Metal Core PCBs
Aluminum PCB
An aluminum-backed board type from the product plan. Review the thermal path, insulation and mounting arrangement.
- Material direction
- Aluminum substrate
- Project focus
- Thermal & mechanical integration
- Manufacturing basis
- Current drawings & engineering review
Product overview
Designed into
your next product.
Review the board alongside the heat source, electrical isolation and housing. A clear thermal and mechanical brief helps define the proposed construction.
Follow the heat path.
Bring the circuit, insulating materials and metal substrate into the same review. Define the board-to-housing interface, mounting arrangement and requirements for electrical isolation.
Product type illustration. Materials, construction and final specifications are confirmed for your project.
Application considerations
- LED lighting integration
- Power electronics design
- Board-to-housing thermal interfaces
Product specifications
Define the details.
Set the manufacturing brief.
Start with the information already defined in your design. Bring open requirements to the engineering review.
- Product
- Aluminum PCB
- Product family
- Metal Core PCBs
- Material direction
- Aluminum substrate
- Construction
- Aluminum substrate · Thermal path
- Board geometry
- Outline, dimensions and mounting — per current drawing
- Copper & surface finish
- Requirements to be confirmed in the fabrication brief
- Thermal & isolation brief
- Heat-source locations, electrical isolation and mounting interface
- Inspection & acceptance
- Inspection method and acceptance criteria agreed per project
Engineering review
Connect the board
to the build.
Bring the circuit, insulating materials and metal substrate into the same review. Define the board-to-housing interface, mounting arrangement and requirements for electrical isolation.
Substrate and insulation requirements
Connect the current revision and requirements to this review point. Confirm the agreed manufacturing input before proceeding.
Mounting and board geometry
Connect the current revision and requirements to this review point. Confirm the agreed manufacturing input before proceeding.
Copper, finish and thermal brief
Connect the current revision and requirements to this review point. Confirm the agreed manufacturing input before proceeding.
Project files
Bring your design.
We’ll discuss the next step.
Gerber files, mechanical drawing, mounting details and thermal requirements.
Prepare a Product Enquiry- 01
Current design files
Gerber files, drill data and fabrication drawing with the current revision.
- 02
Materials & interfaces
Heat-source locations, electrical isolation and mounting interface
- 03
Assembly information
BOM, placement data and assembly drawings when assembly is part of your enquiry.
- 04
Quantity & acceptance
Project stage, quantity, target timing and inspection or test requirements.
