In order to properly manufacture mil/aero, flex/rigid-flex PCBs, and RF/Microwave PCBs, significant investment in specialized equipment to meet the demanding tolerances required in these applications.
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Domestic PCB Capabilities
A History of Innovation…
10-28-2020
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America's Oldest, a History of Innovation
Privately held company, established in 1952.
Estimated 2020 sales: US$60 million
210 employees worldwide
(177 – North America, 30 – Asia, 3 – Europe)
Design and manufacture customized, build-to-print,
performance-critical products for all sectors of the electronics
industry.
Leading provider of printed circuit boards, custom battery packs, energy efficient fans & motors,
cable assemblies, flex and rigid-flex PCB’s, RF/Microwave filter products, flexible heaters and high
reliability SMART user interfaces.
Integrated supply chain management solutions to handle the complexity of today’s global
marketplace while making sure that every order is being manufactured at the “right” factory.
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Custom Battery Packs Flex & Rigid-Flex PCBs
High Reliability SMART
User Interfaces
Quick Turn – High Tech
Printed Circuit Boards
CNC Machining Printed Circuit Boards
Class III
Cable Assemblies
RF/Microwave Filter
Products
Our Manufactured in the USA Products
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USA PCB Manufacturing Facility
Opened in 1984
Located in Irving, TX (Dallas)
ITAR Registered
46 Employees
45,000 Square Feet
ISO 9001:2015 Certified
Cage Code: 67370
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PCB Capabilities
Up to 34 Layers
Compliant to MIL31032 and MIL55110, IPC
Class III
AS9100 - full reporting capabilities
Full Etch Back
ENIG, Hard Gold, HASL & ENEPIG
Z Axis Milling
Edge Plating
Micro BGA
Controlled Impedance to +/-5%
Via-In-Pad Technology
3/3 lines and spacing
Down to 2 mil dielectrics
Reverse Pulse Plating for high aspect ratio
X Ray fluorescence metallurgical analysis
Heat Sinks and Thermal Planes
LPI, Dry Film and Epoxy Soldermask
Selective Tin/Lead & Nickel Gold Plating
Up to 6 lamination cycles
Pneumatic via fill for Filled, Plugged & Stacked Vias
Mixed and Un-Balanced Copper Constructions
Cu & Aluminum Cores
Exposed Cavities and Air Gaps
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Heavy Copper PCB’s
Epec is the industry leader in
building Heavy Copper PCBs up
to 20 oz. and EXTREME Copper
to 200 oz.
Heavy Copper Production Capabilities:
– Maximum Number of Layers = 50
– Laminate – FR-4 (All Tg Ranges), Teflon,
Ceramic, Polyimide
– Finished Thickness = 0.020" - 0.500"
– Minimum Soldermask Clearance – 6 mils
– Minimum Solderdam Width – 5.5 mils
– Hot Air Solder Leveling (HASL)
– Immersion Gold (ENIG) & Immersion Silver
– ITAR
– Blind & Buried Vias
– Minimum Drill Bit Hole Size = .012"
– Minimum Holes Size - 0.008" +0.005"/-0.008"
– Maximum Hole Aspect Ratio = 10:1
– Maximum Copper Weight = 200 oz.
– Controlled Impedance +/- 10%
– Minimum Silkscreen Line Width – 8 mils
– Multiple Copper Weights on the Outer Layers
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Significant Equipment Investment
Investing 10% of revenues in new equipment every year.
2 Lamination Presses 6 CNC Drill Machines
Laser Drill
Laser Direct Imaging
Planarizer Flying Probe ET Ink Jet Silk Screen AOI
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Domestic Flex & Rigid Flex
Over 30 years of design and manufacturing experience in high reliability applications that address
many design parameters.
