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| What is the difference between your No Touch PCBs service and your Web PCBs service? |
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No Touch PCBs and Web PCBs are two online services for buying PCBs from Sierra Circuits. Each has its specific advantages for different customers. With No Touch PCBs service, we always analyze your design files even before you place an order! However, this means that after you upload your design, you need the ability to assign which file is which layer, so that our Automatic File Verification (AFV) program can determine if there are any discrepancies (say, annular ring is not wide enough, or traces are too thin etc.) If there are any discrepancies, you will get a detailed report and will have to fix your design and upload again. Once your design passes the AFV, only then can you place an order and your design will be manufactured just like that, with no human intervention (hence "No Touch"). Because of all the pre-order AFV checks, you can also be sure that your No Touch order will never go on-hold in the fabrication. Of course, since No Touch depends more on automation than CAM engineers, we can provide you with great low prices for your PCBs. On the flip side, you can only order very simple "standard technology" 2 to 6 layer boards with No Touch. With Web PCBS service, you don't need the ability to load files and assign layers...so in a sense it is also the quickest and most convenient way to order. The prices may be slightly higher than No Touch, because in this serevice live CAM engineers will analyze your files to detect any manufacturability issues. If issues are found, your order may be put on hold until we resolve it with your cooperation. However, with Web PCBs there is a much broader range of PCBs that can be ordered online, including PCBs up to 12 layers with controlled impedances, special colored soldermask/silkscreen, special finishes, etc. More importantly, with this service you can also instantly quote and order Assembly labor and components! A component quote can be obtained online in about a minute by loading your BOM excel file. Bottom-line, we are quite sure that based on your specific project needs and expertise, one of these online services, No Touch or Web PCBs, will get you the boards you want. Of course, if none of these online services can fulfill your needs (say, you need very complex, 22 layer, metal-core PCBs), just ask us for a custom quote! |
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