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PCB Assembly

Circuit board assembly is something you'll have to do yourself in EGR326. For senior projects or industrial use, you may want to have a contract manufacturer do assembly for you.

Circuit Board Construction

Here are some links on soldering:

• Weller has some useful information on soldering tips, choice of flux, temperature, etc.

• A good handbook on soldering is by H. Smith, "Quality Hand Soldering and Circuit Board Repair", 3rd. ed. Delmar/Thomson Learning, ISBN 0766828875.

Assembly Services

Here are some assembly companies I've used (successfully).

• Nelson Specialties (in St. Joseph, MI!) does assembly, electromechanical assembly, conformal coating, component procurement. They say they also do PCB manufacturing.

Here are some other options I've come across (no experience with any of them).

• EBW Electronics does PCB assembly in Holland, MI

• Advanced Assembly is designed for low-volume assembly, very friendly to prototypers and hobbyists.

• OneStopAssembly does both fabrication and PCB assembly on small quantities (they are affiliated with the Advanced Circuits PCB manufacturer.

• Real Time Manufacturing runs about $160 per board with less than 150 placements, $475 for 150-300 placements, and $950 for 300-600 placements. I think that's a bit expensive. Shop around for some other places.

• Screaming Circuits quick-turn PCB assembly.

• Printed Circuits Corp. does PCB manufacturing and assembly.

• Data Translation Manufacturing seems to be a full-service assembly service.

• FlexOne does both low and high volume assembly, and specializes in turnkey product development including all hardware, cases, etc.

• MICROART will do assembly as well as materials management, quality assurance, and PCB layout. Located in Canada.

• Hildy Licht does PCB assembly as well as cable assemblies.

• Maxe Circuit Assembly specializes in prototypes and first-run items, cables and harnesses

• Infiniteq Assembly also provides PCB manufacturing. They will assemble down to 0201's, 8 mil pitch components (0.2mm), etc.

• Assembly Technologies Inc. does PCB assembly, test, and cable builds.

• Surmotech is an electronic contract manufacturer in New York that also does PCB assembly.

Assembly Technology

• Stencils Unlimited will manufacture SMT stencils, and also sells an assortment of other assembly-related products. Some are especially useful for prototyping and hobbyists.

• Integrated Ideas & Technologies will manufacture quick-turn stencils for both frame systems as well as desktop & prototype stencils.