On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Philip Pemberton wr= ote: > Hi guys, > > I've just finished prototyping and initial customer testing for one of > my designs, and I have about a dozen beta-testers who have signed off on > it -- "this is what we want, we like it". The hardware design is proven, > the bugs have been found (and eliminated) and I want to move on with the > project. > > The catch is, it's currently taking two DAYS to make a single one of > these boards. I just can't make them quick enough. Ramping up production > would involve buying some seriously expensive kit... pick-and-place, > solder paste placement, SMD ovens... you get the idea. > Based on your description, you should be hand assembling faster than 2 days per board. Are you doing a stencil, hand place, reflow process? I would expect to assemble and debug about ten boards / day based on your description. Regards, Mark markrages@gmail --=20 Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC markrages@midwesttelecine.com --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .