PCB Quote
If you are looking for a customized version of a printed circuit board then a PCB quote should be high up on your list. As far as customized boards go, you can decide on the components, the suppliers, the number of layers, the general set up and so on.
Benefits Of Getting A PCB Quote
• If you opt for a good online company you can get a quicker turnaround so you can enjoy your custom creation as soon as possible.
• When you are customizing a circuit board you get to play around with colors, choose the materials such lead and aluminum and you can even choose the wire colors. The solder mask and the surface finish can be in interesting tints such as rose gold or silver. You can also order more than one board at a time. On these websites the experience is very interactive as you can pick and choose every aspect.
• There is almost always an online calculator so you don’t have to spend hours arguing with a company representative on the phone and you can get your order through quickly according to your budget and needs. This also gives you a good outlook so that you can get a quote from more than one supplier and then decide which one offers the most for the least amount of money.
• Since the design and the order is customized and individualistic and not part of a mindless assembly line which is used for mass production, you can expect less of an error margin. Most of these manufacturers also have special software to test the board before it is shipped to the customer so that further lessens the margin of human error which we often see in commercial printed circuit boards.
• If you are still working out the kinks in your design then you will be more comfortable with PCB prototype. You can get these prototypes in less than 24 hours in some cases and they give you a good starting guideline of what your ideal circuit board should look like.
• You can choose any kind of lamination and surface finish so that your circuit board looks unlike any other. This is the beauty of customization as it were because it looks like an entirely new product which no one else can find on the market and will draw quite a few gazes from your peers.
• The ordering process has been made extremely simplistic. You follow a step by step process in which you write in special notes as well as tick on options you prefer. After this you just enter your home address and your bank information and you are good to go. If you have any questions, you can email or call customer service and you can expect to get through pretty quickly as these smaller businesses are not mass producing and very keen to build a good customer seller relationship so you keep ordering from them in the future.