Equipment

Below is a list of all the current equipment we use at Protoline, Inc. to manufacture our high quality boards. This list is constantly updated as new equipment is added to the factory. If you have any further questions about the equipment we use or about any of the particular pieces of equipment below, you can contact us through the Contact section on this site.

CAD/CAM Programming

  • BARCO PRISM-R laser photoplotter
  • Glunz & Jensen film processor
  • 3 Workstations w/ complete CAD/CAM capability utilizing CAM 350 Software from Advanced CAM Technologies
  • Excellon Opic III C Programmer

Drilling & Routing

  • #2 Excellon Mark VI, 5 Air Bearing Spindle Drill w/CNC 6 Controller>Excellon EX 200, 2 Spindle Router w/CNC 5 Controller
  • TELMEC SL13.9 Jump Scoring Machine
  • Centrum System Communication Line Between CNC 4, CNC 5, CNC 6 & CAD Stations
  • Pinomatic Automatic Pinning Machine>Roper & Whitney PH52A Hydraulic Shear
  • Carbide Products Board Beveling Machine
  • Sull-Air 30hp Air Compressor, w/ Dryer 15hp, Centralized Vacuum System

Imaging

  • 2 OLEC Accuprint AP 30, 6 KW Exposure Units
  • 4 DuPont-Riston Laminators>Atotech 547 XL Resist Developing System
  • IPS VCM III LPI Solder MAsk Developer
  • 2 Nuarc Ultra Plus, Flip-Top Plate Maker
  • Technilith Model 6000 Diazo Developer
  • Technilith Model 4200 Diazo Developer
  • Byers Model 6500XP Micromodifier Precision Image Modification system
  • Kahn Model M Film Area Calculator
  • 2 Whirlpool Model AD0302XS De-humidifiers
  • Complete Darkroom Facility>Humidity & Temperature Controlled Film Storage
  • Multi-Line Registration System with Post Etch Punch

Multilayer

  • TMP 4 opening Vacuum Press
  • WABASH 3 opening Press
  • Multiline Technology Film Punch
  • Multiline Technology PrePreg Punch

Wet Processing

  • CIRCUPOSIT C-3000 ELECTROLESS COPPER
  • #2 1085 Gallon CLX Acid Copper Bath
  • #2 250 Gallon Tin/Lead Baths
  • #2 250 Gallon Tin Baths
  • Nickel / Gold Line
  • Black-Oxide Line
  • Permanganate Etch-back Line
  • Atotech Model 121 Surface Cleaning System
  • Atotech Model 547 Akaline Etch/Tin Strip System
  • Rite-Temp Model 1604 Chilling System
  • IS PUMEX-SHD Pumice Scrubber
  • Wastewater Treatment System w/Filter Press

HASL

  • Lantronic TT30 Hot-Air Level unit w/clamps to handle rigid & flexible PCBs
  • Avalon Board Dryer
  • Lantronic Lead Free Hot-Air level(LFH) w/clamp to handle rigid & flexible PCBs

Solder Mask & Silk Screen

  • #2 Elite Table Top Screen Printers
  • #2 Grieve Model 343 Ovens w/Partlow 1400 Temperature Controls
  • Thieme RSA 100 Squeegee Sharpener
  • Nuarc Ultra Plus Flip-Top Plate Maker
  • Spray Booth w/Karcher 330 High Pressure Sprayer

Quality Control

  • #2 MANIA “SPEEDY” Flying probe, Model 4504 electrical test m/c
  • #2 Inspection Stations w/Nikon Microscope>Delco Electronics Inspection Unit
  • Unitron Unimet Model 7501 Stereo Zoom Microscope w/Camera
  • UPA Caviderm
  • CR Technology RTI-480 Drill Hole Inspection X-Ray System w/Monitor>Fischer Scope X-Ray 1010 Coating Thickness Measurement & Materials Testing
  • Chemical Lab for Monitoring Wet Processes