***Celebrating
Over 15 Years of Service to the PCB Community*** Welcome to Cartel Electronics
Founded in 1989, Cartel Electronics has grown to become a
market leader in the manufacture of quick-turn printed circuit
boards. Located in Placentia, California-only a few miles
from the Orange County Airport-Cartel Electronics operates an
18,000 square foot facility with multiple shifts working around
the clock to meet today's short, but critical time-to-market
manufacturing demands.
Our Mission
To be our customer's number one printed circuit board supplier
through quick, on-time delivery, exceptional product quality,
professional service and competitive pricing.
Our business model is simple; provide clients with exceptional
service, lead times, and product quality at a competitive price.
What does this mean to you? It means personalized
attention, quotes within 4 hours of your RFQ, intuitive engineering
assistance and on-time deliveries. It means shorter
standard lead times, reliable delivery schedules with morning
deliveries, so you still have time to work with your PCB that
same day. It means whether it is the simplest
or the most complex board construction; you will receive a
show quality board.
It means Cartel delivers the best value in printed circuit board manufacturing.
Our Company Culture
Integrity, Dedication, Cooperation, Innovation
By focusing on these four key initiatives, Cartel Electronics
has expanded its customer base to well over four hundred active
accounts, covering such diverse industries as:
| Aerospace |
Fiber Optics |
Security/Detection Instruments |
| Automotive |
Industrial Equipment |
Semiconductor Fabrication |
| Avionics |
Measurement/Testing Instruments |
Semiconductor Testing |
| Computer Hardware |
Medical Devices |
Telecommunications |
| Computer Peripherals |
Military Systems |
Transportation |
| Electronic Assembly |
Musical Instruments/Devices |
Wireless Products |
| Entertainment Hardware |
Networking Equipment |
|
Our Quality Focus
At Cartel Electronics, we believe that quality starts with knowledge, it
is impacted by material choices and process controls, it is tested
and inspected but it can only be measured by customer satisfaction.
Quality improvement is a constant at Cartel Electronics.
* We are continually evaluating process outcomes, raw material
specifications, and equipment for strengths, weaknesses and new
technology capabilities.
* Through statistical process control, in-depth employee training,
and post procedural inspection we ensure the highest level of
product quality, but it is through our diligence to understand
our customer's needs and expectations that makes what we deliver
exceptional.
Contacting us
Cartel Electronics can be located on the WEB at www.cartelelectronics.com.
We can work with all forms of data transfer: E-Mail and FTP being
the most common. Send RFQs to sales@cartelelectronics.com,
or fax fabrication drawings to (714) 993-3743
TECHNOLOGY/ PROCESS CAPABILITIES
It takes a team
Cartel's focus on front-end engineering is what makes us better.
Cartel Electronics has a team of Engineers ready to assist you.
With powerful CAM software and best-in-industry personnel, we
often catch design and/or manufacturability issues before they
become costly product failures. Cartel offers engineering services,
such as Design Rule Check, Manufacturability Review, CAM editing,
and Step & Repeat panelization for reduced assembly costs.
From material selection to manufacturability review, our Engineers
assist clients build the right product the first time!
It takes innovation
To maintain a leadership position, each year Cartel Electronics
budgets a large portion of revenue to R&D. Innovation
is the heart of the PCB industry and Cartel Electronics.
Although Cartel Electronics provides fine lines, micro vias,
high layer counts, blind/buried vias, and high stability/ultra
fast materials, we go beyond the usual with advances such as
Via-in-Pad and Embedded components, just to name a few.
| PROCESS CAPABILITIES |
STANDARD |
ADVANCED |
| Minimum Inner Layer Copper
Thickness |
1/2 Oz. |
1/4 Oz. |
| Maximum Inner Layer Copper
Thickness |
3 Oz. |
6 Oz. |
| Maximum Outer Layer Copper
Thickness |
4 Oz. |
6 Oz. |
| Maximum Finished Dimensions |
16 x 22 |
18 x 22 |
| Minimum Multi-Layer Finished
Thickness |
0.015 |
0.015 |
| Minimum Double-Sided Finished
Thickness |
0.01 |
0.008 |
| Maximum Finished Thickness |
0.200 |
0.200 |
| Minimum Hole Size - Drilled |
0.011 |
0.008 |
| Minimum Pad Size |
0.02 |
0.016 |
| Maximum Aspect Ration |
10:1 |
14:1 |
| Minimum Trace/Space width -
Outer Layer |
.005/.005 |
.004/.004 |
| Minimum Trace/Space width -
Inner Layer |
.004/.004 |
.003/.003 |
| Minimum Pitch |
0.012 |
0.01 |
| Fabrication Tolerances |
0.005 |
0.003 |
| Single Ended Impedance Tolerances |
15% |
10% |
| Differential Impedance Tolerances |
20% |
10% |
| Blind & Buried Vias |
Yes |
Yes |
| Via-In-Pad (BGA & MBGA) |
|
Yes |
| Embedded Components |
|
Yes |
EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
We have what it takes
Cartel Electronics owns and operates some of the most advanced
equipment available to the printed circuit industry. From
X-ray inspection to thin core product handling, Cartel Electronics
has the equipment to make your PCB design a reality. Cartel
Electronics operates a pristine 18,000 square foot manufacturing
facility located in Southern California. This facility
is fully licensed for the production of PCBs, and maintains all
specialized permits for drilling, developing, screening, etching,
plating, photo-imaging, and lamination processes. To maintain
our competitive edge, Cartel Electronics is constantly reinvesting
in our business. Each year we add extensively to our list
of equipment; make considerable process/system enhancements;
and noteworthy facility upgrades.
