Fineline VAR Ltd
About us
Delivering PCB Supply Chain Solutions Globally | NPI Prototype to Mass Production | Sustainable Electronics
Products & services
Printed Circuit Boards (PCB's)
As a global PCB supplier, PCB's are our craft and passion! Across an enormous range of technology, Fineline is well positioned to cater to your requirement. Our PCB's are sourced through a network of over 25 regularly audited and approved partners covering almost every technological requirement from Single Sided FR4 boards to high layer count, HDI, Flex, Flex Rigid, ATE, RF, IC Substrate, IMS, Backplane, we find the best fit for your requirement! Our boards are made in the UK, across the EU, North America and in the Far East including China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, enabling us to support for all manufacturing, turnaround and volume requirements. Please feel free to review our technological capabilities brochure and technology section on our website for further insight!
Logistics and Stock Management/VMI Solutions
Fineline VAR Ltd are highly experienced in VMI solutions. Working with a VMI model, Fineline can add value by taking accountability and responsibility in ensuring that product is always available against forecasted demands. Reporting will be provided to enable visibility of all stock and work in progress. -VMI programme tailored to customer needs -Safety stock management -Consignment stock options -Forecasting advice and management -Global warehouse network -Consolidated and express freight options - Air and Sea
QTA and NPI
Fineline support full NPI and QTA solutions, with express manufacture and freight options. QTA (Quick Turn Around) ---------------------------- Fineline have a proven track record of supporting QTA manufacture and delivery. We utilise UK, EU, and Far East manufacture for the best solution. We can support manufacture Lead times, subject to PCB parameters: UK, from 3 days +next day shipping Far East, from 3 days +3 days shipping Complete guidance – from RFQ to Delivery. Quick EQ process. Full suite of logistic solutions – UK same day delivery, Express overseas shipment. NPI (New Product Introduction) ------------------------------------ Benefit from our extensive PCB expertise as we guide you through the complexities of new product introduction, putting you in a position for success at mass production. • Cost optimisation. • Technological feasibility check. • Technical Seminars. • Factory consistency for prototype and volume manufacture
Sustainable Sourcing
As a leading company in the PCB industry, we’re committed to sustainability in every aspect of our business. We recognize the importance of minimizing our environmental footprint, fostering social development, and ensuring transparency throughout our supply chain. Alongside countless other endeavors in the environmental, social, and governance fields – we are currently assessing the emissions produced by all our branches, locally and globally, and actively taking measures to minimize our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Our dedication to sustainability guides our decisions and actions, driving us to improve and innovate for a better future continuously. We are proud of our dedicated team, who work diligently to ensure our technology and supply chain are as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible and positively impact our local communities and the environment. The Ecovadis international certification underscores our commitment to sustainability. During 2025 we were awarded the bronze medal, marking an important milestone in our sustainability journey, reflecting our team’s commitment to making a positive impact on the world.
CCS - Cell Connection System
Cell Connection System (CCS), is a technology that provides seamless interconnectivity between individual battery cells. Our strengths lies in customizing development processes on product level to meet your unique customer requirements as a significant stride towards cost reduction and quality through automation. We are committed to quality management standards like IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3, and equipped with an in-house laboratory for reliability testing. Additional products like heating mats, cooling plates, and fire protection mats are also part of our Fineline portfolio. THE CCS STRUCTURE At the heart of its functionality, the CCS acts as a method for cell connection, enabling precise temperature and voltage sensing across the battery pack. This multi-functionality underscores the system’s innovation, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. This is one example. Every application is different so please contact our experts to discuss your requirements, in full.
PCB Design
Every customer application is different, and the design determines the execution. Your design and the type of technology are usually determined by you before you talk to us. This also means that about 80% of the cost of the PCB is determined in advance. Over-designed PCBs cost more and limit production capabilities. If you talk to us, at an early stage, we can offer cost-effective design and manufacturing options to deliver the best technology solution, along with a commercial advantage. We strive to reduce complexity and ensure that the design is an appropriate use of the technology. Sometimes customers need more support. It might be a broader design service, or that they are unfamiliar with one of the PCB technologies, or even that their internal team are overloaded. For these customers we can often provide design advice and even complete design including R&D and layout. Contact us at any stage and we will advise and support you in achieving your design goals.
Design for Manufacture
Design for Manufacture (DFM) realises maximum benefits when both you and the supplier are aware of the requirements from the outset. From a comprehensive design brief and initial discussions prior to layout, material set(s) can be reviewed and agreed, which become the foundation onto which the design is ultimately built. Technology requirements such as HDI and rigid flex can also be reviewed, together with compatibility with other special features e.g. resin filling of vias. Even recommendations on minimum feature sizes such as track/gap, laser drill via sizes and pad diameters can all be defined and agreed in order the transition into prototype and volume manufacture is virtually seamless. On existing designs the same process can be followed, though this is not DFM in its true sense – but more reverse engineering or design optimisation. We can review material requirements and recommend suitable lower cost alternatives, still meeting the same specification requirements. Likewise, we will consider optimisation of feature sizes, with the aim of increasing yields and reducing cost. Panelisation can also be reviewed to give best compromise between PCB and PCBA and even surface finish where, for example, a simple part with no fine pitch components has fabrication notes calling for ENIG, alternative lower cost finishes can be proposed. We always aim to offer options to reduce costs, when we can, to provide you with value engineering.