Modern laser machines for depaneling of rigid and flexible PCBs save on material costs and handling efforts, and improved production quality, which equates to higher yield. The return on this investment is easy math: Although today's depaneling lasers can be 20 to 30% more expensive than a router in capital cost, they overcome this difference with higher productivity, especially for board thicknesses less than 0.62 mils (1.6mm) where lasers are substantially faster. In addition, laser systems capitalize on additional savings of up to 30% in overall board material cost by using full laser cut and eliminate the cost and downtime of permanent tool changes.
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