Merlin Flex have now successfully installed 2 custom designed chemical process lines into its flex facility in Hartlepool. The first is a Ferric based Develop-Etch-Strip process line and the second, a Shadow Direct Metallisation process line were manufactured by Circuit Tech and supplied/installed by Andy Prince of Wet Process Solutions.… Read more
Merlin are pleased to announce that we have purchased the latest revision of the industry leading Polar Impedance test system – the 9th generation of its high successful TDR and the first unit in the UK. The CITS880S was an obvious choice for Merlin as we have previously purchased the… Read more
As part of its ongoing continuous improvement and investment programme Merlin Flex has recently installed a new Multi-layer lay-up and controlled storage room. The new positive pressure facility is temperature and humidity controlled with HEPA filtration system which mitigates the risk of any Foreign Object Debris (FOD). This investment continually… Read more
September 25th & 26th saw MPCBG exhibiting at the What’s New In Electronics trade show at Birmingham’s NEC. The event was a great success and also marked MPCBG’s debut at the event. Our stand was well attended both by existing clients – offering a chance to catch up on the… Read more
New PCB designs are being created to meet the demands of a market place where features are always reducing and the number of interconnects are always rising. In turn this has driven PCBs with more complex builds, buried layers and multiple bonding operations which generate more drill operations and rising… Read more
Merlin PCB Group has a great record for investment in manufacturing equipment, this year alone we have installed a second MDI from Schmoll, an Antares X-ray drill from Adeon and two new LM2 NC drills also from Schmoll. This investment has improved our capability and… Read more
Merlin Circuit Technology continues to develop and invest in the latest X-Ray drilling technology. The new Mach3 Lab Antares 700X X-Ray drill, supplied by Adeon Technologies. The new Antares compliments the NC Drill Department which is being updated and improved as tighter hole to pad tolerances and… Read more
Merlin Circuit Technology (MCT) are pleased to announce that we have again qualified for our Bronze SC21 Approval, now the third consecutive year. This has been possible ‘in part’ due to the assistance of our sponsors Thales UK and Plexus, who have guided MCT throughout the SC21 journey – so… Read more
Merlin Flex Ltd has continued its strong investment programme with the introduction of 2 new acquisitions to strengthen its product qualification and component assembly departments. The first machine is an ASIDA XG6200 X-Ray inspection machine which enhances the company’s current systems for qualifying IPC-Class 3 flex and flex/rigid assemblies, plus… Read more
At Productronica, November 2015, I was tasked with looking at new equipment to upgrade our existing “Direct Imaging” system at Merlin Circuit Technology Ltd and also a system for Merlin Flex Ltd; to start them on the DI journey. In the following months the leading manufacturers were invited to our… Read more
