Double sided assembly
• Mixed form factor assembly
• Folding, forming
• Stiffeners
• Electrical testing
  • Open/shorts
  • Functional testing
• Post Assembly AOI
• Heat sinks
• Bar Coding
• Silver epoxy screening
• Wire processing/assembly
• Potting and conformal coating
• PSAs (Pressure Sensitive Adhesives)

All About All Flex Solutions

Fast Facts:

• Three Minnesota based locations
• Significant capital investment in fabrication facilities
• Continuous capital equipment investment for production expansion and quality improvement, and improved capabilities
• Average 100 new customers annually
• Support approximately 400 customers / year
• Engineering start-ups average >40 new part numbers per month
• Technical support staff includes individuals with 20+ years in the circuit board industry
• 160,000+ sq ft of manufacturing floor space
• Capable of supporting serial production volumes in addition to quick turn prototype quantities
• Military & Medical markets represent >75% of revenue for high reliability “never fail” applications ( move over)
• Three SMT assembly lines

Product Offering:

• Unsupported copper tabs
• Thick copper/power distribution circuits up to 20 mils
• Alternative metal alloys
• Polyimide dielectric films

• Adhesive and adhesiveless materials

• Full offering of RoHS surface coatings
• High speed, fine pitch throughhole and SMT component assembly down to 0105
• Microscope soldering/assembly
• Digitally controlled nomenclature printing and product serialization

Service Offering:

• Fast quoting in 24 hours
• Full circuit design from schematic
• Reverse engineering of existing products into flexible circuitry designs
• Improved design refinement (‘flexizing’) to optimize features for flexible circuit performance and reliability
• Heater design to defined thermal output
• AOI (automated optical inspection)
• Flying probe, bed of nails and piece part electrical testing
• Consultation/design assistance

Markets Served

Medical:

• Hearing aids
• Blood analyzers
• Ultrasound equipment
• Dental instruments
• Monitors
• EP Catheters

Industrial:

• Sensors
• Measurement devices
• Heater controls
• Robotics
• Power supplies

Instrumentation:

• Data recorders
• Light and wave length analyzers
• Electronic testers
• Portable analyzers

Military/Aerospace:

• Secure radios
• Night vision
• Instrumentation
• Armament
• Unmanned systems
• Flight control hardware
• Satellite systems

Telecommunications:

• Hand-Held GPS receivers
• Modems
• Coaxial replacement
• Battery chargers
• Antennas
• Law enforcement radios

Certifications:

• AS9100 Certified
• ISO 9001 Certified
• ITAR Registered
• MIL-PRF-31032/3 Qualified
• MIL-PRF-31032/4 Qualified
• RoHS Compliant
• UL Recognized
• IPC Member
• JCP Certified