Re: gEDA-user: Anybody ever had a board assembled (pick and place)?

[yamazakir2 <yamazakir2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Still looking for suggestions for assembly besides 4pcb.

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:57 PM, yamazakir2 <yamazakir2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Alright guys I think I need a bit of help with the costs.
>
> 4pcb is expensive. I have around 80 or so SMD (mostly 0805's and some
> IC's) and the quote feature they have on their website is quoting me
> ~$20 per board at a volume of 50. Even for a volume of 150 the price
> only drops about $1.
>
> Does anybody have any suggestions on places that only does assembly? I
> don't mind the cheap chinese places, I don't have really small
> components so I'm not worried about reliability or precision.
>
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> yamazakir2 wrote:
>>
>>> I have had many boards manufactured but never had one also assembled.
>>
>> If a projects is done more than about five times, I let a specialized
>> assembler populate the board. I live and work in Germany. So my answers
>> may not apply directly to you. But things will be similar in other
>> industrialized countries.
>>
>>
>>> What are the costs to do this?
>>
>> My favorite assembler is SRM Printtechnik in Berlin. They bill about 2 eurocent
>> per SMD two pin discrete (resistors and capacitors in 0805 or 0603). ICs are
>> between 5 and 10 cent. The more pins, the more expensive. I don't know about t
>> hru hole parts because we tend to solder these ourselves.
>>
>> In addition there is a charge per board (about 10 €), a charge per order
>> (90 € (?)) and of course shipping (10 €). All this is for for small amounts
>> (< 100 boards). Prices are from the top of my head. I hope, I remember them
>> right.
>>
>>
>>> Are there any (cheap) manufactures that also do pick and place?
>>
>> PCBs manufacturing and prototype board population is a very competitive
>> market. You get, what you pay for. If a supplier is cheap, chances are
>> that his offers less quality than his competitors. He may still be the
>> best choice for you. Maybe you don't actually need all the precision or
>> reliability the others offer.
>>
>>
>>> Do they buy the components for you
>>
>> yes.
>>
>>
>>> or do you have to send them reels, meaning you have to buy 1000's
>>> of components at a time?
>>
>> There were only few occasions which made me send parts.
>> a) Very costly components
>>
>> b) Time was pressing and sending components will enable the manufacturer
>> to start a day or two earlier with the actual process.
>>
>> ---<)kaimartin(>---
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