At CIC, our Project Coordinators have been helping customers ensure successful builds with their PCB assembly materials since 1988. Along the way, we’ve identified some best practices to achieve successful PCB assemblies and want to share them with you. The biggest source of potential problems is in the Bill of Materials (BoM). When a new
Anyone can use the internet to locate and purchase components for a PCB assembly. So….why is “Kitting” such an important step in the PCB Assembly process? The term Kitting is used to describe the task of bringing all materials together into one package ready for assembly. With all required materials received, verified, placed in suitable
Many assembly houses, especially in high-cost areas such as Boston and Silicon Valley, are facing rising real estate and staffing costs. This is, in turn, making it more difficult for them to remain competitive against lower-cost operations located outside the United States. When you couple this with the fact that providing electronic component quotes for
Ordering, confirming, tracking, verifying, preparing and identifying electronic components for a PC assembly can be very time-consuming and a bit tricky. We highly recommend ordering components only from an Authorized Distribution source or directly from the manufacturer. Rule #1 will help avoid the issue of counterfeit components. Confirming the component intended delivery date, expediting (as
