For embedded systems engineers, there is a rich variety of PCB quick turn prototyping resources to get their designs up and running. Today’s PCB production and assembly vendors offer lots of powerful online quoting tools, sophisticated PCB manufacturing expertise and world-class support services. This roundup summarizes the quick turn PCB prototyping service capabilities available today and who’s providing them.
Location:Santa Clara, CA
Encompassing all aspects of the PCB manufacturing, Accutrace offers seamless integration of services for each phase of the process—from prototype to production (small to medium lot production).
From same day, quick-turn prototyping to production; Full CAD/CAM review plus design rule checking on all Gerber files; Materials: FR4, Rigid, Flex Metal Core, Polymide, Rogers, Isola, etc.; HDI capabilities: blind/buried microvias, 10+N+10, via-in-pad, sequential lamination, any layer, etc.; direct laser drilling, plasma de-smear, laser microvia, conductive plate shut
Flexible operating environment delivers highly advanced, multi-layer boards in as little as 24 hours. Quick-turn service characterized by extremely complex work, at lower volumes, with rigorous turnaround requirements. Every project is carefully analyzed for its compliance with DFM (design for manufacturing). Within hours of receipt of new Gerber files, highly experienced DFM engineers conduct these analyses.
Location:Shenzhen, China
PCBWay is a Shenzhen-based PCB manufacturer and PCB assembler. Its online pricing software gets you an instant quote on your PCB assembly service. PCBWay has accumulated lots of reliable and competitive parts suppliers in the world to ensure the quality and cost of parts sourcing. All jobs can be done under one roof, either SMT, thru-hole or hybrid
Quick turn PCB prototyping, PCB assembly and low-volume production. Small volume quick turn PCBs, custom spec quick turn PCBs, full spec PCBs, highly specialized precision PCBs and largescale production PCBs.
Specializes in quick-turn PCB services with a turnaround time as fast as 24 hours. Can produce high-quality PCBs with competitive price both for prototypes and low volumes. Flex PCBs, Rigid-Flex PCBs, metal core PCBs, high Frequency PCBs, high-TG PCBs, aluminum PCBs, SMD Stencils, turn-key PCB assembly services and more
Location:Aurora, CO
Advanced Assembly launched in 2004 with a new way to assemble just a few boards in 3 days or less: Quick turn PCB assembly. The company has assembled over 40,000 unique designs in the last decade for some of the largest and most innovative tech companies in the world, including many Fortune 500 organizations.
Quick turn PCB assembly, smallest PCB: 0.25″ × 0.25″, largest PCB: 20″ × 24″, SMT and thru-hole, fine pitch to 08 mils, parts in any format, LCC/CSP, double-sided SMT assembly
Design-for-assembly (DFA) verification, first article service, turnkey assembly, PCB fabrication—Flex/Rigid-Flex, partners with top fab houses to procure the highest quality bare boards
Location:Shannon, Ireland
Beta Layout’s PCB-POOL operation is Europe’s largest manufacturer of PCB prototypes, with over 40,000 customers worldwide. You can calculate the prices instantly online using the PCB-POOL’s Online price calculation. PCBs using special technologies and materials can also be sourced directly from the company, from prototype to series production quantities.
PCB base materials: standard FR4, aluminum, polyimide; 1 to 6 layers; copper thickness: 35µm (Flex PCBs: 18µm); max. dimensions: 430mm × 380 mm or 380mm × 430mm
PCB prototypes currently produced from 8 hours. Can perform assembly on PCB prototypes and “small series” (up to 50 pieces) with SMT and THT components starting with just one component and from one piece. SMT and THT from size 0402 SOIC, PLCC, TSOP, QFP, BGA Diverse SM-exotic and SM – connectors. Stocks over 1,000 components for PCB assembly.
Location:Beijing, China
EasyOEM is one of the business units of Schotry Business International. EasyOEM a one-stop service Schotry provides to its customers a total solution for electronics manufacturing tasks. It’s other business units are Coolpcb, focused on quick turn PCB prototyping and EzBOM, a components/materials procurement service.
EMS, machining services, procurement services, design services, BOM services, PCB prototyping
Coolpcb provides one-stop, quick-turn PCB prototyping service to world-wide customers. It’s aimed at customers who need fast circuit design verification / prototype evaluation. 24-hour fast turn-around PCB fabrication. 1-3 day parts preparation. 3-day fast PCB assembly. Quick on-site electric or functional test. Free design consultant / Free samples. Flexible payment plan. No minimum order requirements. 1 piece OK. Live chat online support.
Location:New Bedford, MA
Since 1952, Epec has continued its tradition of perfection in engineering and manufacturing PCBs. Supports more than 5,000 active customers that represent a wide range of leading original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies in the automotive, communications, medical, military, aerospace and portable device industries.
Free DFM PCB file reviews, 24/7 engineering support, electrolytic hard gold/soft gold/ENIG finishes, MIL-PRF/AS9100 certification and many others; Advanced HDI, stacked microvias, multilayer advanced RF/microwave, laser drilled microvias, cavity boards, heavy/extreme copper, via-in-pad, DOD/ITAR and more
Unlike several Internal-based PCB companies, Epic can handle more complex PCBs that require 100% absolute quality and consistency throughout the entire life of the development and into production. Pre-production or beta-run PCBs with delivery times as fast as 2 days. Production quick-turn PCBs and quick-turn ITAR PCBs.
