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Tips To Screen a Provider of the PCB Manufacturing Service
by Darrin Hein MarketingSelecting a manufacturer of printed circuit boards for your project can be daunting, but there are ways to narrow down your options. Here you’ll learn how to do it.
Starting a new job can be an exciting experience. After all, embarking on new paths always bring the hope of forging new relationships and learning new stuff. It also brings some apprehension as to whether you’ll be able to conquer the challenges that await you. Then again, it’s this mixture of emotions that makes life worth living. However, before experiencing any thrills, you have to endure an interview process. When it comes to looking for a printed circuit board manufacturer, you need to acquire the position of the interviewer to evaluate the candidates. You’re probably aware of the fact that the levels and types of assembly services aren’t consistent among different companies. Understandably, screening them is mandatory. Here’s how to do it.
- Capabilities: You should start by gauging the abilities of the provider of the PCB manufacturing service. Most companies can assemble the boards as long as they have access to fabricated boards and accurate components. However, when it’s about assembly-only companies, you need to take care of the component procurement and fabrication tasks. Turnkey companies, on the other hand, offer faster and more convenient services because they handle everything on your behalf.
- Quality: The design of the boards will dictate the quality of the same. More specifically, it incorporates the utilization of design for manufacturing and design for assembly. The quality management strategies followed during the development process by the provider of the PCB manufacturing service is even more significant. It depends upon the commitment of the manufacturer in terms of quality control and affects the reliability of the boards.
- Speed: You may need several designs, builds, and test iterations for the PCB prototype during the development stage. It’s the only way to achieve the design quality that you desire. Hence, the turnaround time has to be at a premium because it impacts the final product directly. It can even dictate the capabilities of the manufacturer to meet delivery schedule requirements.
- Customer service: The availability of the manufacturer is crucial to you. In reality, it will be even more critical than usual if you need to introduce specific changes to the design, or if you have to respond to the requests made by your clients quickly.
- Cost: Finally, you need to ponder over the expenses that you’ll have to bear. Then again, you mustn’t forget to weigh it against the abilities of the manufacturer, the quality of the product, speed of delivery, and associated services. If these aspects don’t meet your requirements, then you won’t achieve an acceptable ROI.
To conclude
You may encounter moments when you feel that you have to expand the list given here. For instance, if you’re going to design something for departments, such as the military, aerospace, medical devices, or automotive industries, then you have to make sure that you meet regulatory requirements as well as commercial applications.
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About Darrin Hein 
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