What Materials Are at the Forefront of Wearable Technology?
If you were to go to your doctor’s office today for a routine physical, the first five minutes would involve getting your blood pressure taken, taking your pulse, and getting …
Why Design Space Matters
You have an idea for a new electronic product. You want it to look sleek and beautiful, but before you can design the outside, you must understand what needs to …
Tattoos That Take Your Temperature? The Future of Electronic Tattoos
Flexible printed circuit boards continue to find new and fascinating applications. How did your phone know that your blood sugar levels were getting dangerously low? It was because of the …
When You Want Your Flex Circuit Boards on Time
You have a new product launch on the books, and it’s going to be big. Your PR department is already spinning the press release, and your marketing department has been …
Space Is Money – How Flex Printed Circuit Boards Can Help You Save Big
In the electronics industry, the name of the game is lighter and smaller. Consumers want sleek, beautifully designed computers and gadgets that still pack a big computing wallop. In other …
Why We Rely on Kapton Polyimide in our Printed Circuit Boards
You may think nothing of watching the next Stranger Things episode on your phone while you wait at the DMV, but beneath the slick surface of your phone, heat is …
Why Heat Dissipation Is So Important in Flex Circuits
In any electrical device, heat is always a concern. You need to look no further than the Samsung Galaxy exploding battery fiasco to understand how dangerous it can be when …
Compaq’s Experiment with Rigid Circuit Boards
These days, it is extremely common for laptops to contain rigid circuit boards, but that wasn’t always the case. A daring experiment by the computer company Compaq led the charge …
See a Video of our EX300 DRILL Machine
At GC Aero, we take a lot of pride in our top-of-the-line equipment. Each piece of major equipment is a big investment, but they allow us to provide our clients …
Why Is Conformal Coating Important for Flex Printed Circuit Boards?
Printed circuit boards are delicate, and interference by things like dust, humidity, or moisture could damage circuit boards and dramatically lower the efficiency of the electronic device. Since consumers expect …