Insights
Technical learnings and practical tips from the DeltaProto PCBA proto lab.
Many EMS companies treat prototypes like mini production series
2026-05-12A prototype has only one goal: to learn as fast as possible. Why a parallel track saves hardware teams weeks.
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.
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.
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.
Multiple iterations within a single order
2026-02-23How DeltaProto's iteration approach combines speed and cost savings, and why green PCBs are better for AOI.
Happy 2026 from team DeltaProto!
2026-02-16Looking back on a year full of lessons, iterations and improvements.
Delft Solar Team: Fast Iterations for the Win
2025-11-17How the Delft Solar Team drove to first place with last-minute iterations at DeltaProto.
Building custom TestJigs for ProtoSeries
2025-08-11How we build our own TestJigs to program and test PCBA's, and what we learned through iteration.
Soldering with two different alloys
2025-07-2880% of all ProtoPCBA's need at least one extra iteration. This one required a creative soldering solution.