The top 5 PCB manufacturing processes for your business

PCB assembly involves manufacturing and producing printed circuit boards for a huge and growing collection of electronic products, from fridges and microwaves to wildlife cameras and sound level meters. The sheer complexity and variety of PCBs means it’s almost always a wise move to partner with an experienced contract electronics manufacturer. In a marketplace that just keeps on getting more competitive, outsourcing your PCB manufacturing comes with many advantages.

One of the biggest advantages of all is a contractor’s ability to streamline your manufacturing operation, improve cost efficiencies, and ultimately create consumer products that deliver improved performance. Improved products mean more sales, enhanced brand equity, a better reputation, and helps future-proof your business in the long term.

No wonder so many companies are deciding to outsource PCB production. But what, exactly, are the benefits of the additional PCB manufacturing processes they provide? This article reveals the top five PCB manufacturing processes you might want to hand over to an electronics assembly specialist you can trust. If you’re thinking about outsourcing your electronics manufacturing, make sure the partner you choose offers all these extra PCB assembly processes.

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The top 5 extra PCB assembly processes

Electronics prototyping

Electronics prototyping is an essential cornerstone of the product manufacturing process, vitally important for pinning down the functionality and performance of the finished product at an early stage in the proceedings, giving you time to make changes before change becomes too expensive or inconvenient . Obviously when you get the prototyping right and it’s done expertly and efficiently, it’ll help you spot, analyse, and iron out any issues in good time.

Certonal coating

Certonal coating is a lower cost alternative to something called conformal coating, and does the same job. It protects PCBs from moisture, salt, chemicals dust, stray signals, and extreme temperatures to prevent corrosion, mould, and electrical failure. As such it also helps optimise your manufacturing costs and protect profit margins without affecting quality. Unlike conformal coating, a certonal coating provides an invisible finish so doesn’t affect the product’s looks. It’s also more environmentally friendly than conformal coating.

Electronics environmental testing

Electronics environmental testing is vital when the things you make are going to be under stress in the environment where they’re placed. When a product is designed to cope well in harsh environments, humidity, extreme temperatures and violent movement, rigorous and reliable electronics environmental testing is a must.

Turnkey PCB assembly

Turnkey PCB assembly is a kind of PCB assembly service created to give you maximum efficiency. It can work hard to optimise your delivery lead times, simply because the outsourcing partner deals with every aspect of PCB assembly, covering the procurement of parts as well as the actual PCB manufacture itself.

PCB potting

PCB potting is another key way to add extra protection to your boards. It involves filling a complete electronic assembly PCB board with a solid substance or gel to make it resistant to shock and vibration and to prevent moisture, corrosive agents and other environmental hazards from getting in. Potting compounds and encapsulants come in epoxy, polyurethane and silicone forms which, between them, can be used for more or less every application.

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More potential PBC manufacture partner services to tap into

Some partners will also handle direct shipping to your end customers, closing the loop by ensuring your products get to their final destination in perfect condition. An expert partner will know exactly how to protect PCBs against shipping hazards as well as understand how to pack and transport them safely.

Our additional PCB manufacturing services

Our PCB manufacturing and assembly expertise means you save time and money, improve product performance, and boost your impact on the market. With the right electronics manufacturing partner, one like us with extensive experience and a wide choice of services, you’ll leave the competition behind, protect your market share, and even break exciting new ground.

About M-TEK ( Assembly ) Ltd:

M-TEK was founded in 1996. We insisted on traceable, accountable and efficient upstream and downstream open communications from the start, internally and externally, and everything we do is supported by good business ethics. We’ve invested a lot in the right people, the right equipment, and the right systems. As a result we’re capable of handling small, medium and large batches at every level of complexity.

BS EN ISO 9001:2008, BS EN ISO 14001:2004, IPC-A-610D (Class 3+) and WHMA-620 standards sit at the heart of everything we do, and we have a suite of superb cutting-edge equipment and services designed to supports your PCB manufacturing challenges perfectly:

Sub-Micron X-RAY Inspection with both digital and oblique views
SMT and PTH Assembly for every size of production
Flexi-Rigid and Flexi Circuits Assemblies
PoP (Package on Package) Assemblies
μBGA/BGA Reballing and repairs
Rapid Prototyping - NPI to Volume
Testing & Programming - Flying Probe, ICT, X-JTAG, and ESS
Debugging and Product Support
Complete Box Builds including Cable Assemblies
UK & Global Procurement Services
An Audited and Secured Supply Chain
Vacuum Casting and 3D Prototyping
NPI
Rapid Prototyping
Product Testing and Integration
Mixed Technology Double Sided PCB assemblies, both SMT and Conventional
Sub-micron Digital X-RAY Inspection with 70° Oblique Viewing Capability
AOI with Laser Coplanarity Capability Module for QFN, LGAs, BGAs and ICs
Design for Manufacture and Specialist Repairs Scenario Capability
Turnkey Product Assembly and Test - Full Procurement
Electromechanical Assembly
Vacuum Casting
3D Prototyping
Plus a wide range of global procurement services

Can we help you perfect your PCB manufacture process?

If we can help with any of our additional PCB manufacturing services, we’ll be pleased to discuss your next project with you. As an active member of the IPC & WHMA professional group we’re ideally placed to support your ongoing success.

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