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PCB multi-layer board also play "free proofing

2020-05-12

In the first half of this year, many PCB clippers engaged in a price war, and once cut the sample price of single and double layers of boards to a staggering single digit, even free of charge, which can be said to be a game of "no underwear left".

However, this did not stop for a long time, but someone lost a "depth bomb", splash everywhere:

Recently, a PCB clipper factory doing Internet mode: hua qiu circuit (the original "huaqiang PCB") unexpectedly declared: "multi-layer circuit board (4-6 layers) free proofing", so that the industry in an uproar.

01. Touch the forbidden zone of proofing, the board factory is afraid of "playing with fire and getting burnt"

This "depth bomb" power is not in "no charge proofing", but "multi-layer board" no charge proofing, really make the author shocked, on its "authenticity" doubt.

As you know, PCB clipper factory proofing free is not new, but the main limit of single and double layer board, if in the Internet mode of PCB clipper factory, multi-layer board proofing free is unheard of, hua qiu circuit is probably the first to claim to do so.

Multilayer (more than 4 layers) circuit board, because the cost is much higher than the single and double layers board, quality control is difficult, if the customer does not have the intention of "batch order", PCB fast board factory in consideration of the return on investment ratio and customer cooperation value, usually do not give the customer the multilayer board model, or will put forward some conditions.

In other words, "multi-layer board free proofing" is a big allegro industry "forbidden zone."

Combined with the current PCB allegro industry is facing environmental protection, expensive labor, shrinking profits, fierce market competition and other adverse factors, Internet allegro factories dare to "lose money and make money" this trick and the traditional factory competition is not bad, but "too hard" may "play fire", play themselves to death.



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The multilayer board market potential surges, but the contradiction is prominent

Hua qiu circuit launched free proofing why will be aimed at "multilayer board"? The author tries to find the reasons from the following points:

Multilayer board because of the technical ability, management standards of higher requirements, restricted the allegro factory access threshold, on the one hand lead to the number of multilayer board factory is relatively small, on the other hand also make many traditional multilayer board factory "high on the top", "pick customers", "high threshold" and other phenomena generally exist.

This makes the small and medium-sized enterprises, which have high requirements for product quality but not huge demand, in a very awkward situation:

The so-called "small factory has a high risk, leading to ignore is not assured conditions", for many small and medium enterprises risk, cost, delivery of comprehensive consideration, it is difficult to find the appropriate profes sional supplier, is very passive, the contradiction of supply and demand as the downstream application end product demand continued upgrade, laminated market potential, more and more highlighted.



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3. Taking the edge of the sword, the innovative attempt of Internet mode allegro factory

Through further understanding of hua qiu circuit's multi-layer board free proofing policy, the author found that this may not be its impulsive "patting the head" behavior:

The author learned from the insiders and public information of hua qiu circuit that hua qiu circuit, established seven years ago, focuses on the business of high multi-layer board in recent years, and invests a large amount of capital and manpower in the r&d, management system, quality process control and other aspects of high multi-layer board.

This year, huachu circuit has further improved its process capacity by introducing new lamination lines, X-ray and other equipment. Currently, the lamination has been extended to 12 layers and the HDI second-order blind hole embedding process is supported. Its own factory has obtained the IATF16949 automobile certification.



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Although is still a gap with the large traditional clapper talk factory, in combination with the Internet but HuaQiu circuit mode, promote efficiency, to improve delivery visual experience "informationization, equipment automation standardization + + material management systematic guarantee quality" of the unique advantages, in the matching of small and medium-sized enterprises of laminated product demand, also have considerable value and good market competitiveness.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the above analysis: the so-called "multi-layer board free proofing" policy is actually a bold and innovative attempt of huaqiu circuit as an Internet mode PCB clipper factory, with obvious intention:

Before other PCB rapid board factory, drop the "multi-layer board free proofing" this depth bomb, not only successfully attracted the attention of the market, but also solved the "urgent need" for small and medium-sized enterprises, to achieve zero cost, zero risk experience, compared with the reliability of their products, can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

In addition, huaku circuit claims in this policy: the threshold of this policy is not only more relaxed (only need to be certified) than traditional factories, but also provides guarantee services such as free compensation and free postage, which shows its confidence in the process capacity and product quality of multilayer board.



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04. Conclusion

The author believes that this "pioneering" free proofing measure of huachu circuit has improved to some extent:

There is a "condition mismatch" between the demand of small batch and short delivery time of small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as the demand of small sample making and rapid delivery in the r&d stage of medium and large enterprises and the demand of traditional factories. Or it can be said that small and medium-sized enterprises do not have to "compromise" to traditional factories, blindly compromise, and finally "turn over to be the master".

Hua qiu circuit may be the first, but will not be the last Internet model allegregate factory to dare such a trial, but it can be predicted that hua qiu this move may stimulate other platforms to speed up the follow-up, and even bring positive effects on the overall benign development of the multilayer board market.