Why One-Stop PCBA Service are getting more and more popular?

Why One-Stop PCBA Service are getting more and more popular?

GWT as an industry leader in One-Stop PCBA Services provider, we are extremely proud of the complete PCBA solutions we offer to our clients. During our years of experience, we have developed a model that makes One-Stop PCBA Service ideal for all types of businesses, from small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. 

What is One-Stop PCBA Service?

One-Stop, also known as ‘Turnkey’ PCBA Services are a complete solution, including DFM Checking, PCB Fabrication, Electrical Testing, Parts Procurement, PCB Assembly, Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), and Shipping. In short, you simply send us your PCB Design Files, and we send you back a fully functional PCBA board; it’s that easy!

We'd like to explain why one-stop PCBA service are geting more and more popular this article.

1.The component sales channels are networked, and prices tend to be transparent

At present, the entire component sales network is actually available. Enter the online model, price, manufacturer's production status and whether there is inventory, you can find any kind of material. In fact, the whole process is very simple. If the company buys it on its own, someone who understands the materials needs to be asked if the component supplier is genuine and when it can be shipped. But in this way, the final material purchased may be the same price as the supplier, which is equivalent to spending more money to do the same thing.

2.Labor costs are rising, and costs are reduced to deal with uncertainty

n the fact of the current unstable situation, we can really feel that orders are actually not increasing, but decreasing. In the absence of an increase in orders, it is absolutely impossible to reduce labor costs. The entire one-stop PCBA service includes the entire budget, the price is controllable, and there are no other costs, reducing uncertainty.

3.Leave professional matters to a more professional team

Compared with general solution companies, because it does not involve a specific back-end production process, it may not know much about the current price trends of PCB circuit boards and components and the new SMT technology. But PCBA manufacturers deal with these back-end processes every day. The engineers at PCBA processing plants know very well what kind of board and what kind of solder paste to use in what industry.

The most important point is that PCBA manufacturers have many customers, and the demand for parts procurement is also great. Correspondingly, you can get more access to the terminal channel and thus get more products, so the price will definitely be lower and the quality will definitely be guaranteed. After all, terminal distributors do not want to lose their main customers. If you buy from a company, you may not reach the minimum quote of other companies.

4.Oversight

One-Stop PCBA Service allows our clients more freedom to choose their level of involvement in the process. If you are busy with other design work, you can focus on those tasks, and leave the PCB Assembly Process mostly to us. We will of course keep you fully updated about your order’s status, but this arrangement will require much less oversight on your end, compared against the time required to negotiate between two or more different companies.

This process of One-Stop PCBA Service eases the site auditing process as well, sometimes introducing this as an option where it would otherwise have been too costly or demanding.

You also only have to deal with one ongoing order for your project, under one quote and one invoice. This might seem inconsequential, but if a change must be made during production, a simple paper-trail can be enormously beneficial to maintaining your turnaround time.

5.Lead time

As mentioned above, lead time is often improved by the turnkey PCBA service simply because communication is made easier, but this is certainly not the only reason for reduced lead time in One-Stop PCBA Services.

Our One-Stop PCBA Production Process is fully optimized for minimum lead time, with a precision that is incredibly difficult to achieve between multiple companies. We always make sure that Parts Procurement is done concurrently with PCB Fabrication, and all parts arrive at our production facilities prior to the completion of the bare PCBs. This way, we always have what we need to begin the PCB Assembly as soon as the bare boards are ready, and we never have to deal with downtime.

6.Quality

When you place a One-Stop PCB order with GWT, we assign a project manager to your order, who sticks with you all the way through the production process. This means that you have someone on our end who is solely responsible to make sure that your PCBA are built exactly to specifications, and to double-check with you if we run into any questions. This allows for a seamless inter-departmental communication that is simply more efficient than the communication between multiple companies. Increased internal communication translates to a lower risk of errors and guaranteed compatibility; you never have to worry about your PCB Fabricator following a Spacing Requirement that your PCB Assembler is unable to work with.

Your project will be thoroughly tested after every individual step in the production process, as a part of our Quality Management principles. This allows the project manager for your order to become more familiar with your project, and to narrow down any errors to the specific manufacturing stage where they occurred to ensure a timely correction.

7.Cost

This point is fairly straightforward: if your PCBs are fabricated and assembled by different manufacturers, you will likely have to cover the cost of shipping the bare PCBs between those two entities. Our One-Stop PCBA Quotes include all shipping fees in one convenient entry, so you never have to worry about those annoying ancillary fees that can pop up during production.

You will also likely notice that your Bill of Materials (BOM) cost comes out lower than your regular cost when you use our Parts Procurement team.This is because our dedicated team has worked for years to build relationships with component vendors and shipping partners, so we are able to leverage those relationships and purchase in bulk to win more savings for you!

Our One-Stop PCBA Services also include a variety of additional services for our turnkey clients, such as our Free Advanced Samples program for larger orders. We can also provide specialized test methods such as X-Ray Inspection or Functional Circuit Testing (FCT), and we offer a variety of ancillary services like IC Programming and Conformal Coating.