his year’s IPC Expo in Long Beach, California on March 16-18 1999 exploded with popularity and the latest circuit board technology. For Multiline Technology, this year was no different in developing new registration tooling equipment. We introduced many new technologies at the show which created an exciting aura in our booth. Many customers were very impressed with some of our latest registration tooling solutions.

Some of the products at the show included the Multiframe (Glass Exposure Frame) and the XRT-1000 (X-Ray tooling and inspection system) along with our flagship piece of equipment, the Optiline Post Etch Punch ATP (Advanced Technology Punch) Series 1000.

Many IPC show attendees asked about Multiline Technology’s manufacturing facilities and were astounded that we are not just an “Assembly House”. All our equipment is designed, manufactured and 100 % inspected in-house. As for our manufacturing facilities we currently have well over 31,000 square feet between our two Farmingdale, N.Y. plants.

Multiline has been around for nearly twenty years which reflects a great deal of knowledge and technological development for the Printed Circuit Board industry. Even before the invention of the first Post Etch Punch in 1984, Multiline Technology has been synonymous with multilayer registration. Multiline has manufactured lamination fixtures since the inception of multilayers, formerly under the name of Lenkeit Industries, then in 1981 under the name of Multiline Technology.

In the late 1950’s Lenkeit Industries, already in the tool and die business for over 30 years, built it’s first tool and die for punching printed circuit boards. These circuit board dies, which were used for piercing holes and blanking out the board outlines, were the company’s main business until the start of the Multiline Technology Equipment Division. When asked to develop a tooling system that could be used for multilayer boards, Multiline developed the first adjustable multilayer punch, the Acculine. This pre-etch punch became the standard throughout the industry. As the demand for tighter registration grew, the Optiline PE Post Etch Punch was developed and patented. This Post Etch system of registration has become the world standard for multilayer registration systems.

Multiline is not only a manufacturing company but an engineering company. We have been constantly driven by our customers to find new methods to improve registration issues. Our engineering department currently employs over 30 full time employees working on all aspects of product development from initial concepts and ergonomics to final control systems and software development for easier operator interfacing. Artwork Punches, Post Etch Punching, X-Ray alignment systems, and many other product developments have been driven by customers’ needs. Product development has always been a driving force at Multiline. We are continually developing new technologies required to accomplish the difficult tasks imposed by current industry demands.

Multiline has extensive machining and manufacturing facilities. These range from the classic machining capabilities of milling, turning and grinding, to full CNC (Computer Numerical Controlled) vertical and horizontal machining and boring units that can hold tolerances of .0002” over 40 inches! Our manufacturing plant also includes complete heat treating facilities, surface grinding, Conventional and Wire EDM (electrical discharge machining).

All our punches, dies and lamination plate bushings are fabricated from raw stock in-house to maintain complete control of our manufacturing processes thereby achieving the utmost in accuracy. This also includes the kind of flexibility Multiline has acquired for their machining capabilities. In fact, all critical processes are done in-house. The only type of work we do not perform is sheet metal, welding and painting. The results of all these machining operations are constantly monitored by our Quality Control Inspection Department. This department is crucial in that they inspect 100% of all incoming parts as well as performing in-process inspections. For example, our lamination fixture bushing fabrication process includes 35 different gauge points for the bushings alone to insure that only the best possible bushings are placed into the fixtures.

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