Inventors:
Bob Williams - Wheat Ridge CO, US
Kurt Hill - Berthoud CO, US
Allen Duck - Fort Collins CO, US
Carl Byers - Longmont CO, US
Travis Groves - Johnstown CO, US
Dion Casto - Parker TX, US
International Classification:
B23C001/00
US Classification:
324770000, 029721000, 02903300P, 409132000
Abstract:
Tooling fixtures and methods are described for securing a solid-matrix panel for cutting. In one embodiment, a tooling fixture includes a first clamping system and a second clamping system. The first clamping system receives a solid-matrix panel of PCBs and secures the solid-matrix panel for cutting of the solid-matrix panel along a first axis. Once secured, a cutting apparatus cuts the solid-matrix panel along the first axis between the PCBs to cut the solid-matrix panel into a plurality of strips. The second clamping system then moves into a position relative to the strips of the solid-matrix panel and secures the strips for cutting of the strips along a second axis. When secured by the second clamping system, the cutting apparatus cuts the individual PCBs from the strips.
