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The experience of reducing PCBA cost accounting

The production process of PCBA is complicated and long, and involves many links. Whether it is from the scheme design, the research and development cycle, and the production process, each link requires investment of manpower, financial resources, and even huge time costs. Customers know that to do PCBA, cost accounting should be done in advance, and try not to overspend; once overspend, it will be a heavy burden for the enterprise. Therefore, reducing the cost of PCBA is very important for customers. As a PCBA board research and development engineer for many years, he has a deep understanding of the pain points of customers and has some useful experience in reducing PCBA cost accounting. Let me share with you today:

1. If customers do small batches, they can choose professional PCB proofing manufacturers. The ancients said: "There is a sequence to hear the truth, and the technology industry has a specialization." Each PCB manufacturer has its own positioning and good process capabilities. If the quantity is not large, try to choose a professional PCB factory that does proofing, which is fast, efficient, and has an advantage in terms of price.

2. When purchasing components, try to choose futures suppliers, or understand clearly when connecting with PCBA manufacturers, whether their procurement channels are based on spot or futures. If it is for futures, the purchase price of the whole batch will be lower. Although the spot price is fast, the price is also high.

3. The choice of PCB light board manufacturing process is very important. At present, the prices of mainstream FR-4 immersion gold boards and gold-plated boards are also different. If there are no special requirements in the process, it is recommended to choose conventional materials in the selection of materials, such as special plates such as aluminum substrates and copper substrates. Not only need to book in advance, but the process requirements and costs are very high.

4. Is there a charge for the evaluation of the assembly and testing process? In this link, many manufacturers charge separately, and some are converted into the processing fee. Therefore, when signing a contract with the manufacturer, the customer must understand clearly and test whether this piece is charged separately; Cost savings to a certain extent.

The above are some methods that engineers have sorted out for you to reduce PCBA cost accounting. Of course, no matter how much the cost, quality is the most important. After all, PCBA processing is "you get what you pay for", so don’t reduce PCBA cost accounting. This leads to lower quality standards, which is not good.