EzPCB is an online provider of PCB manufacture and PCB assembly products and services. Based in China, the company’s worldwide business has been growing rapidly since its launch in 2004. EzPCB has supplied high quality PCBs—and related products and services—for over 2,000 customers from more than 40 countries. Its customers include amateurs, small businesses, universities and many world-class companies and organizations including Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Micron, Siemens, STMicroelectronics and Rohm.
PBC manufacturing, PCB assembly, cabling, enclosures, keypads, stencils and components, one-stop turnkey services and design consultation. Can supply boards up to 40 layers; 2.5mil traces and 0.1mm holes.
Quick-turn PCB prototypes: 3 days for two layers, 5 days for four layers, 5 days for six layers. Gerber 274X with Excellon drill files preferred, but Altium and Eagle files are also accepted
Today’s PCBs come in all shapes and sizes. This Flex PCB was built by EzPCB.
Location:Minneapolis, MN
Flexible Circuit Technologies (FCT) has an internationally recognized flex circuit application engineering and design team offering over 250 years of combined industry expertise, allowing FCT to provide customers with superior design services and attentive overall support. By co-chairing the IPC (Association Connecting Electronics Industries) Flexible Circuit Design committee, FCT stays abreast of industry standards and helps set standards the industry.
Component procurement, inventory stocking, manufacturing and assembly, program management, prototyping, design assistance and testing services
Given the nature of flexible circuits, FCT believes that it’s important to develop prototypes at the same facility that will produce your production parts. That means no surprises related to performance and using the same materials, equipment and processing methods for the prototype build that are utilized in production. Lead times depend upon complexity, material needs, and for circuit assemblies on component availability/lead time.
Location:Elk Grove Village, IL
Imagineering specializes in rigid and flex double-sided and multilayered PCBs. Offers same-day turnaround for prototyping and production in as few as 7 days, along with dynamic quoting and ordering. Domestic and offshore manufacturing facilities and state-of-the-art production capabilities, you’ll receive aerospace quality at standard prices. From prototype to production, all boards meet class 3 standards.
With offshore facilities in Korea, Taiwan and mainland China, able to offer PCB fabrication economies of scale leveraging global buying power. Facilities are UL94V-0, ISO-9002, QS-9000, IS0-14000, and AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 certified. Full turnkey PCB assembly services. Handle the whole process including ordering the components, PCB manufacturing, PCB assembly, testing and final shipment. Capable of assembling BGA, Micro-BGA, QFN and other leadless package parts.
Same-day turnaround for prototyping and production in as few as 7 days. Offers prototype quantities or low-volume to mid-volume production runs. With bare boards, components and assembly labor under one roof, can offer aerospace quality at standard prices.
Founded in 2006, JLCPCB is a leading global PCB manufacturer, who provides the rapid production of high-reliability and cost-effective PCBs. JLCPCB is continuously driven to become more efficient and reduce costs. JLCPCB makes the cheapest but top-quality PCBs possible because of scale effect, extremely high production efficiency and less manpower cost.
1-, 2-, 4- and 6-layer PCBs, FR-4 Standard Tg 130-140/ Tg 155, 400mm × 600mm max. PCB dimensions, board thickness: 0.4/0.6/0.8/1.0/1.2/1.6/2.0mm
JLCPCB can make PCB prototype is as short as 24 hours, because of the smart technologies and fully automatic equipment applied in its production lines. It utilizes the available capacity of its factory network so that its system can match your orders to one of its factories to which the order is best suited, in the shortest turnaround time.
Location:Shijiazhuang Hebei, China
OurPCB is a multi-national PCB manufacturing and PCB assembly company that provides global service and support while using its own Chinese manufacturing capabilities. Company has provided professional PCB production and assembly services for more than 2,500 customers around the globe.
PCB assembly, components procurement, PCB manufacturing, Flex PCBs, Rigid-Flex PCBs, custom wiring and cable assembly
Focused on online prototype orders. Can accept 4 kinds of files format (gerber, .pcb, .pcbdoc or .cam file format) for PCB prototype manufacturing. Normal lead times: 5 to 6 days. Expedited lead times 24 to 48 hours
Location:Hangzhou, China
PCBCart is a professional PCB production service provider with more than 10 years of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry. It has manufactured PCBs for more than 10,000 companies and over 80 countries around the world. Fast, affordable prototype assembly they take your unique PCB designs, prepare them for the assembly process and perform comprehensive testing to ensure they meet your precise performance requirements. Can provide a complete turnkey PCB prototype assembly featuring a one-stop shop approach.
Development, manufacturing, assembly and testing of custom PCBs; Rapid PCB prototyping; PCB manufacturing: PCB assembly; Components sourcing services
Offers rapid PCB prototyping services for quick-turn PCBs at high quality and low cost. Fully compliant with ISO9001:2008 quality management systems. In-house quality control department to verify that all work meets high standards. Depending on custom requirements, can prototype your PCB within 3-7 days, compared to 6-18 days for standard PCB services.
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