Manufacturing an environmentally friendly PCB using existing industrial processes and equipment

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 720-726

  Ryan, A ^a   Lewis, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Conductive inks; PCBs; Screen printing

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; INK; SCREEN PRINTING; STAINLESS STEEL;

CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVES; ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES; STAINLESS STEEL STENCILS;

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

DEGRADATION; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SILK SCREEN PRINTING;

EID: 34547767995     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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