While some larger companies prefer to completely manufacture their own printed circuit boards, it may be more beneficial for smaller companies to use a turnkey system to get their work done. Here are some of the benefits you could expect if you decided to use a Turnkey PCB Assembly system.
Reduced Costs
When you have another company assembling the PCBs for you, there is no cost of freight to deliver the parts to the assembly warehouse because everything the turnkey company needs is already there. Also, turnkey companies can generally get much cheaper rates for the boards than can medium-sized or smaller companies simply because they deal in bulk purchases.
Identifying Problems
When turnkey companies are used in place of your own company, it is much easier for problems to be spotted before the boards are placed in their respective products. One reason for this is because the employees at the turnkey company have one singular task which is to manufacture the PCBs. They already have all of the proper equipment and manufacturing processes in place.
Less Strain
When your company is smaller, it can be quite a pain to have to deal with multiple vendors, especially if you don’t have much of an HR department. If you use another company for turnkey PCB assembly, you only have that one company to deal with.
When looking for a turnkey business to work with, make sure to ask if they are scalable and what kind of experience they have working with companies such as yours.