Insights
Technical learnings and practical tips from the DeltaProto PCBA proto lab.
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The price of a protoPCBA is visible. The Total Cost of Development much less so.
2026-07-07The real question isn't how to save €1000 on a protoPCBA, but what it costs if you can only test a week later. Why we look at the Total Cost of Development.
Harm Slijkhuis
Sales Engineer
Fast ProtoPCBA's are expensive. Until someone does the math.
2026-04-10A CEO with a €100k monthly burn rate asked me what a week of waiting costs him. The answer changes the entire cost equation of prototyping.
Harm Slijkhuis
Sales Engineer
Fast ProtoPCBA's aren't expensive — waiting is expensive
2026-03-24The biggest costs in hardware development aren't in the PCBA, but in the time between iterations.
Harm Slijkhuis
Sales Engineer
The emergency stop policy: partially cancelling an order
2026-03-08If sample 1 or 2 already tells you enough, it's a waste to assemble the rest.
Harm Slijkhuis
Sales Engineer