PCB manufacturers other than china - Page 1
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author: melodylacie
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 10, 2018, 10:11:40 am
content: All of China manufacturers will ceribrate the China new years.So, Almost of manufacturers that I know will close.Can you suggest some manufacturers which will not close at that time ,can do panel pcb ,cheap(if possible) and ship to worldwide(I am in Thailand).if there is similar topic, please shareThank you.

author: rea5245
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 10, 2018, 03:13:30 pm
content: Non-Chinese manufacturers include pcb4u.com, 4pcb.com, apcircuits.com, basicpcb.com, bayareacircuits.com, 7pcb.com, breadboardkiller.com, eurocircuits.com, oshpark.com, pcbzone.net, pcb-pool.com, and quickturnpcb.co.kr.You can quickly and easily do price comparisons between all these manufacturers (and the Chinese ones) by going toPCBShopper.comand entering your board's specs.Disclosure: I run PCBShopper. I do not get any money for including companies in PCBShopper's price-comparison calculator.- Bob AlexanderPCBShopper.com

author: rx8pilot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 11, 2018, 10:41:52 pm
content: Every year I get busted by the CNY shutdown and do a panicked tour of all the USA based options. Shocked at the price difference and leaves me wondering how many of them get the business.I just placed a few orders with OSH Park for the first time and got quotes on other designs from half a dozen others. For very basic specs - OSH Park sure is cheap and has a good reputation but they cannot do all my boards. I have some designs with more challenging specs that really blow the USA prices beyond the point where they are economically viable. I can do impedance control, blind/buried vias, and other expensive processes in China and still have a board that is economically viable for our end product. Take the same design to Sunstone Circuits here in the USA and it may be >10x the cost in some cases. A $10 PCB is $100 and the quality is generally the same.I need to plan ahead for the CNY next year.

author: Dubbie
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 11, 2018, 10:51:59 pm
content: I just did some 4 layer enig boards and was surprised to find that they were actually cheaper to do here in NZ at pcbZone than in China. Got them in 4 days too. It probably helped that I had 3 small boards and they were fine with treating them as one larger board.

author: rx8pilot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 12, 2018, 07:20:26 am
content: Wishing Osh Park could do 2oz in 4 layer... I think its 1oz only.Short and misplld from my mobile......

author: Anne.Tan
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 25, 2018, 02:57:23 am
content: The holidays are over and you can contact us if you have new projects. We provide you the best price and service.Shenzhen JinShengDa Electronics & Technology Co.,Ltdhttp://www.jsdpcb.com

author: Fastpcb
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 26, 2018, 07:38:57 am
content: Hi thereOur Chinese NEW YEAR holiday is over,If you have any projects in the future you would like to discuss please do not hesitate to contact me

author: noras
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2018, 07:16:44 am
content: you can visited to pcbshopper.com

author: KE5FX
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2018, 07:51:39 am
content: Doesn't OSHPark just serve as an aggregator for Gold Phoenix in China?

author: hs3
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 05, 2018, 01:26:31 am
content: Quote from: KE5FX on March 02, 2018, 07:51:39 amIs it possible that you are mixing OSHPark with BatchPCB? Wasn't BatchPCB Sparkfun's batch PCB service using Gold Phoenix as the manufacturer?

author: KE5FX
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 05, 2018, 02:23:05 am
content: Quote from: hs3 on March 05, 2018, 01:26:31 amAfter some Googling, it seems that when Sparkfun spun off BatchPCB, their customer base was basicallyredirectedto OSHPark. They don't seem to be formally affiliated with each other. While BatchPCB used GoldPhoenix, OSHPark says they manufacture their boards domestically.

author: rx8pilot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 05, 2018, 07:01:52 pm
content: I just got my first 2 orders from Osh Park - a 2 layer and 4 layer design.Pretty good for sure. I really liked the regular updates over email letting me know the status. They saved me during the Chinese New Year, but I may make more regular use of them for prototypes, test PCB's, pogo fixtures, etc where I only need 2-3 boards.Most USA domestic offerings charge a premium for ENIG and I have not found a better price for USA prototypes of 2 and 4 layer.