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Thank you Steve for this opportunity to tell a bit more about what we do here in China, and how we procced.
Customer can send us the Gerber file, our engineer will do an economical panel size. Every case is carefully evaluated one by one. This is of course provided as a free service.
So your case of &,5by 1,5 need to be studied more in details in order to come up with the best solution.
Your acceptance or not of X-out has also a definitive impact on the panel size solution.
About the file format, we need RS-274-X file if possible and we use Cam350 most of the time.
For complete quote, we need the Gerber file and the PCB spec (Laminate, PCB thickness, Cu thickness, Finishing (rohs or non-rohs)).
The quote takes from a few hours to 2 or 3 days for the most difficult case and to make sure we bring you the most competitive solution.
After quote is accepted, and before manufacturing, we need to go through the Technical Question process (TQ). Our engineers double check the data in details to prepare the working Gerber. And they make sure there is no misunderstanding. Everything that is not 100% clear is put in the TQ list. Also most of the time our TQ is more like a multiple choice question as we provide you with different alternatives, to make your answer easier.
Then when TQ are solved, we start your samples.
Our quote indicates the production leadtime starting from the day the TQ have been solved.
Also we provide out going inspection report (micro section etc) for samples and mass production. And we provide factory audit report on request. All this at no extra charge. Also you are always welcome here for your own audit, and you can be sure to have our warm welcome and strong support in factory.
We hope to meet some of you guys in real if you come in Dongguan China.
Christopher,
www.dongguan-pcb.com