From board design to working prototype in a few hours. No delays or waiting for external suppliers.
Your sensitive R&D data and know-how stay in your lab. No sharing of documents with third parties and zero risk of know-how leaks.
Instantly test, modify, and build revisions. Shorten the path from a new design to a physical sample to the absolute minimum.
Seamless transition from milling and drilling to component placement and soldering. The entire prototyping process under one roof..
ACCELERATE PCB PROTOTYPING IN YOUR LAB
- From Gerber data to a physical prototype in-house – reduce dependency on external prototype manufacturing cycles.
- No chemical etching process – mechanical PCB fabrication without the chemical etching stage.
- End-to-end in-house workflow – milling, drilling, through-hole connection, solder paste, component placement and reflow.
SIX STEPS. ONE IN-HOUSE WORKFLOW
CAM & DATA PREP
Prepare Gerber and Excellon manufacturing data, create machining operations and review toolpaths with TrackMaker. →
MILLING & DRILLING
Create PCB isolation paths, drill holes and machine the final board contour using 4MILL CNC systems. →
THROUGH-HOLE CONNECTION
Create mechanical electrical connections between the two sides of double-sided prototype PCBs using conductive rivets. →
SOLDER PASTE APPLICATION
Apply solder paste using stencil printing or pneumatic dispensing according to the PCB and assembly requirements. →
COMPONENT PLACEMENT
Position SMD components manually with vacuum pickup, visual assistance and optional component feeders. →
SOLDERING & REFLOW
Reflow the assembled PCB using a controlled thermal process selected for the solder paste and board assembly. →
WHAT MAKES MIPEC DIFFERENT
FROM PCB MILLING TO A COMPLETE SMT WORKFLOW
Start with PCB milling and expand the laboratory workflow step by step into solder paste application, component placement and reflow as requirements grow.
TRACKMAKER PCB CAM SOFTWARE
PCB-focused CAM software for preparing Gerber and Excellon manufacturing data, creating machining operations and preparing projects for 4MILL milling and drilling.
SINGLE-SOURCE HARDWARE SUPPORT
MIPEC supplies the core PCB prototyping equipment together with compatible tooling, extraction systems, accessories and technical support for the complete laboratory workflow.
TEST YOUR PCB DESIGN WITH MIPEC
Want to see how your own PCB design performs with mechanical milling? Send us your Gerber and Excellon data and we will manufacture a sample PCB using MIPEC equipment and send it to you free of charge.
