Bare Board Manufacture

Our GB Circuits division is dedicated solely to the manufacture of high quality circuit boards from prototypes and one-offs to low and medium volume runs.

  • Double sided plated through and non-plated through
  • PTH, surface mount and mixed technology
  • Multi layer up to 15 layers with buried and/or blind via holes
  • Prototype boards to low and medium volume production
  • Circuit scoring
  • 100% inspection and bare board testing
  • Delivery from 24 hours to 25 days, or to your schedule

Boards are manufactured to a multitude of different specifications, from thick power tracking to fine line dense surface mount. All boards are hot air solder levelled as a standard finish.

Using modern CNC machinery, thoroughly proven chemical processes and in-house quality procedures, we offer high quality boards on a variety of substrates.

Very competitive pricing is offered on all requirements from prototypes in 24 hour turnaround, through urgent requirements, to scheduled call-offs. We pride ourselves on a fast, efficient and accurate response to any enquiry. Our knowledge of the market and our suppliers enables us to quote for any board type no matter how diverse the specification, quantity, delivery or quality release. Board designs can be e-mailed direct to us.

We are already Underwriter Laboratories approved to UL-94-V-O and have applied for accreditation to ISO 9002.

GB Circuits
Unit 8C Braithwell Way
Hellaby Industrial Estate
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S66 8QY

Phone: 01709 547000
Fax: 01709 549000
e-mail: sales@gbcircuits.co.uk
Modem: 01709 3549304

Technical Information

MINIMUM HOLE SIZES:
Via holes: 0.3mm
Component holes: 0.6mm

TRACKING WIDTHS:
Minimum track width: 0.15mm (0.006")

FINISHES AVAILABLE:
Hot air solder levelled
Gold on copper edge contacts
Electroless gold over nickel
Electroplated gold
Carbon ink for key pads etc.
Two pack thermal cured solder resist
Photo-imageable solder resist
Ultra violet cured solder resist
Two pack thermal cured component item
Ultra violet cured component ident

LAMINATES:
Epoxide glass laminate to BS4584 Pt 3 / MEMA FR4
Also available are FR2, FR3, CEM1, SRBP, PTFE
Standard base materials are UL Approved

PHOTOPLOTTING:
Full CAD photoplotting service from tape, disk, modem or e-mail.