Some of our latest investments
* Photo Department environmental control: temperature, humidity,
and air borne particulate.
* Film Conditioning Chamber enhances stabilization of photo
tools.
* Kodak High Resolution Film Processor-enables the imaging of
fine-line circuitry.
* GlenBrook Real-Time X-ray-provides instant inner-layer registration
verification.
* High Speed Infrared AOI System and Optics-verifies data to
board compliance.
* Kaiser High Purity Air Delivery System-produces ultra pure
air for equipment & product integrity
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CAM and Photo-plotting
Dedicated FTP and T1 lines
(4) Ecam Cam Gerber Editing Work Stations
Gerber Crescent Laser Photo-Plotter
Kodak High Resolution Film Processor
Film Conditioning Chamber
|
Inner/Outer Layer Photo Imaging
Perkin Elmer 8K Exposure Unit
Taurus 5KW Exposure Unit
ORC 3KW Exposure Unit
(2) Dupont 24" Hot Roll Lamination Press
Pre-Etch Core Punch |
|
Drill and Fabrication
(2) Advanced Controls 4 Spindle Drills
Excellon Large Panel 4 Spindle Drill
Trudrill 4 Spindle Drill
(2) Excellon Kennard 3 Axis Routers
Excellon Drill/Router
GlenBrook Real-Time X-Ray
|
Testing and Inspection
Gerber Insight Automated Optical Inspection
(2) Mania Flying Probe Testers (12 mil pitch)
Circuitline Fixture Tester
Hughes Inspection & Re-work station
Huntz Cross-Section Microscope
Cross-Section Grinder and Polisher |
|
Lamination
PHI 3 Opening Lamination Press
(2) PHI Electric Lam Presses
Wabash 24x24 Electric Press
3 Opening Cool Down Press
Vacuum Lamination Frames
|
Etch Processing and Developing
ACS 24" Eagle Etch System (.004 core)
Hyoki Aluminum Oxide Scrubber (.004 core)
Atotech 30" Developer
Dynachem Soldermask UV Cure Oven |
Oxide and Copper Plating Lines
Western Technology Copper Plating Line
Alternative Oxide Line
Permanganate Line |
Waste Treatment and Air Systems
Trionetics Waste Treatment Systems with
Roto-Cat Heavy Metal Electro winning
Kaiser High Purity Air Delivery System |
***Celebrating Over 15 Years
of Service to the PCB Community***THE CARTEL PRODUCTION ALLIANCE
One stop shop
In today's competitive business environment the neighborhood
store must reinvent itself in order to meet its customer's needs.
This is exactly what Cartel Electronics has done. We have
taken the best of what we are, and aligned it with other industry
leaders to form a business alliance that offers our customer's
ease of purchase and superior engineering controls combined with
world-class economics and product quality.
Have you been burned
Often when dealing with overseas manufacturing, communication
is difficult, complicated by multiple time zones and language
barriers. As we have all experienced poor communication
leads to errors. Through the Cartel Alliance, you no longer
need to stay up late, or worry through the night. Why?
Because Cartel is not a "Rep" we are an integral part
of the process. We have the right people to ensure timely
and accurate communication, engineering specification/design
review, and product quality reliability.
The Cartel advantage
Whether you are taking a Cartel produced prototype to production,
or going directly to production, Cartel adds value.
The Cartel Alliance brings a seamless transition of your Cartel
built prototype to the production phase, and look
NO ADDITIONAL TOOLING COSTS.
Going straight to production Cartel performs a pre-CAM review
to check for design errors and other issues that can lead to
board failure. Cartel tracks the production progress, and
upon receipt performs first article cross section analysis, data
comparative electrical testing, and visual inspection all to ensure
you receive the board you designed.
Need something special
The Cartel Alliance brings you a full array of production capabilities
from the simple rigid single sided to the intricate multi-layered and
flex too! Because every company has a niche, specialty,
expertise, the Cartel Alliance could not meet industry needs
with just one it requires many. Based on production needs,
construction materials, design, and technology requirements,
your board will be matched with an industry-leading manufacturer
that specializes in your specific PCB's needs.
The cost factor
Cutting costs without sacrificing quality and delivery is every
buyer's goal. With the Cartel Alliance, our clients receive
hometown service with world-class economics. Quote
us. You'll be pleasantly surprised!
***Celebrating
Over 15 Years of Service to the PCB Community***
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