Hello,
Does any of you deal with PCB assembly companies? I mean, do you usually assemble the boards by your own, or let a company make it for you? I requested an assembly quotation in a Chinese company (AllPCB) and the unit prices of components are higher than the supplier prices, i.e, mouser or digikey. So the total assembly cost (when they assemble a minimum of 5 sets) is kind of expensive. They say that they purchase from their components factory, which is more reliable and the goods are high quality. When they purchase, the shipping cost and Customs tax will be a little high. So the unit price will be a little high.
Does any of you deal with PCB assembly companies? I mean, do you usually assemble the boards by your own, or let a company make it for you? I requested an assembly quotation in a Chinese company (AllPCB) and the unit prices of components are higher than the supplier prices, i.e, mouser or digikey. So the total assembly cost (when they assemble a minimum of 5 sets) is kind of expensive. They say that they purchase from their components factory, which is more reliable and the goods are high quality. When they purchase, the shipping cost and Customs tax will be a little high. So the unit price will be a little high.