But he asked for "reasonably-priced" :)

On Fri, Mar 8, 2013, at 09:05 PM, YES NOPE9 wrote:
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> http://www.4pcb.com/advanced-circuits-assembly.html
> Gus
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> On Mar 8, 2013, at 7:03 PM, Marc Nicholas wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
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> I've been trying to find an SMT assembly house I can work with and the
> several I've tried so far don't seem to be really fitting the bill in
> terms of cost. This is a cost sensitive item that I'm looking to
> "Kickstart".
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> The board itself is fairly simple, albeit small:
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> - 20.5 * 30mm footprint
> - 18*passives, all 0603 (mainly capacitors and inductors, for what it's
> worth)
> - 1*(one) DFN48 6mm*6mm
> - 1*1206=20
> - 1*esoteric (castellated edge) part that's well known and easy to solder
> (SHT10)
> - 1*CR2032 coin cell holder (through-hole and we'd like to keep it that
> way for footprint reasons)
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> Board itself is regular 1.6mm FR4, ENIG finish. Reflow requirements
> weren't set, so it was assumed to be leaded process (and thus cheaper).
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> Now, for quantity 100 units I was't expecting stellar pricing and was
> prepared to negotiate on the basis of good faith and future business. But
> I've been surprised that the glide-path for discounting for 1000 and
> 10,000 units. The discount for 10,000 units was ~35% off of what 100
> units would cost, and would have paid for a nice pick'n'place machine for
> yours truly. Because it's a Kickstart, we're not 100% sure of what the
> first run will look like -- could be 100, 250, 500 or more units.
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> I'd prefer someone in Canada as there's less paperwork to get parts and
> boards across the border and back, but finding someone easy to work with,
> creative, and reasonably priced in the US or Mexico would be worth the
> hassle.
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> Any suggestions, heckles or advice welcomed.
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> TIA.
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> -m

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