If you were to cater to the 10-100 unit crowd who wanted to get a first run
done to iron out any bumps, or who weren't able to expend the efforts
dealing with a contract manufacturer...then I'd think you'd have a small
market.

Another interesting angle is catering to people who don't have the knowledge
for dealing with a contract manufacturer and guiding them through their
first SMD run...I'd be interested in this :)

-marc

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 7:22 PM, PicDude <picdude2@avn-tech.com> wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm getting close to pulling the trigger on an automated pick-and-place
> system for my own internal use, but the machines would spend most of their
> life sitting quietly, so I'm thinking it would be nice to offset some of
> the
> cost by assembling boards for others.  I don't want to become an assembly
> house, so it would be for low-volume board assembly, with the customer
> providing their own stencil, and perhaps their own centroid data as well.
> This would simplify things for me, and reduce cost for the customers.
>
> But is there really a market for this?  I've know of product manufacturers
> doing this to offset the cost of their very expensive equipment, and
> allegedly it works for them.  But I also hear there's an increased rate of
> CEM failures nowadays, so I have to question the market nowadays.
>
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.
>
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