Benefits of PCB Manufacturing and Turn-key Assembly California

Turnkey PCB assembly has made work easier. The convenience of this approach over the traditional options can be seen in the benefits outlined below.

1) Reduced costs

By taking the PCB manufacturing and turn-key assembly approach it has reduced the overall cost of production drastically.  Most of the time the service is packed-up, meaning several expenses can be eliminated.  One of the areas where this relief is felt the most is in freight costs. Can you imagine having to move the boards and the components from their respective sources to the assembly workshop. Procuring the components is also easier, which helps reduce the cost as well.  The electronic assemblers are always able to secure good deals with the component manufacturers or distributors, this is because they have developed a long-term cooperation between them.

2) Good Component Quality

The procurement of parts is left to the professional assemblers, their expertise and long-term cooperation with the suppliers help them to get the best component quality. There is a high chance of being given a raw deal if you were to procure the components yourself. This is only because you may not have the expertise to scrutinize the quality. There is even a greater chance if you are a one-time buyer.

3) Shorter Lead Time

Now think about having to go through all the steps of PCB assembly separately. You will have to first contract a company to do PCB fabrication then after that you will move to procure the components, before finally getting the contracting for the assembly. This process takes even longer if the companies are located in different countries. In full turnkey PCB assembly, all these are done together. The procurement process is reduced to one, which makes all that communication with several partners is also eliminated. Reducing the number of communication and quotations reduces chances of project distortion. Having to give three different quotations opens a wide space, within which mistakes can occur. This increases the likelihood of a compromised product.

4) Ease of Monitoring

Apart from reducing the lead time, full turnkey PCB assembly also ensures easy and smooth monitoring. Following the disintegrated step would require you to have different experts to monitor each of the stages. The whole process is monitored as a single process because the sub-sectional monitoring is handled within the contractor’s structures. There are qualified engineers within the company’s ranks to ensure every stage is perfected. Yours is to see that the final product is of the desired quality. By just logging in to the vendor’s website, you can follow the entire process real time. The implication of having only one vendor to manage can be even more comforting if the vendor goes up to assembling the final product.

5) Easier Prototyping

In traditional PCB assembly, you will have to do prototypes for each of the stages involved. Full turnkey PCB assembly gives you a leeway by reducing the cost and time spent on prototyping. The vendor takes care of it all, based on your product specifications.

Prototyping by the vendor’s seasoned experts also means you are bound to get a better product than if you did it from your end. Your customers will be sure to get the products in good time for their use.

6) Early problem detection

One painful experience you want to avoid is realizing a mistake when you have already spent too much on the PCB. An error that occurs during prototyping for the printed circuit board is better detected before the boards are produced. Ordering parts separately exposes you to that danger. You may order for the PCB board or the components, only to realize during the assembly that there was an error, and so they won’t match. If you go for turnkey PCB assembly, it will be upon the vendor to ensure he gets it right because all liability falls to them in case anything goes wrong. The vendor has been to this severally and has mechanisms for early detection.