PCBA Assembly Services

The Purpose and Reasoning for Printed Circuit Board Assembly Services (PCBA)

Assembling electronics products from start to finish.

Caltronics’ in-house electrical and manufacturing engineers are skilled when it comes to printed circuit board assembly and ensure the PCBA you desire performs as needed. The engineers are available to consult during each phase of the PCBA manufacturing process to guide the products through assembly and production.

PCB assembly determines how the electronic components are assembled onto the circuit board and affixes the components, including resistors, capacitors, switches, etc. Our electronic assembly services provide a complete turn-key option for manufacturing the electronics you need so your final PCBA is finished correctly and efficiently.

We ensure that we use the most up-to-date and modern equipment to develop your product. Our unique PCB assembly machine, Surface Mount Technology, balances speed and precision while carefully placing individual components to a hundredth of an inch thick. 

The 3-D Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) unit examines the PCBA after the assembly stage. This 3D technology allows the PCBA quality team to examine and measure component placement and solder thickness to ensure the accuracy of the PCB assembly. For example, suppose you need an additional inspection and desire to look inside the assembly of the printed circuit board. In that case, we also use X-ray technology to view inside the components, solder, and boards for proper electronics assembly.

During PCB assembling, our Conformal Coating machine protects boards from hostile environmental conditions by applying a silicon layer to the components and solder to ensure the PCBs can stand up to lower impact ecological risk factors. Caltronics can completely encapsulate the PCBA with customized molds or chambers for extreme environmental risk factors.

Caltronics Design & Assembly is not a bare-board manufacturer, and we partner with many quality companies that are skilled at doing this according to our layouts. When discussing PCBA, we get you to a completed circuit board but might engage with other partners to achieve this.

Our in-house team will design and assemble your product from the initial design to the mechanical assembly stage. Our PCB design engineers develop assembly-ready designs that meet each functional requirement.

The engineering and testing team can create test fixtures to ensure the product performs as intended. Mechanical assembly provides the final assembly services to put the PCBs into the final product, including attaching wires from the PCB to the unit for proper assembly and functionality.

Printed Circuit Board Assembly and Electronic Assembly Services

Our electronics assembly services provide solutions for various industries and types of companies. We have built many printed circuit board assemblies and understand the complexities required for different PCB needs. From prototype PCB manufacturing to small-scale PCB manufacturing to extensive production runs, we will meet your manufacturing demands.

Industries We Work In

  • Medical Devices

    Create the PCB layout design for fitness, health, or therapy tracking devices, that send data and information to caregivers via Bluetooth.

  • Renewable Energy

    Develop PCB designs that enable devices to monitor and track energy use and provide methods or options for optimizing energy consumption.

  • Military & Law Enforcement

    Help invent training and practice equipment including randomized targets managed through remote control devices.

  • Aerospace & Defense

    Because of the nature of this work, Caltronics is International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliant to protect the secrets of defense-related industries.

  • Sports and Outdoors

    For sports and outdoor equipment, it is critical for the PCB to function and tolerate this environment.

Common PCBA Questions

How long does the electronic assembly manufacturing process take?

How does Caltronics ensure the quality production of its PCBAs?

The timeline of projects is dependent on delivery time and supply chain manufacturers. Once we have the correct parts in stock, Caltronics’ turnaround time can be as short as one week.

Caltronics manages and checks quality to ensure high-quality boards.

  • Visual Inspection of a Verified First Article, meaning Caltronics matches the prints of the order to confirm the correct build. Then compare the subsequent units against their perfect predecessor.

  • Caltronics runs a proven first article through our automated optical inspection machine that photographs from different angles to confirm that the build is correct according to the design.

  • By building and running the boards through test fixtures as they would be used for the final PCB assembly.

Your turnkey solution for electronic products and PCBA

Electronic assembly and PCBA Assembly Services require a precise understanding of where each component needs to go, and if done incorrectly, it could result in a poorly functioning product. Our leading experts and advanced technology ensure your product is assembled carefully every time.