Commercial PCB makers
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From: fmg@alpha.smi.med.pitt.edu (Filip Gieszczykiewicz)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Commercial PCB makers (part of FAQ)
Summary: Version 0.2
Keywords: a bit longish
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Date: 13 Apr 93 02:47:47 GMT
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Commercial PCB Makers Last Update: 4/9/93
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I AM NOT ENDORSING OR HAVE AFFILIATION WITH ANY OF THE FOLOWING COMPANIES!
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A & D
P.O. Box 311
Auburn, MI 38611
Tel: 1-517-662-6633
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(From their ad in Electronics Now)
"PC boards: Professional quality, 30 day guarantee, beat all prices."
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A.P. Circuits Ltd.
Tel: 1-403-250-3406
BBS: 1-403-291-9342 (8,n,1)
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(From Chris Guli)
I'm moderately experienced with home fabrication of PCBs, but the more I
look at it, the more attractive a PCB house looks. I've come across a
Canadian vendor [this one] that will produce two 4x5" board, DS/PTH,
for about $79 total. The per board price goes down as total area increases.
You have to consider your time, so out-sourcing may be worth it.
[from their ad in Electronics Now]
"Plated thru hole PCB's prototype quantities. Two board or $25 minimum,
fast, economical. For complete information call or write [us]"
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Atlas Circuits
P.O.Box 892
Lincolnton, NC 28092
Tel: 1-704-735-3943
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(From Jory Bell)
They do REALLY CHEAP stuff, with no plated through
holes. Here's more info (From Ron Higgins)
They specialize in small run / prototype pcboards.
Prices are:
$0.65 per sq. in for single sided boards
$0.95 per sq. in for double sided boards
$0.01 per hole drilled
$5.00 1 time film charge for single sided boards
$7.50 1 time film charge for double sided boards
Plenty of additional information is available if you give them a call.
They claim to be able to turn an order around in 7-10 days.
(From John Nagle)
[They] will do a board for only $0.78 a square inch plus $0.01 per hole
plus $7.50 to make film from 2x art. No plated-through holes, no silkscreen,
no solder mask, no inspection, 15-mil design rules. $10 minimum.
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Beaver Brook Circuits
Bethel, CT ?????
Tel: 1-203-744-2966
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(From Jory Bell)
They were pretty reasonable, and pretty fast, but not the fastest or cheapest.
However, they do have a neat business card which is a circuit board. Their
prices did seem very competitive is you were getting a really small number of
boards (we eventually got several dozen, but got quotes for less as well)
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Channel Island Circuits
358 S. Fairview Ave. Unit C
Goleta, CA 93117
Tel: 1-805-964-4449
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(From their ad in ComputerCraft)
"Printed Circuit Boards"
"Print & Etch Specials:
$0.24/sq. inch Single Sided
$0.32/sq. inch Double Sided
Solder-plated to Mil-P-81728b."
"Other services available: * CNC Drill and Route, * Plated thru holes, * LPI
soldermask and legend, * Photoplotting."
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Circuit Center
Dept. 001
P.O. Box 128
Addison, IL 60101
Tel: 1-708-543-0671
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(From their ad in Electronics Now)
"Complete circuit fabrication from single piece single sided to production
multilayer. 24-hour turnaround available. Also - Laminate $5.50/square foot,
etch $3.50/qt. [???] Thru hole plating available too."
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Circuit Graphics
Salt Lake City, UT ???????
Tel: 1-801-485-6400
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(From Harrison Cooper)
They do all the usual stuff + are gearing up to do multilayer cards.
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Hunter Technologies
Silicon Valley
Tel: 1-???-???-????
Modem: 1-???-???-????
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(From John Nagle)
[They will do] plated-through holes, silkscreen, solder mask, accepts data
files via modem, 100% inspection, fine-line design rules, multilayer available, MIL-spec qualified, various board
materials available, minimum prototype order 10 boards at $400 to $600.
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J. Morrow
500 Ken Maril Road
Ames, IA 50010
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(From [his] ad in Electronics Now)
"Printed Circuit Boards Made. Single quantity, low quantity. Low prices.
Single sided boards ONLY. Send SASE to [above address] for complete
information."
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JM Electronics
P.O. Box 150454
Altamonte Springs, FL 32715-0454
Tel: [none]
Fax: 1-407-767-5969
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(From their ad in Electronics Now)
"PC boards etched and drilled $0.70 cents per square inch. Send your
requirements to [us]."
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Laser Imaging Technology (L.I.T.)
7955 Raytheon Road
San Diego, CA 92111 (USA)
Tel: 1-619-541-1122
Fax: 1-619-541-2778
Modem: [read below]
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(From Michael Miller)
Standard Price List
Film Size Original Plot Repeat Plots (ea.) Design Rule Check
8x10 $11.00 $5.00 $7.00
10x12 $13.00 $5.50 $8.50
11x14 $15.50 $6.00 $10.00
12x18 $19.00 $9.00 $12.50
16x20 $32.00 $12.50 $15.00
[I don't want to waste bandwidth by posting their entire price list, but
call them for pricing regarding larger film sizes - up to 31x43]
1. Pricing applies to 1/2 mil and 1/4 mil resolution plots; 1/8 mil
resolution plots and pricing available upon request.
