PCB assembly is as important as designing the board. In the prototyping phase, you probably do assembly and soldering on your own. Once the project is working and ready for small-scale production, you need to find a way to assemble and solder components fast, cheap, and accessible. Unless you have a team of engineers, it is better to delegate this work to professionals who have the right equipment, materials, and skills. If you are producing more than five higher complexity, better use PCB assembly (PCBA) service provided by the same PCB fab house. PCBWay is capable of prototyping a small volume production, including fabricating assembly. The days when prototyping and assembly costs were expensive are long gone. You can get PCBA service for as cheap as $88 for 10 PCBs. The small-scale production became affordable for smaller businesses and even hobbyists. Imagine that you must build 5-10 boards to prove your concept. Soldering on your own would take significant time, and there are big chances of errors. In the end, the cost of production may end up even more significant…
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