Flex PRINTED circuits save space, maintain reliability
Flex printed circuits represent an advanced approach to total electronics packaging. They occupy a niche between ordinary printed circuit boards and round wire, and take on many of the uses and benefits of each. In essence, a flex printed circuit give you unlimited freedom of packaging geometry while retaining the precision density and repeatability of printed circuits.
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Benefits for your application:
Space and weight savings - Flex printed circuits can save 75% on space and weight. A single flex circuit can replace several hardboards, cables and connectors to give you more room for optimal product design.
Repeatable installation - Because they fit only one way, a flex printed circuit offer a customized repeatable routing path within your assembly to eliminate wire routing errors. You save testing time, rework, and rejects.
Harsh environments - Standard practice for flex printed circuits is to cover the conductors with polyimide. This dielectric layer protects your flex circuit far beyond the capability of simple soldermask so that it performs in all types of harsh environments.
Long duty cycles - By design, a flex printed circuit can be made very thin, yet robust enough to withstand thousands to millions of flexing cycles while carrying signal and power without a break. This saves you maintenance costs and down time.
High vibration - Under vibration and/or high acceleration, a flex printed circuit’s ductility and low mass will reduce the impact upon itself and solder joints. Therefore, flex circuits provide the ruggedness needed for high reliability applications.
Superior packaging options - A Flex printed circuit can be shaped to fit where no other design can. Learn more about flex packaging options: