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PCB Lead Time: the Invisible Showstopper

Harm Slijkhuis
Harm Slijkhuis
Sales Engineer
2025-12-29

PCBs: the invisible showstopper in your ProtoPCBA project!

Did you know that with our ProtoPCBA service, the PCB lead time often determines 90% of the total turnaround time? Yes, really: in a 5-day project, we ourselves only spend half a day preparing, assembling, soldering, cleaning, and inspecting. The rest? Waiting for the PCBs!

Many of you already supply your own PCBs, but let's be honest: that's quite a hassle, isn't it?

That's why we're currently working on expanding our calculator with your favourite ProtoPCB suppliers. Soon you'll be able to order your entire ProtoPCBA in one go, without the hassle of separate suppliers.

We've had good experiences with the following:

✅ Würth Elektronik Group ✅ PCBWay ✅ Multi-CB group ✅ Eurocircuits ✅ AQC BV

Which ProtoPCB supplier (preferably with API) should absolutely not be missing from this list according to you?

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