AURORA CIRCUITS BLOG – Updates on PCB Manufacturing and Assembly

IMM Silver

IMM Silver

In the never-ending search for the best possible surface finish on printed circuit boards, there is quite a bit to be considered.  Circuit density (line width, line space and SMT pitch), solderability, surface flatness (for SMT applications), and shelf life to name a...

read more
Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI)

Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI)

Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) machines use multiple advanced visual methods to identify manufacturing defects on PCBs. At Aurora Circuits, we have acquired multiple state-of-the-art AOI machines to scan for all types of defects to not only minimize but completely...

read more
Working for You

Working for You

As we all wonder when we will get back to “business as usual,” it appears that this way of life will be with us for a while. At Aurora Circuits we are doing everything we can to service our customers while keeping our own teammates safe as possible through these...

read more
Risky Business

Risky Business

We all try to mitigate risk every day in a plethora of our mundane tasks, even if it’s done sub-consciously.  These instinctual responses to stimuli are ingrained into us as we develop from infants into full grown functioning adults.  We all calculate risk...

read more
Break the Chain and Adopt “The Web”

Break the Chain and Adopt “The Web”

A chain is looked at as strong, unbreakable and secure.  The term “supply chain” is meant to conjure those same sentiments in the manufacturing sector, allowing all of us to believe that we manufacturers, in all industries, are impervious to disruptions in our...

read more
Bring It Home: Onshoring

Bring It Home: Onshoring

Not everything has to go offshore.   There is an alternative to sending all of your PCBs orders offshore: Find some companies right here in the United States who can do what offshore companies can do. There is a new trend in the PCB world called onshoring, which...

read more

RECENT NEWSLETTERS

No Results Found

The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.

Want the latest news delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter.

FEATURED CIRCUIT BOARD STORY

US Car Manufacturer Sitting Pretty With 67% Cost Savings

By reengineering this auto manufacturer’s PCB, the cost dropped to 33% of the original amount, saving over $375,000.

In late 2015, Aurora received an opportunity to quote a LED vanity mirror for a major, fully electric car manufacturer circuit board.  The initial design was a plated-through-hole version that was fairly sophisticated for the application. The Manufacturer also required a production commencement in 60 days to prevent a shutdown of the production line.

The engineering team at Aurora Circuits suggested, after reviewing the manufacturer’s original design, that a redesign to a single-sided board would drastically save turnaround time and expense when starting production. The original design would sell for $2.25 each and require two separate printed circuit boards per vehicle. This particular part was reengineered into a single-sided, common version for less than $0.90 each, thus saving $2.70 per vehicle. When applying this to the production volume, Aurora Circuits is saving the manufacturer over $375,000 on a model year basis.

Also, to prevent any production line start up issues, Aurora Circuits built a small quantity of the plated through hole version until the single-sided version was fully tested and in full production.

Could your costs use a makeover? Let's talk.