Fabrication Houses
PCB fabricators usually accept Gerber files, which any good
PCB cad tool will export. Some also will accept
your actual source files (e.g. Eagle
.brd file), but that's risky if you ask me, you can never know if they will
generate the artwork correctly if you just give them your sources. Better
to generate the gerbers yourself and check them in a gerber viewer before
you send them away.
Usually you would export the layers for a 2-layer board as separate gerber
files...
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Board Outline
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Silk Top
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Silk Bottom
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Mask Top
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Mask Bottom
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Copper Top
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Copper Bottom
and then a drill file for the holes, and slots if any. Some fabs might allow
two drill files, one for unplated and one for plated holes.
What the files are called depends on the fab, usually it's just different
file extensions, the following are loosely standardised
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.GTO and .GBO for top and bottom silk
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.GTS and .GBS for top and bottom mask
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.GTL and .GBL for top and bottom copper
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.GML/GKO/GBR/GM1 for the board outline itself
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.TXT for the N/C Drill file of the holes
"PCB manufacturers", "prototype boards", "board house", ...
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http://PCBShopper.com Lets you search
for the cheapest (or fastest) PCB manufacturer. PCBShopper lets you enter
your board's specs - size, layers, preferred solder mask color, and quantity
- and shows you a list of PCB manufacturers along with prices and delivery
times. You can then sort the results to find the cheapest or fastest
manufacturers. PCBShopper currently lists 13 manufacturers, and more are
being added. PCBShopper is free to use and is not affiliated with any
manufacturers.
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Custom Circuit Boards - A
PCB
Manufacturing company, located in Phoenix, Arizona, that specializes
in Quick turn
multilayer
PCB. With same day delivery (orders before 9am), Custom Circuit Boards
is fast, secure, and affordable solution for both companies and hobbyist.
Use their
online
PCB quote form for your next PCB project.
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http://olimex.com/ "Olimex
is one of the cheapest and fastest services
around" -- recc. Byron A Jeff 2002-12-07 on PicList (in Bulgaria so plan
on a week or two shipping) Do note that there are significant restrictions
on the drill sizes and trace width/spacing you can use for the proto service.
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http://www.pcbcart.com/cart.php
PCBCart - China, very cheap, good quality and tolerances, automated quote.
Pretty much the cheapest around
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http://www.spiritcircuits.com/home
Spirit Circuits - not the cheapest, but excellent quality/service. Also,
they do a very cool *FREE* 2 layer "Go Naked" prototype service, which is
worth knowing about. Very innovative/ modern kind of place, seem to make
an effort to impress. You may want to check out their "PCB Snap" for a 4-layer
prototype
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http://www.protoexpress.com
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http://goldphoenixpcb.biz/ They
are (or at least were) the service behind Sparkfun's Batch PCB service
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http://www.pcb4u.com better known as
Accutrace)
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Saturn Electronics Corporation
http://SaturnElectronics.com/ (thanks for the link, M. Miles)
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Excel Electrocircuit
http://ExcelElectro.com/ (thanks for the link, M. Miles)
http://pcbexpress.com/
$100 for 4 identical PCBs (up to 3.375 x 2.875 inches) (that's $25 each)
... has on-line price estimates.
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http://www.apcircuits.com . least
expensive for small quantities, very fast and high-quality service. Just
for comparison, qty. 2 of a 6 inch by 4 inch board ran $90,and that was about
50% setup fee.
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Advanced Circuits http://4pcb.com/
makes quick-turn PWB prototypes. There's an on-line form where you tell
it how big your board is and a few other details. It immediately gives you
a complete price schedule (how much for 2 boards, how much for 10 boards,
how much for 100 boards ... how much extra to pay for
must-have-it-2-days-from-now.). I find on-line price estimates very useful
for deciding whether to make 2 boards and buy a connector between them, or
to make one big board. --
David
A Cary
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Millennium Dataware S.r.l. http://www.mdsrl.it/
"Ultra Fast PCB Prototyping with the special warranty: 24 hours or the
PCB are FREE!" -- Francesco Fontana < francesco (at) mdsrl.it >. Millennium
Dataware has an online price estimate, and also a PCB discussion forum:
http://plcforum.it/
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http://www.expresspcb.com Free ExpressPCB
Windows layout software. Our express PC board manufacturing service delivers
double-sided plated-through boards in 3 business days or less. Often orders
for two boards cost under $100.
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http://www.pcb-quote.com/ Submits
your board to several FAB houses for quotes. Assembly is not addressed.
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DynaArt Designs, 3535 Stillmeadow Lane, Lancaster, CA 93536
Voice: (805) 943-4746, FAX: (805) 943-3776
E-Mail: dynaart@netport.com
Web Site http://www.dynaart.com
Home of the "Toner Transfer System"
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Coffman Enterprises,
http://www.cdh.net/scoff
Email: scoff @cdh.net. PerfectBoard purple paper process to make printed
circuit boards.
