Aero/Def
Aerospace & Defense PCB CAM
Class 3/3A CAM and DFM for avionics and defense hardware, aligned to IPC Class 3, DO-254, and MIL-PRF fabrication requirements.
In plain English
Circuit boards for aircraft, satellites, and defense equipment, where a single failure could be catastrophic, so everything is built to the strictest standards.
Outcome
Flight-qualified boards that satisfy Class 3 reliability and full design-record traceability.
Aerospace and defense hardware operates where failure is not an option — high altitude, wide thermal swing, vibration, and multi-decade service life. CAM and DFM for this vertical target the highest reliability class and a documentation trail auditors can follow.
Reliability class
These boards are built to IPC-6012 Class 3 (and Class 3A for space), which tightens annular ring, plating thickness, and copper-wrap requirements well beyond commercial Class 2. Our DFM decks enforce Class 3 minimums and flag any waiver explicitly.
Standards and process
- DO-254 — design assurance for airborne electronic hardware; our CAM records support the traceability the process demands.
- MIL-PRF-31032 / -55110 — qualified fabrication baselines for military boards.
- AS9100 — quality-system alignment through the fabrication chain.
Engineering concerns
| Concern | CAM impact |
|---|---|
| Thermal cycling | Robust via/plating, copper wrap |
| Vibration | Stackup symmetry, no weak features |
| Long service life | Class 3 margins, ENIG or gold |
| Rework limits | Conservative solder-mask webs |
High-reliability finishes such as ENIG or hard gold are common where solderability must survive long storage and multiple thermal excursions.
We treat every aerospace job as a traceable record: prepared artwork, extracted netlist, and a DFM report retained against the revision, so the design history stands up to audit years after first article.
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- First-pass DFM findings back within hours
- NDA-friendly, controlled-data handling
- One dedicated engineer, not a ticket queue
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