Problems That You May Face With Inept Providers of PCB Assembly Services
by Darrin Hein MarketingDid
you ever attend summer camp when you were in school? If you did, then you
probably had to partake in trust-building exercises. Finding a PCB assembly
partner is the same.
Those who attended
summer camps when they were kids probably had to partake in trust-building
exercises. One such activity is where one child will guide his/her blindfolded
partner across an obstacle course. You’re probably wondering what does this
example has to do with assembling PCBs. Well, experts say that choosing a
partner for your project is as crucial as selecting a partner in summer camp
games. Your objective should be to find a partner that you can trust. If you
don’t, then you have to face significant manufacturing issues that will become
worse with time. The best way to avoid such situations is to pinpoint a
reliable partner. Then again, you don’t always have to consider
the capabilities of a manufacturer. Instead, if you prioritize their drawbacks,
then you’ll know which ones to avoid.
- Inconsistency
in manufacturing practices: The best
providers of PCB Assembly Services will never
showcase any form of inconsistency in the manufacturing processes and
practices. You should always work with a third-party company that has a reputation
for delivering high-quality work under every circumstance consistently.
- Changing
without documenting: Reliable and trustworthy providers of
PCB Assembly Services will never forget or avoid documenting any changes
they introduce to the designs that you provide. Make sure that you learn
more about the company before you sign a business deal with them. Previous
clients should be able to tell you whether they introduce unexpected and
undocumented changes.
- Too
many returns: Circuit manufacturers that don’t spend
enough time and put forth the effort to test the finished boards
adequately often have to put up with end-customer returns. If you run into
one such third-party manufacturer, then make sure that you avoid them at all
costs.
- Non-existent
documentation: Non-existent or inadequate documentation
is a problem that plagues hundreds and thousands of PCB manufacturing
companies. Without precise final documentation on engineering and
tracking, you will never be able to update your circuit board with any
changes. Also, no customer should ever have to chase the service provider
because they forgot or avoided documentation in the first place.
- Lots
of layout iterations: Manufacturers should be able to review
your design and make requests or recommendations in one all-inclusive
report. It’s what optimizes your design for manufacturing. The companies
that offer design changes in bits and pieces are ineffective. Besides,
you’ll end up spending more money if you continue working with such a
partner.
Utilizing
non-industry-standard databases
If your printed circuit
board designing partner doesn’t work with CAD tools that you can interface
with, then you’ll waste valuable time and money in dealing with the
translations. It may even result in ignoring critical changes in favor of
manual board modifications after the completion of the assembly process. You
can avoid all the issues mentioned here if you can pinpoint a worthwhile
manufacturer of PCBs. Apart from having top-notch manufacturing and testing
abilities, they should also adhere to the objective of reducing the re-spins
that your project requires to get it ready for production.
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