Service to get aluminum substrate boards made in small quantities? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2016, 02:22:11 pm
content: Hey all, I was wondering if there are any services similar to osh park that make aluminum substrate circuit boards in small quantities for prototyping. I would pretty much only need two or three, but getting a dozen made would be perfectly acceptable compared to having a thousand made.

author: daqq
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2016, 02:27:32 pm
content: Tryhttp://www.printed.cz/eng/rs

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2016, 03:12:14 pm
content: Eurocircuits also has pooling for aluminium boards, with online calculator for price.

author: DenzilPenberthy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2016, 03:14:50 pm
content: I have used PCB Train / Newbury Electronics in the UK to have small quantities of both Al and Cu substrate boards made.http://www.newburyelectronics.co.uk/printed-circuit-board-fabrication/aluminium-based-copper-clad-pcbs/Presumably you are looking for somewhere a bit closer to Canada though?

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2016, 03:20:26 pm
content: Quote from: DenzilPenberthy on February 04, 2016, 03:14:50 pmYeah, and this project would be quite a ways off, but if the EU is all I can find, it's not a big deal.

author: georges80
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 05, 2016, 05:27:41 pm
content: myropcb.com should be able to do a small run (china based fab, but your contact would be in Canada). I use them for a lot of the PCB stuff I need, 2/4 layer boards, small and medium runs.I have a customer that gets MCPCB done by them and has been happy. This for LEDs so single layer, but they can do 2 layer over metal - costs you a bunch more for that though.There's plenty of similar companies out there.cheers,george.

author: Kelbit
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 06, 2016, 11:28:50 pm
content: A few of the Shenzhen discount board houses can do cheap single-layer aluminum boards now as online orders. Off the top of my head, I know that both Smart Prototyping and Dangerous Prototypes can do it:http://smart-prototyping.com/Prototyping-Services/Electronic-Prototyping/LED-Aluminium-PCB-Prototyping.htmlhttp://dev.dangerousprototypes.com/store/pcbs

author: mrpackethead
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2016, 10:24:14 pm
content: pcbway.com does single layer aluminium in prototype quantitys.Multilayer Gets harder to find.

author: printedcircuit
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2016, 01:34:59 am
content: the aluminum board is usually single layer board. the 2-layer aluminum board is not a real 2-layer board, because aluminum board does not allow any via. actually, 2-layer aluminum board is two single layer boards made on the same substrate without any via connect them.aluminum board is pretty common among PCB fabricators. as it is saidPCBWaycan make aluminum board.

author: mrpackethead
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2016, 03:45:03 am
content: Quote from: printedcircuit on February 15, 2016, 01:34:59 amActualy you can buy multilayer Aluminum backed boards with Vias. I have done exactly that,

author: langwadt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2016, 12:06:26 am
content: Quote from: printedcircuit on February 15, 2016, 01:34:59 amafaiu not all IMS boards are created equal, the cheap stuff just regular FR4 on a piece of aluminium the real deal uses a special prepreg with better thermal conductivity

author: printedcircuit
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 18, 2016, 03:13:33 am
content: Actualy you can buy multilayer Aluminum backed boards with Vias. I have done exactly that,The laminate of Aluminum board is not dielectric. drill a via on it will cause short cut, unless you paste some dielectric glue on the hole before plate copper on top of it. i do not know any PCB fab can do that kind of job. well, there can be two layer Aluminum board. as far as i know, they can only be connected by mechanical holes.