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pcb design for manufacture

Wanting a print circuit board (PCB) easy and cheap to make  is something every company that makes electronic thinks. A good design can save both time and money. At Engine, we're pretty good at  making PCBs better and smarter. It’s not just drawing the right shapes and colors. It’s also about ensuring the  PCB can be manufactured in large quantity  without error. It involves forward-thinking in the design phase. We want to make it  easy for you to design these boards and  make many  of them, and not spend much on them.

It's an easy way to get  your PCBs  from design to show-off so  you can chat them up at your next soldering party. First, keep the layout simple. The time consumed by the production can be saved with  an easy layout. If you  can, try to  make your board with less  layers. Each layer adds to the cost. And don't be  afraid to use stuff we all have  lying around as much as possible. If you choose more unusual components, it’s possible  that having them on hand  will  be difficult, and thus your costs  might increase.

How to Optimize PCB Design for Manufacture for Cost-Efficiency?

Using larger pads for the connections can also ease  manufacturing. They  facilitate machines  in putting components down neatly, without  errors. Space is  important, too. If you aren’t careful about how close together you place the components, it can be impossible for a machine to do its work and difficult (or impossible) to tie things  together  during  soldering.  Finally, don’t forget to pick a good solder mask too. The Photo Solder Mask protects  PCB and easier to manufacture it.

It is very useful to test the PCB design without it's actually production. ‘Use a program that can find design mistakes. This can  be  a time saver, because  it is best to discover problems before production begins.  You might design for automation, to help robots and machines snap the PCBs together. That reduces  costs  to produce,  because machines can generally do  the work more quickly than  people.  Finally, consider the environment. Designing your product for recycling or using less material also can make it more attractive and economical. For more information on cost-effective solutions, check out our PCB Design & OEM services.

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