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- From: jory@athena.mit.edu (Jory Bell)
- Subject: Circuit Board Fabricators: Summary
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.041532.23643@athena.mit.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 04:15:32 GMT
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- A couple of weeks ago, I posted looking for PC-board
- fabricators. I got a few good leads, and here they are
- (sorry for the delay). They are in no particular order
- (just me going through my folder) and they include
- pricey places to get multilyer flexible boards, as well
- as dirt cheap places with no plated through holes. I got
- feeling that this was a representative sampling (there
- were about 10 other places I called, and didn't record
- their info) since I like to call aroud and get a sense of
- the market... but I could be wrong. Anyway...
-
- PSI Inc in Oregon:
- (503-397-5682)
- -------------------
- I eventually went with PSI Inc in Oregon, they were very
- flexible and got us quick turn around, of a low number of
- boads, 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.
-
- Metro Circuits of Rochester, NY:
- (716)254-2980
- -------------------
- They were a bit pricey, but they have one day turnarond,
- 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 moe expensive that slow
- places).
-
- Beaver Brook Circuits of Bethel, CT
- (203)744-2966
- -------------------
- 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 competetive is you were getting a really
- small number of boards (we eventually got several
- dozen, but got quotes for less as well)
-
- Trend of Dedham, MA
- (617)326-8700
- -------------------
- Trend was expensive... like really expensive. However,
- tey did call back and ask about why we didn't choose
- them after the quote, and they told us that the
- specialize in multilayer (we had 2 layer) boards, and
- "buried capicipance", which eliminates the need for
- bypass capacitors. They sent us some cute literature.
-
- SM Company
- (704) 254-0877
- -------------------
- A lot of setup charges, but pretty cheap. They did 7-10
- days as their usual "fast" turn around. They will accept
- 4X laserprinted layout (although they don't like it).
-
- Atlas Circuits of Lincoln, NC
- (704)735-3943
- -------------------
- They do REALLY CHEAP stuff, with no plated through
- holes.
-
- PCB Prototypes of Sandy, UT
- Ronald Baker
- 8195 South 2660 East
- Sandy, UT 84093
- -------------------
- 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...
-
- PCBOARDS Inc of Chanute, KS
- (316)431-2031
- -------------------
- 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.
-
- Volunteer Circuits of Bells, TN
- -------------------
- 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...
-
-
- That's it. Some of these came from other people on the
- net (thanks!) and some came from looking through the
- electronics yelow pages, etc.... If you are getting a
- quote, it pays to call around, and forget about geography,
- since everythng is done my modem and UPS anyway.
-
- later,
- jory bell
-
-
-