Although the printed circuit board industry has some common basic processes, the most important thing is to determine different production processes and equipment based on the accuracy requirements of substrate thickness and material, line width and distance, design structure and production scale, as well as other specific requirements specified by customers, resulting in significant differences in the cost of producing FPCs. FPC is a product with a high degree of customization, and there are many factors that contribute to the cost of flexible circuit boards. For novice buyers of electronic manufacturers, it is necessary to understand the factors that contribute to the cost of FPC flexible circuit boards before conducting sample production?

The production process of FPC flexible circuit boards is relatively complex, usually involving more than 40 processes such as inner layer fabrication, exposure, pressing, drilling, electroplating, etc. Taking FPC as an example, it usually includes processes such as exposure, development, etching, copper plating, and film stripping. Although FPC has strong customization characteristics, these most basic processes are necessary, but there may be differences in specific parameters. In fact, each process of FPC is already relatively mature, so cost control ability has become the most critical factor in the difference in profitability of FPC flexible circuit board manufacturers. Cost control is reflected in all aspects of the operation of flexible circuit board manufacturers, which directly depends on the company's management level and needs to start from details. Baineng Yunban is a "specialized and innovative" manufacturer specializing in high-precision, multi-layer PCB, special processes/materials, and special PCB products, providing fast sampling, small to medium batch, and large batch services, specializing in PCB boards that others cannot handle.

In the cost composition of FPC flexible circuit boards, the direct material cost usually accounts for about 60%, the direct labor cost usually accounts for about 15%, and the manufacturing cost usually accounts for about 25%. However, copper-clad board companies have a strong voice in direct costs, so FPC manufacturers' cost reduction is mainly achieved by reducing manufacturing and labor costs. Among them, reducing manufacturing costs is mainly achieved through automation to improve production efficiency and yield, and reducing labor costs is mainly achieved by transferring to the central and western regions.