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

[yamazakir2 <yamazakir2@xxxxxxxxx>]

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.
>
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