East Coast Precision Manufacturing » Fiberglass http://eastcoastmfg.com/blog Quality Plastic Components Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:24:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 G10, FR4, and Fiberglass Machining at East Coast MFG http://eastcoastmfg.com/blog/index.php/g10-fiberglass-machining/ http://eastcoastmfg.com/blog/index.php/g10-fiberglass-machining/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:22:18 +0000 eastcoastmfg http://eastcoastmfg.com/blog/?p=265 At East Coast Precision Manufacturing, we not only provide our customers with machined plastic but also other composites.  This is an example of G10 machining.  Some engineers may recognize it as FR-4 but we often refer to it as “fiberglass” here at the shop.  It is a laminated composite held together by an epoxy binder.  It is mainly used in circuit board applications but is also structurally superior to many other materials and finds its way into applications that can take advantage of that.  For some, it is difficult to  machine.  It is very abrasive to tooling, easy to burn, and may de-laminate if the machinist is not experienced in cutting it.  Here at East Coast, we do an excellent job of cutting it due to our time proven methods.  Send us an RFQ, we’d love to work with you.

G10 Milled Part 01


G10 Milled Part 02

Milling at East Coast Precision

FR-4 Wikipedia Page

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