Re: Any recommendations for contract assembly companies?

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 01:52:34 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On 30 Dec 2005 22:09:53 -0800, the renowned bungalow_steve@xxxxxxxxx
>wrote:
>
>>
>>mpoulton@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> I need to arrange for contract assembly of a 1000 unit batch run of a
>>> small electronic device. This is the first time I've ventured into the
>>> world of commercial electronics production. I'm looking for advice on
>>> how to arrange this. I need to have PCBs made, have the boards
>>> populated, and have the entire device assembled into a sale-ready unit.
>>> Cost is critical -- the target cost for PCB, population, and packaging
>>> is less than $8.
>>
>>So your expecting to give a company $8000 and receive 1000 units of a
>>product in sale ready unit? I don't see how this is possible. How many
>>thru hole pins/surface mount pads? Custom molded enclosure I assume?
>>How many assembly parts? Blister pack for sales display required? If
>>you work with the manufacturers directly it may be possible, but
>>contractors can burn you money pretty quickly.
>
>I assume he means packaging of the stuffed PCBs (for shipment), which
>can add noticably to the assembly cost, both for setup and for unit
>cost. He doesn't mention testing.

Oops, I missed the 'sales-ready' bit.

Yeah, he needs to add some zeros here and there. 80K would be more
like it, for a relatively simple product without too much tooling.


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Spehro Pefhany
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