Shielded Applications:
• EMI & RF
• Multiple options available
– Silver Ink
– Copper Layers
– EMI Shielding Films
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Domestic Rigid-Flex Capabilities
Fine lines down to 50 microns (0.002”)
Minimum pitch 100 microns (0.004”)
Microvias to 100 microns (0.004”) for 2-layer flex
Precision mask registration
Eccobond
Adhesiveless or adhesive based laminate
– Dupont Kapton
– Panasonic
– TaiFlex
Thermal dissipative materials
Stiffeners – FR-4, Polyimide, Stainless Steel,
Aluminum
Maximum Panel Size – 24″ x 30″
Book Binders
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Our capabilities
Metal backed and metal core PCBs
CNC Tolerance Milling
– We own our own machine shop
Back drilling
Embedder Resistors
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Specialized Equipment
In order to properly manufacture mil/aero, flex/rigid-flex PCBs, and RF/Microwave
PCBs, significant investment in specialized equipment to meet the demanding
tolerances required in these applications, including:
– Laser Direct Imaging
– Plasma Etch
– Autoclave Lamination
– X-Ray Drill
– CNC/Optical Machining
– Laser Drilling
– High Speed Flying Probe Test
– X-Ray Inspection and Registration
– Genesis CAM System
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Technical Assistance
Field Application Engineers Available 24/7 that can assist with:
– DFM Reviews
– Impedance Calculations
– DRC
– Test Coupon Design
– Laminate Selection
All the latest design tools from:
– Mentor Graphics
– Polar Instruments
– IGI
– Altium
– Orbotech
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Aerospace PCB Mfg. Footprint
Domestic PCB Manufacturing – Dallas, TX
Offshore PCB Manufacturing – China, Taiwan, Malaysia
All PCB manufacturing engineering done in the USA
Full ITAR data management capabilities including customer specific ShareFile
account access in order to transfer PCB data
Description Result
Overall Sales $60M
Military/Aerospace Business $21M (35%)
Domestic PCB Mfg. – Mil/Aero $12M
Off Shore PCB Mfg. - Mil/Aero $4M
AS9100 Shipments/Mo Average 40
Flex/Rigid Flex PCB $6M
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AS9100 Inspection Investment
InspectionXpert Software
Balloon your part drawings and extract the characteristics in one step.
Your tolerances are automatically applied, and the spec limits are
calculated.
Reduces time and cost to complete AS9100 reports and improves
accuracy
Import our CMM data into our project and have the measurement
results auto-assign to the corresponding feature. Then publish the
data directly to your inspection report.
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Epec Quality Certifications
AS9100C Compliant
ISO 9001:2015
ITAR Registered: M27406
CAGE Code: 08817
IPC Level A Instructor In House
Full HALT/HASS and Environmental Testing In House
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Application Experience
BAE Systems - User Interface - On Board Handset
Boeing 777
HONEYWELL Aerospace - Backup Battery for a flight
Altimeter
Northrop Grumman - Extreme Copper PCB - Copper
Slugs imbedded in a PCB - Nuclear Rod Control
Board for Submarines
Cobham - User Interface - Helicopter Cockpit Control
Northrop Grumman - Mixed Extreme Copper PCB -
IED Detection System ASTAMIDS
Lockheed Martin - PCB's - Countermeasure systems
and submarine antenna systems
L3 - User Interfaces & PCB's - SATCOM Subsystems
Raytheon - PCB's - Communication Systems
Cobham Mission Systems - User Interface & PCB -
Battery Test Unit for Parachute Deployment in Cockpit
Pratt & Whitney – Flex PCB - Engine Harmonic
Sensor used during initial engine start up and test
Radiant Power – Rigid PCB – Flex PCB - Small craft
black box data recorder
Ametek Aerospace – PCB’s – Aircraft Cooling
Systems
PCB's & Flex - Applications Unknown
– Naval Surface Warfare
– NASA
– US Army Research Lab
– Jet Propulsion Labs
– SPAWAR
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PCB Delivery Services
STANDARD LEAD TIME - 20 Working Days
Technology 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 5 Day 7 Day 10 Day
1 - 4 Layers x x x x x x
6 - 10 Layers x x x x
> 10 Layers x x x
* Both Prototype and Production Quantities
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