Supply your own components and let our experienced team handle the assembly. Consigned PCB assembly offers flexibility with the same reliable results.
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Consigned PCB Assembly: Flexible Solutions for Custom Component Integration
At Surface Mount Solutions (SMS), we offer consigned PCB assembly services that provide you with the flexibility to supply your own components while benefiting from our expert assembly processes. Our consigned services allow you to maintain control over critical parts of your project, ensuring that specific components meet your requirements, while SMS handles the precision assembly of your printed circuit boards (PCBs). With years of experience in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry, we provide reliable, high-quality PCB assembly solutions for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, telecommunications, automotive, and consumer electronics.
By choosing our consigned services, you get the best of both worlds: the flexibility of managing your own components and the peace of mind that comes with knowing your boards will be assembled by industry-leading experts. Whether you're working on small prototype runs or large-scale production, SMS is your trusted partner for precision, quality, and flexibility in PCB manufacturing.
What is Consigned PCB Assembly?
Consigned PCB assembly is a process where customers provide their own components for printed circuit board assembly, while SMS handles the assembly and quality control. This allows companies to maintain control over specific components, such as those that are difficult to source or critical to their product's performance, while outsourcing the time-consuming assembly process to experts.
- Customer-Supplied Components: You provide the components, and we ensure they are assembled with precision, maintaining strict adherence to your specifications.
- Seamless Integration: We integrate your consigned components into our assembly process, ensuring that each part is handled and installed with care.
- Quality Assurance: Every component undergoes rigorous quality checks before assembly to ensure they meet the necessary standards for your project.
How Consigned PCB Assembly Benefits Your Project
For companies that prefer to manage their own component sourcing, consigned PCB assembly offers several benefits. You have complete control over the parts used in your project, ensuring they meet your specific requirements, while SMS takes care of the technical aspects of assembly. This service is ideal for businesses working on custom products, prototypes, or projects requiring specialized components.
- Control Over Critical Components: You can select and source components that are critical to your project's success, while we handle the assembly and quality assurance.
- Flexibility in Supply Chain: For companies that already have an established supply chain, consigned assembly allows you to continue using your preferred suppliers while leveraging our expertise in PCB assembly.
- Reduced Costs: By supplying your own components, you can potentially reduce the cost of sourcing parts and focus your budget on expert assembly services.
Custom PCB Assembly for Various Industries
SMS’s consigned PCB assembly services are highly customizable and can be tailored to the unique needs of different industries. We understand that various industries have specific regulatory requirements and performance expectations, and we work to ensure that every board we assemble meets those standards.
- Aerospace: For the aerospace industry, reliability and precision are essential. Our consigned assembly services ensure that your mission-critical components are assembled with care and meet the stringent standards required for aerospace applications.
- Medical Devices: In the medical field, where life-saving devices rely on flawless operation, SMS ensures that consigned components are assembled to the highest levels of precision and quality.
- Telecommunications: For telecommunications companies, ensuring rapid production without sacrificing quality is key. Our consigned assembly services allow telecom companies to quickly integrate specialized components into high-speed devices.
Quality Control for Consigned PCB Assembly
At SMS, we maintain strict quality control processes for every consigned assembly project. We inspect each customer-supplied component before it enters the assembly process to ensure it meets the required standards. This rigorous attention to detail allows us to deliver reliable, high-performance PCB assemblies, even with customer-supplied parts.
- Component Verification: Before assembly, every consigned component undergoes verification to ensure it meets the necessary specifications for your PCB assembly.
- Automated Optical Inspection (AOI): Our advanced AOI systems ensure that each board is inspected for accurate component placement and proper soldering, reducing the risk of assembly errors.
- Functional Testing: Each printed circuit board is subjected to functional testing to ensure it performs as expected in real-world conditions.
Flexible Consignment Options
At SMS, we offer flexible consignment options to meet the unique needs of your project. Whether you want to supply all components or just a few critical parts, our consigned services can be tailored to your preferences. We work with companies of all sizes, from startups developing prototypes to established businesses scaling up production, providing the same level of care and precision to every project.
- Partial Consignment: If you prefer to supply only certain components, such as specialized or hard-to-find parts, we can integrate these into the assembly process while sourcing the rest through our procurement services.
- Full Consignment: If you choose to supply all the components, we will handle the assembly with the same attention to detail as we do with fully sourced projects.
- Custom Solutions: Our consigned assembly services can be customized to fit your exact requirements, ensuring you receive the flexibility you need while maintaining quality and performance.
Why Choose SMS for Consigned PCB Assembly?
By choosing SMS for your consigned PCB assembly needs, you benefit from our years of expertise, precision, and commitment to quality. We take pride in offering flexible, reliable assembly services that meet the specific needs of your project, whether you are working on a single prototype or a large production run. Our goal is to provide seamless integration of your components into our assembly process, ensuring your boards are built to the highest standards.
- Expertise You Can Trust: With decades of experience in the PCB assembly and electronics manufacturing industries, our team delivers reliable, high-quality results.
- Flexibility for Your Project: We offer flexible consignment options, allowing you to maintain control over key components while outsourcing the assembly to our expert team.
- Strict Quality Control: Our quality assurance processes ensure that every consigned component is assembled with precision, reducing the risk of defects and ensuring reliable performance.
Get Started with Consigned PCB Assembly
If you're ready to streamline your PCB manufacturing process while maintaining control over key components, contact SMS today to learn more about our consigned PCB assembly services. We are committed to providing flexible, high-quality solutions that meet your exact requirements, ensuring your project stays on time and within budget.
Get in touch today to discuss how we can turn your complex designs into reliable, high-quality products.
From quick-turn PCB assembly to full turnkey solutions, our services cover every stage of the manufacturing process. Whether you need expert materials procurement, thorough testing, or final delivery, we ensure each step is handled with precision, efficiency, and quality.
