PCB manufacturers?

[falcott]

Hi all. Can anyone recommend PCB manufacturers (in China?) who are affordable, and happy to do prototypes to small runs? I'm not looking to have anything complicated done, just single sided boards. Thanks.

 

[sippy]

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[falcott]

Thanks Sippy for your quick and relevant response

 

[Mark Whitney]

PCBShopper » A Price Comparison Site for Printed Circuit Boards is a good place to start. There are also helpful customer reviews.

 

[falcott]

Excellent resource, thanks Mark.

 

[Tom88]

You could check out the authorized resellers on EAGLE: Authorized Resellers all over the world | CadSoft EAGLE no prices mentiones though.

 

[00940]

For simple stuff, about any cheap fab in China will do. I've had decent experience with Itead, Smartprototyping and shenzhen2u.

Itead mixed up one order once but sent me new boards right away (still a two weeks delay due to shipping).

Btw: http://www.edn.com/collections/4437744/Quick-Turn-PCB-shop-review-project--Master-collection

 

[falcott]

Thanks Tom and Ben. Your replies are appreciated.

 

[nigelwright7557]

Email botechcircuits@gmail.com
Never had a bad experience with them.
2 weeks from ordering to pcb's on your door mat.
Min order is 5 pcb's if they are small.
Send your gerbers for a quote.

 

[jackinnj]

I've used PCBCART - Professional PCB Manufacturer from China -- they even call if they think that there is an issue. For protos I use www.expresspcb.com or my CNC mill.

 

[nigelwright7557]

Email botechcircuits@gmail.com
Never had a bad experience with them.
2 weeks from ordering to pcb's on your door mat.
Min order is 5 pcb's if they are small.
Send your gerbers for a quote.

Forgot to add they are about 1/3 price of uk pcb manufacturers.

 

[falcott]

Thanks Nigel and Jackinnj.

Actually I didn't mention that my location is New Zealand, so Chinese manufacturers may well be my best option, also when shipping is factored in. I can't work out how international shipping can vary so markedly, clearly in favour of purchasing from China.

 

[Colin Benton]

You can refer to PCBShopper, they have a list of manufactories to choose from. And some of them are Chinese fabs, like ALLPCB.com. etc.

For Chinese fab, price is competitive, I have just ordered some boards from ALLPCB, haven't tested yet, but the quality look good.