Electronics: Quickturn PCBs In Canada
June 22, 2008 – 11:20 amA quickturn PCB has a quick turnaround for production–sometimes as little as a day, depending on the complexity of the printed circuit board. A multi-layer board may not be able to be manufactured as quickly. You may have to pay for express service.
However, what you pay for with express service may be offset by getting a prototype PCB rather than building a PCB from scratch. There is less manufacturing involved in fabricating a prototype so there will be a lower cost for parts and labor. These are sometimes called disposable PCBs because they can be mass run, but they are hardly of poor quality.
Making a Prototype
A common practice is to use a prototype to build your own new prototype model. The prototype gives you a basic framework for your own design and then you can build on it by adding design ideas in places and removing design specifications in others. This is preferable to building something from the ground up.
What this means is that you will have to get the specifications for a manufacturers prototypes and see which one is closest to the one you want to design. The manufacturer will give you information such as drill hole size, plated or non-plated holes, maximum size for the board, and more. This is a way to expedite PCB design.
