Printed Circuit Boards
Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) production was a 57 billion USD industry in 2015 (source: PRNeswire) Cost efficiency and environmental topics in this industry are urging in every moment, as PCBs are used in many fields from automotive industry, to computers, etc. PCBs are produced in solder pallets frames, these 100% glass fiber reinforced resin based composites are responsible to fix, protect and stabilize PCBs during production.
These solder pallets are not cost effective and causing many environmental issues. Environment-friendly operation, advanced materials are an increasingly relevant factor for the key players of the economy, which will be even more emphasized in the future. As there is a growing demand for environmental friendly materials used in manufacturing and production, Thinkee Hungary see enormous opportunities on this market. Soldering industry will be able to make big positive changes. The new innovation of Thinkee Hungary will be NatCom, the 100% natural (plant) substance based composite as the new advanced material in the solder pallets production. This innovation will be a “new age” step in advanced manufacturing, where ecological footsteps are in focus, and environmental issues under huge pressure. The aim and the great challenge of this project is to change the daily manufacturing tools (solder pallets, stencils, JIGs) used in PCB manufacturing changing the resin based tools to natural parts. Environmental friendly materials are key drivers and factors for multinational companies, and also for their suppliers.
Innovative market strategies, cost efficiency, raw material problems, environmental concepts and many other positive factors are motivating Thinkee Hungary to bring “NatCom” to the market. This cost effective material can cost 30-40% less, then glass fiber reinforced resin composites. The processing flow of NatCom is also more convenient, so the cost efficiency will be stable, during the manufacturing workflow.
Using NatCom the production industry will experience huge savings and zero costs in waste removal, waste management and recycling, and also on environmental taxes. For example: these costs can be 3-5% of the total cost with a commonly used ® solder pallet.
