In 2020, the total value of electronic component shipments in the United States was approximately $235 billion, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Since then, multiple new technologies have only increased the amount of circuit boards produced in the U.S. and around the world.
While the demand for PCB assembly services increased, more methods of PCB fabrication and assembly were used. One of the most effective methods is turnkey PCB assembly. There are two methods of turnkey: half and full. While half turnkey PCB assembly is fast, there are several reasons why full turnkey PCB assembly is the method of choice. Here are just a few of the many reasons you need to consider full turnkey PCB assembly.
Improves Speed and Quality
With full turnkey assembly, development speed as well as overall quality are typically improved. This happens because members of a circuit board assembly team use components that are the most conducive to the assembly technology being used.
Consolidation
If you choose to use full turnkey, your whole process will be consolidated. All it takes is a single purchase order to complete full turnkey. If you’re using traditional assembly methods, it can take multiple orders and extremely precise coordination during each stage of the process.
More Consistency
In turnkey PCB assembly, every aspect of the development phase is more consistent and yields more precise results. A full turnkey assembly method utilizes automated machine assembly to help deliver the most consistent end-results for every product coming out of an assembly facility.
Shorter Development Cycle
Full turnkey assembly has a much shorter development cycle than traditional PCB fabrication, which means that a PCB’s journey from assembly line to market distribution is much shorter using this method of assembly. This is mostly due to the fact that there is much less time spent switching from phase to phase during assembly.
Assembling PCBs is a vital part of keeping up with our rapidly advancing technological society. In a world that wants more in a shorter period of time, full turnkey assembly is an incredibly important asset for the PCB fabrication industry to make use of.
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