Hofstetter PCB AG successfully completed the acquisition of APL Oberflächentechnik GmbH in Lörrach in compliance with the succession regulation. On September 29, 2017, the wholly-owned subsidiary APL Hofstetter PCB GmbH will...[more]
In chemical tin coating surfaces everyone speaks of diffusion layers. But what are diffusion layers anyway?Diffusion layers is Intermetallic phases which form is a direct function of time and temperature at the phase boundary of...[more]
The last step of manufacturing pcbs is to coat the surface finish. The surface finish prevents oxidation of the copper of the pcbs, which ensures a following processing actions of the pcbs (e.g. soldering, bonding, contacting or...[more]
On 08. and 09. May 2015 we have passed once again the recertification of our existing quality and environmental system (ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004) without any defects. The auditor suggested 4 points for our future...[more]
It is not unusual to have overlaid, bad solderable ENIG/ENEPIG pcbs in circulation out in the industry. APL can help to “rescue” those pcbs and it is not necessary to replate a new Au layer on top of the surface. The simplified...[more]
2x reflow- and 1x wave soldering of 1/2 year stored printed circuit boards with a 0,8 µm smarttin®-layer – is that at all possible? In the „General_Requirements_smarttin®" APL guarantees a third soldering process...[more]
APL congratulates Dirk Kaschel to the successfully completed examination. IPC-A-600H certified IPC specialist [more]
