A Few Tips to Make Sure Your Project with PCB Assembly House Goes Smoothly

As a well-qualified engineer and designer, you have prototyped your circuit. But is not an achievement until it’s out in the market. Designing is your cup of tea but not manufacturing so you should look for a well-reputed manufacturer who would bring your idea designed on the paper into reality. The manufacturing company will look after PCB Printing and its final development.

With uncountable PCB manufacturers in the industry, it’s very difficult to select the best for working on your prototype. But more than this, it’s a bit challenging to work on the project in coordination with the manufacturer. The output will not be as expected if the things are not on the right way between you and your manufacturer.

In this post, we will discuss a few tips to make sure your project with PCB assembly house goes smoothly.

Firstly, you should communicate and it should be transparent

You are an ideator for the project so you should not on others to assume things and work according to their understanding. The assumption in PCB assembly will make things go wrong and the result will not as desired. You should open a line of communication and make sure all the details are communicated properly. Along with the details, you should ensure that the right resources are used.

At the time of communication, you should advise on effective board design, suggest alternative components, and inform about current trends going across the industry. These details will help to keep your product on the cutting edge.

Decide on international manufacturing 

Due to low rates, people are often tempted to connect with international manufacturers. Also, they think that working with international manufacturers will deliver a good quality result. But you should look at the bigger picture.

• With no invigilation around, international manufacturers use substandard or imitation parts to cut their costs. If parts are not right, the PCB assembly and manufacturing will be a huge failure.
• In most cases, the international suppliers are over-booked which leads to endless delays and the project goes wrong.
• With international manufacturers, you cannot expect quick delivery. Also, the chance of a last-minute rush is very obvious when the inventory is low.

Think about component availability

As a PCB designer, you would like to include an interesting element in the product to stand out in the crowd. It’s great but you should think about the availability of the component. If you have a part that comes from one source, which is constantly out of stock then it will be difficult to source your project and deliver within the timeline. You should opt for the widely available parts.

Consider the marking 

We already said that you should not leave space for assumption in your project. The manufacturer should have the right details with accurate marking. A PCB assembly house relies on the small letters and numbers to identify the position of the different parts. If the markings are not accurate, it will destroy the entire production.

Select the right file format 

You should connect with a PCB Manufacturer who would work with the file formats you submit. In case you are unable to spot on your kinds, you should discuss the accepted file format with the manufacturer. In the industry, most manufacturers follow standardized file formats that include MS Excel, CSV, and PDF. These are easy to read and implement during PCB assembly.

You will feel proud once the product designed by you comes into the market. We know it’s a bit stressful but we hope these effective tips will make the transition from design to production a little easier.

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