Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. {{https://i.imgur.com/MNjdtl5.png}} <html> <h1>PCB manufacturing</h1> <p>East Vs West (?) preliminary note: this are MY assumptions, and not backed by any direct communication with any of the involved. a few years ago there was a big split between in the arduino team . arduino as a company started when fellows from a design school in italy took <a href="https://arduinohistory.github.io/">wiring</a> (a student theses) and hooked up with a board manufacturer . that allowed them to scale and produce the arduino board. fast forward a few years, and arduino wanted to start producing 4 layer boards, alas, the original partner didn't have the capabilities. see this <a href="https://www.designboom.com/technology/arduino-factory-tour/">designboom article</a> for a 2013 visit to their manufacturing partner</p> <p>https://player.vimeo.com/video/73860282</p> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/73860282">https://vimeo.com/73860282</a></p> <p>another trip to a pcb manufacturing facility, this time in USA. by Mrs Blanche. </p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBtK-PesGsU&&</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/QBtK-PesGsU">https://youtu.be/QBtK-PesGsU</a></p> <p>and now, a visit to a modern PCB facility in china</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljOoGyCso8s&&</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/ljOoGyCso8s">https://youtu.be/ljOoGyCso8s</a></p> <p>more <a href="https://books.google.cz/books?id=qAYvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=system+elettronica+factory&source=bl&ots=DFMxhlNjw7&sig=PJb0ChQDWH-8T4T9H3bsTvqxt2I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjL0pr_99TbAhXjK5oKHQNpDq0Q6AEISTAH#v=onepage&q=system%20elettronica%20factory&f=false">notes</a> by Bunnie , from his book "<strong><em>*The Hardware Hacker: Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware”</em>*</strong></p> </html>