Pcb assembly

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Description

PCB(Printed Circuit Board) is a conductive pattern formed on conductive material according to the engineers’ design, there only traces/ holes/layers on it, but without any components installed.

While the PCBA(PCB+ Assembly) means a bare PCB board assembled with components such as resistors/ capacitors/ IC, to make the whole circuit board works as intended. After the PCB was designed by electronic engineers, the files (Normally production files, called Gerber files, but not original design files schematic& PCB layout, to keep the original design safe, and thus to protect the intellectual property) can be sent to PCB factories for production. Meanwhile, after components sourced, and then they can be installed on the PCB board, and final programming, testing… And finally, a PCBA manufactured, that be ready for an electronic project.

But this is not actually easy work, especially for a maker & startup, there're many processes to create a working PCBA board…

Makerfabs provides the Turnkey PCBA Service from PCB manufacturing, components sourcing, PCB board assembly, soldering, programming, testing to end shipping. With this one-stop and quick turn PCB assembly service, the electronic designers do not need to suffer from these very detailed works such as soldering the prototype board, and thus can concentrate on the electronics creating and PCBA designing works.