2. No minimum order required
3. Shipping charge free on orders over $100 - we ship worldwide.
4. All plots are first-generation originals
5. Rush charges; depending on workload, a 50% surcharge may apply. Call
in advance for details.
6. Additional Services:
o File Merge: $10/file
o Drill Tapes: $25/$45 (small/large)
o Mag-to-Floppy: $10/file
o Non-Functional Pad Removal: $10/file
o AutoCad Conversion: $25/file
o Glass Photo Plotting: Call for details
o Specializing in large jobs
7. Volume Pricing is at 50% off standard price list. Call for details.
They also have a US Robotics Courier HST and a Telebit Trailblazer modem
on-line 24 hours a day. It's fairly simple to get an account with them,
just call them and they will fax or mail you a credit application.
I am in no way associated with L.I.T., just a very satisfied customer.
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Metro Circuits
Rochester, NY ??????
Tel: 1-716-254-2980
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(From Jory Bell)
They were a bit pricey, but they have one day turnaround, and expressed a
willingness to stay nights and weekends to do the work. They said they would
take something on a Friday early morning, and do it over the weekend
(by Monday am) and that would be considered 3 day. If I could have afforded
them, I might have gone with them just for their professional zeal. They also
called back with a quote right away, which was not always the case. Also,
their normal turnaround time was 5 days (although this was obviously still
more expensive that slow places).
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Negron Engineering
159 Garfield Place
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Tel/Fax: 1-718-768-4028
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[from ad in Electronics Now - anyone deal with these folks?]
"PCB: Printed circuit board art work made to your specifications plotted on
transparency. Multi-layer and surface component capable. Circuit board
production available, free estimate send schematic to [us]"
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PCB Prototypes of Sandy, UT
Ronald Baker
8195 South 2660 East
Sandy, UT 84093
Tel: [read below]
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(From Jory Bell)
they don't have a phone number, and they seemed a bit nervous when we
tracked them down and gave them a call... but, they promised to send us
stuff and claimed that they still do pcb fabrication REALLY CHEAP, WITH
PLATED-THROUGH HOLES...
(From John Nagle)
[They] can do plated-through holes. The basic rate is $0.90 per square inch,
plus $5 shipping and handling, plus $5 for negatives. For $10 and a self-
addressed disk mailer, this outfit will send you their own PC design program,
which requires a PC, mouse, and EGA/VGA graphics. Files from their program
are accepted as board specs at no extra charge, or you can send 2x films.
They require 15-12 design rules (min. 15 mil traces, 12 mil min spacing), so
this is for modest-density boards. (I'd try 15-15 design rules and not push
it, since you don't get board inspection.)
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PCBOARDS, Inc.
Chanute, KS ?????
Tel: 1-316-431-2031
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(From Jory Bell)
The had a really low quote for small numbers, but their turnaround time was
not that fast (10-20 working days). But, if I had time, I would have gone
with them to save money.
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PSI, Inc.
??????, Oregon ??????
Tel: 1-503-397-5682
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(From Jory Bell)
I eventually went with PSI Inc in Oregon, they were very flexible and got
us quick turn around, of a low number of boards, cut to our specs. They were
also responsive when we told them what type of service other fabricators had
offered in a particular area. They do 3 day turnaround.
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Shore Printed Circuits
36 Fairview Avenue
Little Silver, NJ 07739
Tel: 1-800-752-1574
Tel: 1-908-747-6300 (NJ)
Fax: 1-908-747-6301
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(From Al Kemp)
o They do Single-sided at the following prices:
$0.40 per square inch
$0.01 per hole
$0.20 to cut up the finished PCBs
o They will also convert schematics to a PCB
$0.50 per hole
$30.00 to photoplot (necessary for the PCB)
(From their ad in Electronics Now)
"Printer circuit boards. Plated, etched, and machined to your design. Small
runs OK. Call or write [for full information]" "[We] fabricated from your
designs or schematics. 25 years experience."
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SM Co.
Tel: 1-704-254-0877
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(From Jory Bell)
A lot of setup charges, but pretty cheap. They did 7-10 days as their usual
"fast" turn around. They will accept 4X laser printed layout (although they
don't like it).
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Trend
Dedham, MA ?????
Tel: 1-617-326-8700
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(From Jory Bell)
Trend was expensive... like really expensive. However, they did call back
and ask about why we didn't choose them after the quote, and they told us
that they specialize in multilayer (we had 2 layer) boards, and "buried
capacitance", which eliminates the need for bypass capacitors. They sent us
some cute literature.
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Volunteer Circuits
Bells, TN ??????
Tel: 1-???-???-????
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(From Jory Bell)
They were in direct competition with PSI, and they lost out by just a bit.
I would recommend them for at least a quote on any fast job...
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