Modernization project to increase quality and performance is now complete.
Basista Leiterplatten GmbH, based in Bottrop (Germany), specializes in the production of circuit board prototypes and small production runs of the highest quality. The circuit board manufacturer enjoys an outstanding reputation among its large client base. With the continual modernization of his company, Peter Basista not only guides the development of the market, he anticipates it.
Peter Basista, founder and owner of Basista -The PCB company-, works closely with developers and designers who devise circuit boards and layouts for new products. Indeed, until founding his own company in 1994, the state certified electronics technician worked on the development of microprocessors and control systems himself. This first-hand experience means he knows what he is talking about when consulting clients — he was once in their shoes himself.
Early in his career, Basista recognized a need for the production of circuit board prototypes and small production runs but found very few reliable and flexible providers. He soon founded a company for electronic developments and began to produce circuit board prototypes — although at first only for his own purposes. Later, as a way to reduce costs and make better use of the machinery, he began producing circuit boards for others.
Today the Basista Circuit Boards consultation team is completely client-oriented. The customer base is diverse, with clients stemming from every industry. Chip and electronics developers and the automotive industry constantly present the Basista Printed Circuit Board team with new demands; they are a driving force behind the company“s continual adaption to technical challenges. The team welcomes consultations prior to production. In these consultation sessions the peculiarities of circuit board production can be discussed, and layouts for specially-defined DFM (Design for Manufacturing) processes can be reviewed and optimized directly with the client.
Although such personal consultation means an additional step for the designers, it is a step gladly taken by these professionals. After all, a fully optimized draft results in shorter production times and, ultimately, financial savings. At this stage, the areas typically marked for improvement include distances and hole sizes, as well as the solder mask or component overlay. When not everything aligns precisely with the process and product demands of PCB production, the designers will often consult „public libraries“ for assistance with layout challenges and technical values. For this reason, Basista Leiterplatten makes the DFM guidelines (the design regulations for circuit board layouts) available to its clients on the company website.
The meaningful exchange of ideas between engineers and clients means that Basista Leiterplatten“ knowledge base is constantly updated and in tune with the latest developments. Likewise, the company“s meaningful investment strategies guarantee the latest technical standards are in place for planning and production — thus guaranteeing the highest level of product quality and production efficiency.
10-15 % of Basista Printed Circuit Boards“ turnover is continually reinvested in development initiatives. This commitment to development is reflected in the recently completed year-long internal modernization project. The aim of this project was technological expansion, an increase in the efficiency of coating, etching, and solder mask development, as well as production flow and security.
To achieve a more efficient production flow, logistics was given a complete overhaul: Nearly every piece of machinery – each weighing in at nearly 1 ton – was repositioned and realigned. This meant repositioning the electrical, water, exhaust, and primary energy outlets of each machine as well.
Furthermore, together with the company Pill GmbH, Basista Circuit Boards developed a new production unit which meets its own increased standards and technical demands. The old unit was no longer adequate for the application of the new liquid photo-imageable solder mask. In order to fully utilize the outstanding properties of the new liquid solder mask, a completely new unit had to be developed.
With the new solder mask and new Pill machines, significantly finer solutions (up to 70 um) and significantly thinner coatings (25 um instead of the previous 50 um) can be applied. This improvement also translates into a shorter processing time, fewer chemicals and fewer materials, and thus results in financial and environmental savings throughout the entire circuit board production cycle.
The improvements don“t stop there, however. A 4m etching unit produced by another German manufacturer was customized according to Basista Circuit Boards“ demands. Because the modifications desired by Basista were not part of the manufacturer“s standard portfolio, Basista Printed Circuit Boards completed the modifications themselves: The pump and drive systems were improved in order to produce thicker circuit boards – from 0,35 to 3,1 mm – in a more controlled and balanced manner.
Along with the production renovations, at the beginning of the year IT infrastructure and security underwent a complete update. This segment of the modernization project was also completed at the end of April. An additional hardware firewall was installed, new back-up systems were implemented, power supply safeguards were upgraded to the most modern standards and the network was expanded to gigabit-bandwidth.
Basista Leiterplatten has been ISO 9001/2000 certified for some time. But in order to document the maintenance of this high standard following the large modernization project, the system will be recertified this year.
For Peter Basista development is never complete. He is already planning the next stage. „Coming up next is a direct exposure unit for prototype production. This will further expand our product range. It represents significant innovation because we want to implement completely new technologies. Ultimately it will save us production time and material, and allow us to work faster, more efficiently and sustainably.“
Currently, an academic study is in the works which will analyze the environmental aspects of the recently completed modernization measures, as well as those of the upcoming exposure unit. It will also identify areas for further optimization. For Peter Basista, innovation is an investment which always pays off – investing time and money at the start results in savings and a quality product in the end.
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