How to lower down the PCB Fabrication and Assembly Costs While keeping the boards High Quality?

How to lower down the PCB Fabrication and Assembly Costs While keeping the boards High Quality?

We understand it is extremely important to reduce the cost of PCB fabrication and PCB assembly for your turnkey PCB orders. Whether it is for a small volume prototype order or a high volume production run , we strive to reduce the assembly and fabrication costs of our client’s printed circuit boards without sacrificing quality or turn-time. We approach every project from an engineering point of view. This means evaluating each PCB design on a case-by-case basis to determine what features may be affecting the cost of production, and how these features might be altered without compromising the quality or functionality of the final PCBs.
1.we will address PCB fabrication costs by examining various design choices, such as blind/buried vias, vias on pads, board material, or panelization options. We can reduce PCB fabrication costs greatly if blind/buried vias or vias on SMT component pads are removed from the design.
2.Panelization is another great way to optimize your project in terms of cost – when multiple designs are ordered together, we can look at panelizing those designs together in order to reduce the overall tooling and setup cost.
3.we always encourage our clients to opt for HASL LF surface finish on their PCBs, as it comes standard within our PCB fabrication pricing model.
4.by reducing the board size, the overall cost can be reduced.
5.for Full Turnkey PCB orders, we will perform thorough assessment of our clients’ Bill of Materials. We will focus on the most expensive components in your BoM to determine if we can obtain the part from another authorized vendor for a lower price.
6.we will discuss with the client if there are any cheaper substitute components they are willing to use which could cut the cost of assembling their printed circuit board.
7.to remove extremely small passive packages; switching 0402s out for 0603s can be a relatively easy change and can reduce assembly cost as much as 10 – 15%.
8.lead-less package types such as QFNs and BGAs require extra care when assembling, to ensure that they are accurately aligned with their footprints. By swapping these components for parts with extending leads, such as QFPs, the PCB Assembly costs can be substantially reduced overall.