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Electrolube : Photo Resist, developer, Lacquer , Nickel spray, Etchant
Electrolube Limited,Blakes Road,Wargrave,Berkshire,RG10 8AW U.K.
Tel. +44 1734 404031 Fax + 44 1734 403084
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Isel: Etchant ,plating solution etching equipment etc.
Isel Automation, 6419 Eiterfeld 1,Germany
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Sifco : Plating Pen, 5708 Schaaf Rd. Cleveland OH 44131 USA
Tel +1 216 524 0099 Fax +1 216 524 6331
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Vero Electronics can be contacted in the US on 1-800-242-2863.
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Circuit Works Conductive Pen is available from Ocean State Electronics, (800)
866-6626.
The catalog number is CW2200
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NEPCON holds trade shows that focus
on electronic manufacturing equipment and tools. The next show is in Texas
during the last week of October. This will give you a chance to kick the
tires and test drive some of the equipment.
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Manncorp makes a pretty broad
line of equipment. Everything from manual pick and place machines up to some
fairly pricey automated lines. The sales people are pretty sharp and are
willing to answer dumb questions.
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http://www.bomir.com/ This equipment
is imported from Poland. Screen printer, manual pick and place with paste
dispenser, and a batch reflow oven for US$ 12k.
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http://www.apsgold.com/ Through-hole
lead forming machines and SMT equipment.
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For automated equipment, Upgrade
Technologies is the leading contender at the moment. They started out
with a focus on ovens. Screen printers and pick and place machines are fairly
recent additions to their product line.
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PCB Fab Express http://pcbfabexpress.com/
has on-line price estimates. PCB FAQ:
http://cal003109.student.utwente.nl/stefan/el
in the PCB section. (broken link as of 2005-07-18)
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Imagineering, Inc. http://pcbnet.com/
intro offer: $25 each for 2 Layers, $50 each for 4 Layers (quantity 1) max.
60 sqin., max. 14in length.
PICList threads:
"cheap pcb fabrication needed"
FAB houses in the UK.
Other web sites with long lists of PWB fabricators:
See also:
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owen at KILLspamjanklin.com refers to
http://www.maguselectronics.co.uk
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yangwanghuacn at KILLspamgmail.com refers to "
https://www.aipcba.com
AiPCBA This manufactured pcb has a low cost, I have been using it and highly recommend it."
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http://www.rocket-pcb.com
Rocket PCB specializes in solving complex PCB applications. It has strong experience in high-difficulty PCB processing, such as RF line control, high-frequency, high-speed, multi-drill and large-size backplane, micro-via, plating over for via(POFV), buried resistance and capacitor, high-order and multi-stage HDI+
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liusiqin77 at KILLspam163.com refers to
https://www.lhd-pcb.com
HUIZHOU LINGHANGDA TECHNOLOGY CO.LTD is one of the world-leading high-precision double-layer and multi-layer printed circuit board manufacturer. Our products are widely applied in communication, industrial control, power electronics, medical instrument, security electronics, aerospace and so on. Most of them are exported to America, Europe, Asia and other regions.
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https://www.pcbgogo.com?code=y
We have been specializing in PCB prototyping and PCBA manufacturing services for over 10 years, serving more than 20,000 customers all over the world. We have our own factory established over 17,000 square meters and we possess the latest professional production equipment to handle the PCB and PCBA manufacturing process. Our website has a 24 hours live online customer service to help assist our customers and to help solve any problems they might have with their order. All of your orders will be reviewed by PCBGOGO engineers. Our principle is to use our profession to ensure that you get exactly what you expect.+
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service01 at KILLspamourpcb.com
refers to
"
https://www.ourpcb.com/ OurPCB, your most reliable PCB and PCBA supplier"
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https://www.seeedstudio.com/fusion_pcb.html To get pcb
fabrication, I went through Seeed Studio
Fusion
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https://www.jlcpcb.com Fast manufacturing and fast DHL
international shipping. JLCPCB had a 1 week turnaround from uploading finished
design files to PCB delivery to USA: it is great for your rapid PCB needs.
Only $2 to stat experience with its PCB
service.
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wolfe83 at KILLspamgmail.com
refers to
https://pcbs.io
PCBs.io has been a good fabricator for us. Minimum board order is 4 starting
$1/sq in/ PCB and goes down as the board size increases. We have consistently
received 5 boards so the cost is actually quite a bit less. About 2 week
turnaround time to the US.
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yuchaelectronics at KILLspamgmail.com
refers to
"
http://www.joga-pcba.com Pioneer Manufacturer of Quality PCB & PCB
Assembly Services provider from China .PCB Assembly Services range from
prototypes to large production orders. Serving different verticals of customer
from Telecom to Automobiles " +
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service02 at KILLspamwellpcb.com
refers to
"
http://www.wellpcb.com WELLPCB is focusing on online prototypes orders,
to meet the requirement of Low cost, Fast delivery, Easy order for customers
around the world." +
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http://www.kjcircuits.com.cn KEJIE PRECISION PCB LIMITED
is an expert at Printed Circuit Board manufacturer ,we are professional on
prototype and mass production. It is committed to high-precision single-sided,
multi-layer PCB manufacturing.
info@kjcircuits.com.cn.
