pcb printing companies

[nhuwar]

Hi Guy's

Can you give me some names of companies that make custom pcb's? The only company I know of is pcb express so if you all can tell me about some other I would be most grateful.

Thanks,
Nick

 

[dsavitsk]

When you start a new thread, you have to claim that you tried searching which I am guessing is not the case here: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145873

 

[nhuwar]

I did and i didn't find what I was looking for. You assumed that I didn't. I think your reply is a tad rude.

 

[SpreadSpectrum]

I can't even find threads that I started and almost remember the exact title to sometimes.

 

[SpreadSpectrum]

If service is your primary concern, Avanti Circuits is really good. They usually quote within the hour and never ask stupid questions about gerber files. Not the cheapest.

 

[nhuwar]

Thanks Spread



Nick

 

[tomchr]

I've dealt with a couple of PCB companies.

Production quality, tight spacing stuff:
Quote PCB

At work we use Advanced Circuits, though, I haven't dealt with them personally:
Advanced Circuits

If you can live with the limited board area and options, Express PCB can be a good deal:
Express PCB
You have to use their (free) software, though. If you start looking at custom sized boards, you'd be better off going with other vendors (IMO).

A couple of weeks ago I just received about $200 worth of boards from Olimex. I really like their service and the price is right for low volume production or prototypes. They offer two standard board sizes - 10x16 cm (about 4x6 inches) and 20x32 cm (about 8x12 inches). You buy the board area do whatever you want with it (unlike many other companies). They are a bit limiting in terms of trace/space (min 8/8 mil) but for tube stuff that's hardly relevant. Olimex They accept Gerber files.

~Tom