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pcb-training [2023/10/16 10:21] – Fall 2023 update benhpcb-training [2024/03/28 09:28] (current) benh
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 ==== How to get PCB trained ==== ==== How to get PCB trained ====
  
 +**//We are no longer requiring training for the ProtoMat or ProtoLaser.//** A detailed guidebook for how to fabricate PCBs using the two tools is located at the ProtoMat. Stencil fabrication information can be found in the guidebook at the ProtoLaser.
  
-** Fall 2023 updates: ** +** Training is still required for the electroplater!** Training details can be found below.
-  * **//We are no longer requiring training for the ProtoMat or ProtoLaser.//** A detailed guidebook for how to fabricate PCBs using the two tools is located at the ProtoMat. Stencil fabrication information can be found in the guidebook at the ProtoLaser. +
-  * ** Training is still required for the electroplater!** Training details can be found below.+
  
 The information below is kept to inform users about Electroplater training (which follows the same process as before: video -> quiz -> checkoff) and, for posterity, has not been edited. The information below is kept to inform users about Electroplater training (which follows the same process as before: video -> quiz -> checkoff) and, for posterity, has not been edited.
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   * [[https://4pcb.com|Advanced Circuits]] is another American-made fab facility that has a much more extensive list of capabilities than OshPark. It's more expensive, but the quality is higher, and the turn-around times can be same- or next-day, if you're willing to pay for it. They also have deals on rectangular 2- or 4-layer boards, and deals for students.   * [[https://4pcb.com|Advanced Circuits]] is another American-made fab facility that has a much more extensive list of capabilities than OshPark. It's more expensive, but the quality is higher, and the turn-around times can be same- or next-day, if you're willing to pay for it. They also have deals on rectangular 2- or 4-layer boards, and deals for students.
   * [[https://www.epectec.com/|Epec Engineered Technologies]] is the most expensive of this list, but also the highest reliability and widest range of fabrication options. If you need a 16 layer board with super-fine pitches and tolerances and varying copper weights for the internal stack with specialized prepreg, and you need 1000 pieces assembled tomorrow, these are your people. (Okay, that's an exaggeration, but seriously, for non-standard work, or precision standard work, Epec is great.)   * [[https://www.epectec.com/|Epec Engineered Technologies]] is the most expensive of this list, but also the highest reliability and widest range of fabrication options. If you need a 16 layer board with super-fine pitches and tolerances and varying copper weights for the internal stack with specialized prepreg, and you need 1000 pieces assembled tomorrow, these are your people. (Okay, that's an exaggeration, but seriously, for non-standard work, or precision standard work, Epec is great.)
 +  * [[http://www.macrofab.com|MacroFab]] is another US-based company that PIs and users have gone to with success. They have a few really nice turnkey options if you're looking for assembly, but they do mid-scale runs more than small-scale.
  
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