PCB assembly overview wraps up engineering video series

In the final episode of the series, Imahara visits Valley Services Electronics (VSE), a full-service manufacturer based in Silicon Valley that assembles custom printed circuit boards (PCB) and specialises in low-volume and prototype electronics. The VSE team highlight what creators should look for in a PCB assembly (PCBA) manufacturer to ensure a smooth migration to market.

They describe how they broke through the confines of offshore manufacturing norms and state why finding a local manufacturing partner can be much more beneficial for today’s start-ups and entrepreneurs.

“We’ve walked through the innovation process, from discovery, to designing and refining a prototype, and finally manufacturing,” said Imahara. “The creator’s journey is never an easy one, but as we’ve seen in this series the tools resources and personnel are out there if you know where to look.”

As part of the company’s ongoing efforts to encourage and inspire innovation in electronics, Mouser’s “Engineering Big Ideas” video series provides innovators with a step-by-step guide to the process of bringing new technological concepts to life, from prototyping the design all the way through to manufacturing a final product that is ready to be sold to customers.

The series, which was sponsored by Mouser’s valued suppliers Analog Devices, Intel, Microchip Technology and Molex begins in Phoenix, Arizona with a look at how hybrid truck designers Nikola Motor Company took a leap of faith in order to bring their vision for the future of commercial transport to life.

In subsequent episodes, Imahara investigates how to build a working prototype, source funding for the product and refine the prototype for manufacturing and how to find an appropriate manufacturing model.