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3314389614 at KILLspamqq.com
refers to
"
http://www.pcbway.com/cc Why not PCBWay? I think it has pretty good quality
and very low price." +
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http://www.pcbnpi.com I've used PCBNPI.COM for my new designs
and liked them. Good price, a few extra boards for free and very
responsive.Meanwhile,they provide me free laser cut stencil for my prototype
boards+
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4pcbassemblylinks at KILLspamgmail.com
refers to
"
http://www.4pcbassembly.com/ We Provide best PCB assembly & fabrication
services with quick turnaround time as less as 24hours to 3 weeks as per
customers requirements.
" +
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dscpcbchina at KILLspamgmail.com
refers to
https://dsc-pcb.com/ Shenzhen Dashunchang Electronic Co.
Ltd was established in 2002 and this technology enterprise specializes in
both single and double sided PCB and multilayer PCB, and at the same time
focusing on fast PCB Prototype and mass
production.+
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William
Salinas
link at KILLspamtechnotronix.us
refers to:
http://www.technotronix.us
I got my PCB Prototyping done for couple of my product from Technotronix.
I am really impressed with the product quality & Turnaround."
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Guang
Yu refers to
"
http://www.prototype-pcb.com PCB Prototype Service provider who specialized
in FR4, CEM1 and aluminium with online instant quote system."
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richard
makervier refers to
"
http://www.wonderfulpcb.com experienced PCB board manufacturer,provide
various of printed circuit boards" +
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http://www.pcb-solutions.com/ At PCB Solutions we provide
printed circuit board manufacturing for the dynamic electronics industry.
We can manufacture rigid, flex, and rigid flex PCBs, and we support domestic
and off-shore prototyping so we can provide low, medium and high volume
production.+
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http://dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/pcb_order Made in the USA
Prototyping service. $5/sq inch for 3 copies of your board with NO setup
fees and free shipping in the USA! $1/sq inch if you buy 150 sq inches or
more. 1 to 2 week turn. Panels are produced when enough boards to fill a
panel have been ordered.+
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http://www.sfcircuits.com San Francisco Circuits is a PCB
provider based in the SF Bay Area, specializing in high-end circuit board
applications. They have an educational section entitled PCB School with downloads
to PCB resources that can be accessed after signing up.
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http://www.onboardcircuits.com Printed Circuit
Boards+
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info at KILLspampcbinternational.com
refers to
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http://www.pcbinternational.com
West Coast Based PCB Supplier - Best prototype value in North America. 2
Layer 100 square inches for $94.99. 4 Layer 100 Square inches for $179.99.
Visit our site today!
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http://www.pcbuniverse.com The highest quality boards at
very competitive prices. Call our design and customer services
today!+
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info at KILLspammicron20.com
refers to "
http://micron20.com/en Micron 20 Ltd - PCB production - online quote,
order and tracking. Prototypes, small and middle series, 3-4 days delivery
in EU" +
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http://www.solderpastestencil.com Solder Paste Laser CUT
SMT stencil & Re-usable ACCUFRAME for your PCB Assembly from $125 in
24 hrs.+
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sales at KILLspampnconline.com
refers to
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http://www.pnconline.com
PNC Inc. - Located in NJ provided PCB Design from Schematic, PC Board
manufacturing, SMT Solder Paste SMT Stencil. Our online price matrix is great
way for engineers/buyers to get instant prices for small run, quick turn
prototype orders or try our online RFQ form. we have over 40 yrs of experience
in quality work, we are the lastest shop in NE USA.
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lizhiren at KILLspamhotmail.com
refers to
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http://www.chinapcbs.com/
Our Printed Circuit Board manufacturing service delivers double-sided
plated-through boards in 3 business days or less. Often orders for two boards
cost under $USD100. And USD80/m2 for mass production for 2layers HASL PCB.
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wiebke at KILLspamquantumcad.co.uk
refers to
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http://www.quantumcad.co.uk
Title: Quantum CAD PCB design solutions
Description: High quality PCB Design Service for all industries, Full
Electronic Product Design, SI Verify, High Speed Design, Simulation, hardware
design, PLM Integration, PCB Design Software, Pre-design Study, PCB Design
& Software Training.
Sam
Sangani of PNC Inc. Says:
" PNC
Inc. - Try this quality PCB house, they offer PCB design, PCB, PCBA and SMT
stencil, they offer online Prices for Fast turn. "
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Questions:
Comments:
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William
Salinas Says: " I got my PCB Prototyping done for couple
of my product from Technotronix. I am really impressed with the product quality
& Turnaround. " +
Andy Yoo Says:
Recommend a PCB turnkey services provider, who is the actual manufacturer for PCB and Circuit Board Assembly, get quality and cheap prices there.
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