subject: How To Choose The Right Pcb Manufacturer [print this page] Whatever our requirements for electronics manufacturing like PCB assembly and testing, we never seem to find the right PCB manufacturer to do that job for us. Sometimes that job is a critical one so finding the right people that fit the bill becomes all the more important. So what company should you trust? Whom do you go asking about all this? I have some pointers written below to help you decide. Hopefully it might clear most of your doubts, if not all, and you should be able to choose a PCB manufacturer that fits your needs the most.
1.Research thoroughly on the capabilities of the PCB manufacturer youre looking at. There are some good companies in the UK that specialize in the most modern technology and methods for both PTH and SMT PCB assembly, and you should have no problem fishing them out from the rest. Read up everything they have put it up on their websites to first make sure that they are competent enough to handle your electronic manufacturing requirements at least. Also, find out if they offer one off prototyping as well to have a little more detailed idea about their capabilities.
2.See what variety of fields they are involved in. Logic dictates that the more fields a company is working in, the more trustworthy they are. And usually this is especially true for electronics manufacturing. Also some sectors and fields like defence electronics and petrochemicals have strict guidelines and quality requirements, since they deal with mission critical situations more often than not. If a company can live up to defence electronics and their requirements, then they naturally should be good for normal needs!
3. The next thing you should be looking at is experience. Now take note here that the number of fields they are involved in will be moot if they have little on field experience. Some companies in the UK have over 50 years of on field experience in Electronic Manufacturing , so looking for them will pay off well.
4. Experience wouldnt count much if the company has zero credibility. Check up on their credibility by checking up on their clients. Any PCB manufacturer with a half decent clientele will never hide them. On the contrary, they will put it up on display on easily accessible web pages on their websites! Use that to your advantage and skim through their lists. Remember to look for Defence Electronics and military related clients.
Now that you know all these, you should be able to find a good PCB Manufacturer with some luck. UK is not that famous for PCB, but that doesnt mean that we dont have any famous and good electronic manufacturing companies here!
