How to get a PCBA?

How to get a PCBA?

Professional Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing is an important step in bringing your products to the market.

Preparing files for PCBA

You will need a collection of different files in order to place an order for Printed Circuit Board Assembly:

• A set of Gerber files are used to manufacture the bare PCB itself.

• A bill of materials (BOM) lists all the parts used in the design along with other information used to source the parts and correctly place them on the PCB.

• A centroid file (also called an insertion file, pick-n-place file, or XY data file) is used to program the machines used to assemble your PCB.

• Assembly drawings are used to verify your design, for manual assembly and soldering, for rework, and for testing.

• Photos of a finished prototype board can be generally helpful for clearing up any ambiguity in your design files.

Purchasing components for PCBA

As a PCB&PCBA manufacturer, we provide one-stop service. XZH can provide many brands components such as TI, INFINEON, ALTERA, ST, etc. XZH also can provides customers with alternative materials when the products customers need are out of budget, which will saved customers 50% of cost.

Printed Circuit Board Assembly

• You will need to use a PCB Assembly (PCBA) service to get not only your bare PCBs manufactured, but also to have all the components placed on the board and soldered. Many PCBA services also offer testing so that the correct function of each and every board can be verified before they arrive at your door to be integrated into your finished products.

• Typically, the boards are inspected in a variety of ways after each step of the assembly process. Some inspection stages are performed automatically using automated optical inspection (AOI) machines. These machines use a computer vision system to ensure, in this case, that each pad on the PCB has the correct amount of solder paste accurately applied.

• Then, a pick-and-place machine is used to quickly and accurately place SMT components onto the board. Pick-and-place machines are an amazing technology. The machines automatically retrieve individual components off reels, check the alignment of the components, and place them in the correct positions on the PCB. The fastest pick-and-place machines are capable of placing upwards of 50 components per second.

Xinzhanhong is a professional Printed Circuit Board manufacturing and assembly factory, providing one-stop PCBA customization service for customers.