Keywords: small-volume PCB assembly

The Low-volume PCB assembly, which is also called the small volume PCB assembly, is the assembly of the printed circuit boards in numbers of 25 or more, with DFM and DFT verification. Here at HIGH QUALITY PCB, we deliver the complete PCB assembly services in the low quantities and small volumes, executing the whole process from component procurement to PCB manufacturing and assembly. HIGH QUALITY PCB is with the best production equipment which can handle the most complicated board assembly projects while still maintaining the quality in both small-volume and big-volume runs.

Advantages of Small Volume PCB Assembly

• Time saving
• Increased flexibility
• Opportunity to develop various electronic products

How can you justify the need for a low-volume PCB manufacturing method?

Think about the design changes before the production of the mass units to find the problems with the fewer boards. This lowers the probability of getting thousands of faulty PCBs and ensures that the design is perfected before mass manufacturing starts.

The experiment of the board's ability to meet the application requirements is proven by thorough testing.

Quality assurance guarantees a high-quality PCB for the clients. Low-volume production will be the way to increase the overall quality and ensure that the board will be the one to meet your standards.

Design a small number of boards initially and thereby, cut down the costs. After you have double-checked that everything is in order and ready for mass production, you may order the PCBs knowing that you are buying the reliable ones.

Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Services

DFM is a crucial factor in the assembly of low-volume boards. We perform a complete examination of your papers to find any engineering problems in them, such as Gerber files, BOM, schematics, and assembly drawings. In this sense, we will be the turnkey solution provider and will do the PCB panelization for your PCBs in order to save the costs and the assembly process. We will suggest a right solder mask opening to have a high yield rate and at the same time, we will solve the problems of solder bridging and other soldering problems. Prior to the procurement of BOM components, the engineers will scrutinize your parts list against your PCB designs and if any component aspects are unclear, they will ask for your clarification. DFM service does away with errors, saves on PCB and assembly production costs, and reduces the manufacturing turnaround time without delays in shipping. Provided that there are no DFM issues or all the problems are solved, the low-volume board assembly enables you to utilize our services at a cheap price.

Design for Testability (DFT) Service

DFT in PCB design is the essential phase in the design for manufacturability (DFM) process. This main idea can be said to be the fact of producing a similar product at the least possible production cost while maintaining a reasonable failure rate. Even in the case of low-volume PCB board manufacturing, DFM should be already included in the PCB design since the beginning. The testability of the whole PCB design is achieved by specifying the development process in a way that the test point requirements are easily understood and the errors can be located quickly. For manufacturing defects and component failures, DFT is crucial in the design for profitability. If you opt us as your turnkey PCB assembly provider, you will get the much needed engineering assistance of how to place test points over the PCB after analyzing your test technique.

Design for Functionality Testing: In the case of functional testing, the complexity of the tests is based on the techniques used, and not on the board details. To check if the system is working fine, you have to turn on the board and wait for a certain message to appear on the screen.

Design for In-Circuit Testing: In the process of in-circuit testing, it is advisable to take care of the current levels and voltage on the final PCB. It is a more precise technique to examine and identify the problems and where they are coming from.

IC Programming Services

IC programming, also called IC burning, is one of the value-added services that we offer to make sure that your low-volume PCB assembly project may be completed from one roof and risk-free. The direct that is integrated in our turn-key PCB assembly process is that we may program ICs on tubes, tapes, and plates either before or after SMD assembly. We provide IC burning service for a huge number of ICs in lead and leadless packages and we can re-tape programmed ICs to increase the SMT assembly efficiency.

Why HIGH QUALITY PCB is the Ideal Choice to Assemble Your PCB?

At HIGH QUALITY PCB, we offer a special one-off program for our turnkey clients in which we send a few of your constructed PCBs, maybe 1-2pcs, to you for checking before the main production run. We guarantee you will get the best blend of PCB turnkey service quality, pricing, and delivery time.

In case you do not want to waste your time and complete the first item inspection (FAI) by yourself if the testing protocols are given to us, you can completely rely on us to do it for you. X-ray inspection is available to guarantee that BGA packages and other complicated packages are assembled by the right way. Our turnkey PCB assembly techniques help us to detect and fix any problems that may occur in the PCB assembly process before the small-volume PCBAs are shipped.

Cost-down concern: In low-volume board assembly projects, cost is a serious issue that both clients and PCB manufacturers are worried about. Repeat purchases will be required to pay the NRE and SMT stencil expenses again which will save you money. In a low-volume assembly job, the cost of the BOM usually is a big part of the total cost. We reduce your per-part cost by sourcing number of components from the major wholesalers and choosing the quantities that lead to the lowest per-part pricing. Through our experience in servicing PCB assembly worldwide, we have been able to establish strong ties with major suppliers outside the country, mainly in China, to reduce part-sourcing costs while ensuring the high quality of the products. We guarantee that you will get the best balance of PCB turnkey service quality, price, and delivery time.

We have a big customer base for small volume PCB assembly services from many sectors, such as security, telecommunications, medical, vehicles, and so on, because of our input towards the improvement and quality assurance. The company has created custom low- and high-volume assembly lines that can be easily shifted to meet different assembly requirements. We supply small amounts for high-density PCB assembly in the early stage of design completion, and of course, all the PCBAs are inspected and tested rigorously before they are shipped to you. HIGH QUALITY PCB has the best production equipment which can be used to build the most difficult board assemblies projects while at the same time maintaining the quality in both the small-volume and the big-volume runs.