Questions You Should Ask About PCB Manufacturers
There are literally thousands of options when it comes to selecting a printed circuit board manufacturer or fabricator, but which one should you choose? Triangle Circuits is confident that we offer the best combination of price, quality, on time delivery. That is why we have created a list of questions you should ask about PCB manufacturers to help you compare and choose the best printed circuit board manufacturer for your project.
The Company: When selecting a PCB manufacturer or supplier, you need to look at how long they have been in business and how stable is the company. The printed circuit board industry is highly competitive and many PCB manufacturers come and go. This causes you the buyer to continually look for new suppliers which costs you both time and money or selecting a company with little experience.
Triangle Circuits has been in business since 1979 and has not only weathered the tides of the PCB industry but has grown to be a financially stable manufacturer and to become a preferred supplier to many electronic contract manufacturers and OEMs. Our tenure and strength comes from our years of experience in building PCBs and allows us to continually improve our company with purchasing state of the art equipment and hiring talented engineers.
Quality: Too many companies use the term quality as a buzz word or as a marketing slogan. A good PCB manufacturer should be able to provide strong evidence of their quality through accreditation, certification as well as customer references.
Triangle Circuits has a long established program of quality control and quality programs to monitor and improve it's manufacturing services and procedures. We are an ISO 9001-2000 Certified Company, which shows that we have documented and implemented quality assurance programs that meet and exceed strict ISO guidelines. We are also proud to share the fact that are customer return rate of printed circuit boards is less than 5%.
Value Added Services: Does your supplier just take your order or do they offer value added services to ensure the quality, manufacturability , and performance accuracy of your circuit boards?
Triangle Circuits built it's reputation for quality and customer satisfaction on being a customer focused company from the very beginning. We offer value added services to go above and beyond the competition. We offer value added services like manufacturing assistance through the project, a process that beings by reviewing every order to ensure your design is the best for its application, or the on-going and timely communications we offer to ensure no surprises and on-time delivery.
We also Offer:
- High volume sourcing for both inhouse and off-shore suppliers
- We offer stocking and inventory programs custom tailored for your needs
- We offer an experienced customer service department staffed with professionals that keep you informed of the progress of your order.
- Our engineers offer their years of experience to assist you with the development and manufactuability of your circuit board.
RoHS Compliance: Is your supplier or manufacturer up to speed with the new regulations and standards associated with RoHS compliance and lead free finishes?
While other companies were scrambling to makes changes to meet RoHS compliance for circuit boards, Triangle Circuits was a leader by meeting the compliance standards long before the July 1, 2006 deadline. We started immediately to offer lead free finishes and to help our clients adjust to the impending standards.
We hope this check list of questions will help you in selecting a PCB manufacturer or supplier and hope that we have shed some light as to why Triangle Circuits offers the lowest total cost of ownership in printed circuit boards, but also why so many OEMs and contract manufacturers rely on us.