Ensure efficient PCB assembly with reliable materials procurement and kitting. Learn how we streamline the process and keep production on time.
Meet tight deadlines with our high-quality QuickTurn PCB assembly, delivering reliable results in as little as 2-4 days.
Maintain control by supplying your own components while we handle the assembly, ensuring flexibility without sacrificing quality.
Simplify your project with our turnkey PCB assembly services, handling everything from component sourcing to final delivery.
Get contaminant-free boards with our advanced inline aqueous cleaning service, ensuring optimal performance and durability for every project.
Ensure flawless PCB assembly with our AOI and visual inspection services, detecting defects early and ensuring top-tier quality control.
Get precision BGA rework and reballing to ensure reliable PCB connections and long-term performance for your most complex assemblies.
Get fast prototype PCB assembly services for rapid iterations and reliable results, ensuring your project moves quickly through development.
Ensure flawless PCB performance with our functional testing services, designed to verify that every board functions perfectly under real-world conditions.
Turning complex circuit board designs into reliable, high-quality products requires an efficient and detail-oriented process. Our step-by-step approach eliminates common manufacturing obstacles, ensuring smooth production, superior quality, and on-time delivery. Each stage is designed to tackle potential pain points, giving you confidence that your PCB assembly project will be handled with precision and expertise.
Every successful project starts with a strong foundation. Our engineers work closely with your team to review your design files, providing Design for Manufacturability (DFM) feedback. This early-stage consultation helps prevent costly revisions and optimizes your design for a seamless transition to production.
Component sourcing can be challenging, especially when balancing cost and lead times. Our experienced procurement team handles all aspects of materials procurement, ensuring that the best-quality components are used and that your project stays on schedule, even for complex printed circuit board designs.
We use state-of-the-art surface mount technology (SMT) and through-hole assembly techniques to build your circuit boards with the highest accuracy and consistency. Our advanced equipment and skilled technicians ensure precise placement of even the smallest components for a robust, reliable build.
Quality is our top priority. Each assembly goes through multiple inspection stages, including Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), X-ray testing, and comprehensive functional testing. This ensures every circuit board meets stringent standards and performs as expected.
Once testing is complete, your product is prepared for delivery. Whether you need full box builds, special packaging, or local delivery, our logistics team ensures that each project arrives on time and ready for deployment.
Get in touch today to discuss how we can turn your complex designs into reliable, high-quality products.
Whether you need a quick-turn solution or end-to-end turnkey services, our capabilities are designed to support every stage of your PCB assembly process.
With advanced technologies, flexible lead times, and a commitment to quality, we tailor our services to your specific project requirements.
Depending on customer requests, projects can be completed in as little as 2-4 days, ideal for urgent needs.
A cost-effective solution with a lead time of 5 days (assembly only).
Comprehensive solutions, including procurement and assembly, completed in 10-15 days, depending on part availability.
Advanced SMT capabilities for high-precision components, handling placements down to 01005 with fine-pitch BGA and QFN.
Precision through-hole technology using selective soldering for mixed-technology assemblies, ensuring robust connections.
Accommodating boards up to 18”x15” with custom panelization options for efficient production and cost savings.
Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) and inline cleaning ensure that each PCB assembly is free from defects and contaminants.
Functional testing, BGA X-ray inspection, and rework solutions like BGA reballing to guarantee flawless performance.
Providing full reels and properly labeled components ensures uninterrupted production. Avoid loose parts and supply at least 5 inches of cut tape for feeder compatibility.
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Full Reels Preferred: Whenever possible, provide full reels to minimize machine downtime and ensure uninterrupted production.
Cut Tape: If cut tape is necessary, it must be at least 5 inches long for proper feeder handling.
Machine Loss: Add 2% for all passive components to account for machine loss, and 4% for 0402 caps and resistors.
Loose Components: Loose parts must be hand-placed, which increases time and cost—please avoid whenever possible.
Labeling: Clearly label reels or trays with the customer part number and a complete component description, including value and part type.
IC Packaging: Integrated Circuits (ICs) should ideally be on tape and reel; however, if tubes are used, ensure all components face the same direction and the tube is properly labeled.
Boards must include fiducials, silkscreen reference markers, and adequate component clearance. Consider panelizing for smaller boards to maximize efficiency.
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Fiducials: Boards and panels must include fiducials for accurate alignment during assembly.
Silkscreen: Ensure reference designators and polarity markers are visible on the silkscreen.
Component Clearance: Components should not be placed within 0.080 inches of the edge of the board to avoid damage.
Panelization: For boards smaller than 3x4 inches, consider panelizing. Ideal panel size is approximately 8x10 inches with a 0.25” border.
Double-Sided Boards: For double-sided assemblies, passive components should be placed on the bottom side when possible.
Submit Gerber files, a current BOM, and CAD data for machine programming. Include an audit sheet for any shortages, and consider providing a sample board.
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Gerber Files: Gerber data is required to produce the stencil and ensure proper layout for panelized boards.
BOM (Bill of Materials): Provide an accurate BOM for the current build, including all parts and values, for assembly accuracy.
CAD Data: CAD data is required for machine programming and ensuring precise component placement.
Audit Sheet: Include an audit sheet listing all shortages and discrepancies in the provided parts to avoid delays in the assembly process.
Sample Board (Optional): Providing a sample board can greatly aid in the accurate assembly of your production run.
To guarantee a smooth and efficient assembly process, it's essential to follow these kitting guidelines. By properly preparing your parts, boards, and data, we can ensure accurate and timely production while minimizing delays and errors.
Contact SMS to take advantage of our turnkey PCB assembly services, ensuring fast lead times, precision, and quality.