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Bright MIDster made from PEEK
Category: Electronics assembly and packaging, system integration

3-D MID e.V. Research Association Mechatronic Integrated Devices

Bright MIDster made from PEEK

In a cooperation with our members Ensinger Compounds, Merck KGaA, HARTING AG and the department FAPS, MIDsters in white colour were produced from PEEK. The project demonstrates the possibility of producing LDS-MIDs not only in the familiar grey or black colour. The PEEK MIDster was manufactured using the LPKF-LDS process. This process uses single component injection moulding, which is then locally activated by a laser. A conductive metallization is then applied by means of a chemical metallization without external current. Through-connections can be drilled directly in the laser step and become conductive during the metallization process. The assembly and connection technology is carried out by means of dispensing and vapour phase soldering. This process offers a high flexibility for layout changes with good suitability for series production. In this application, the conductor tracks are 250 µm wide and also have a distance of 250 µm between each other.