Wednesday, May 28, 2014

What are the Benefits of Flexible Printed Circuits

Flexible printed circuit boards are widely used in a wide array of applications that require compactly assembled electronic components such as cell phones and cameras. The flexible plastic substrate (such as PEEK, polyester or polyimide) makes a great flex mounting surface for electrical components.

Useful in simple as well as complex applications, flexible printed circuits are an integral part of various industries, like:
  •         Electrical Devices Manufacturing
  •         Automobile
  •         Medical Devices Manufacturing
  •         Telecommunication
  •         Electronics
Benefits of Flexible Printed Circuit Boards:
As compared to rigid printed circuit boards, the flexible PCBs are rather efficient for different applications. Flex PCBs have several benefits, such as:
  • Suitable for Complex Designing Options: Imagine how it would be to design a circuit board with only two dimensions. Doesn’t that sound too constraining? Well, unlike rigid PCBs, the flexible printed circuit boards are ideally suited for complex design patterns and configurations. This way you can design a high performance electrical device with aptly designed flex PCB. 
  •  High Performance Even in Hostile Conditions: Electric and electronic devices often work in strenuous applications that are of demanding nature. Overheating, high voltage or voltage fluctuation, sparking, etc. are common issues seen with such devices. A flexible printed circuit board can withstand such hostile environment and it shows uninterrupted high performance even in such conditions.
  • Minimized Wiring/ Assembly Errors: Automated production processes of flex PCBs along with highly precise design help in minimizing the wiring or assembly errors. As there is little or no human/ manual work involved in the assembly of flex PCBs, the level of accuracy in these boards is very high.
  • Easy for Installation and Repair: Connection between the electrical components of a flex PCB is ingeniously established to reduce the package size and make the installation of circuit board highly efficient. This feature also makes the repair of such PCBs easy as well as reasonable.
Smartly Designed, High Performance Flex PCBs from A-Flex :

A-Flex is the leader in manufacturing superior quality flexible printed circuit that can perform exceptionally well in various demanding applications. We provide cost-effective yet excellent flex PCBs thatcan be used in board-to-chip, board-to-board, and chip-to-chip connections in compact packages.