Chinese-made PCBs come to the UK via France

French PCB specialist sets up UK subsidiary to market its flexible and rigid printed circuits and technical parts.

French PCB specialist Icape is opening a subsidiary in Nottingham (UK) in order to market its flexible and rigid printed circuits and technical parts, which are made in China.

Icape will attend several upcoming trade fairs, including the Nepcon trade show in Birmingham (UK) from 15th to 17th May 2007.

Icape reckons it can satisfy all printed circuit needs at competitive prices, through its suppliers based in mainland China, Taiwan and India.

The company offers a complete range of commercial services and works with its customers to choose the most appropriate supplier for their needs.

Icape offers detailed estimates that take into account all the technical and/or logistical alternatives (air, sea-air, sea transport etc).

Icape also manages transport, stock, customs and delivery for its clients.

It is able to negotiate the most competitive market freight rates, due to the high volume that it transports daily.

It can also carry out all services relating to the management of consignment stocks.

It ensures that its suppliers are completely capable of satisfying its customers' needs at all times, in terms of technology, quality, services and price.

Icape offers: single-side and double-side technologies with polymer holes, such as single-side printed circuits and double-side printed circuits with silver polymer paste holes (STH); multilayers and double-side technologies with metallised holes, such as multilayer printed circuits (with copper metallised holes) up to 20 layers; flexible PCB technologies, such as printed circuits made of polyimide, polyester or PEN; and special PCB technologies, such as SMI, ceramics and PTFE.

More than 150 medium-size and large European companies regularly use Icape's services in the automotive (25%), consumer goods (25%), electronics, and telecomms sectors, among others.

Icape recorded sales of 20 million in 2006.

Icape has a subsidiary in Guangdong (China) and is able to keep its customers informed about the most recent technologies available in China in order to help them make the best choices for their applications or to assist them in developing new projects.

The company carries out a thorough technical study of clients' specifications before shipment for manufacturing in Asia.

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