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IPC APEX EXPO 2024: LPKF—Debunking Depaneling Industry Perceptions
March 27, 2024 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
Jake Benz, North American sales manager at LPKF, discusses the company's advances in laser depaneling. Thanks to advances in laser technology, perceptions about laser depaneling are changing from a low-speed, specialized process to a high-volume process suitable for production manufacturing. Jake elaborates on some of the development and engineering that went into creating their latest, most capable depaneling machines.
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