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Assembly Assistant screenshot Assembly Assistant: Onboarding Guide 1 min Guide Books PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Procurement Managers +3 PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers Procurement Managers Procurement Managers Production Managers Production Managers Manufacturing Engineers Manufacturing Engineers

Learn how to use Altium 365's PCB Assembly Assistant to accelerate PCB prototyping and short-run manufacturing with component-level board assembly lists. This onboarding guide includes step-by-step instructions, best practices, and additional resources to get started.

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How to Design Boards That Work With the Process Not Against It How to Design Boards That Work With the Process Not Against It 7 min Blog Manufacturing Engineers Manufacturing Engineers Manufacturing Engineers

This article explores effective strategies for designing printed circuit boards (PCBs) that enhance collaboration with fabricators and streamline the manufacturing process. It highlights that many delays in PCB fabrication arise from inadequate documentation and unrealistic tolerance specifications rather than defects in manufacturing.

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When Should You Send a PCB For a Budgetary Quote When Should You Send a PCB For a Budgetary Quote? 8 min Blog Engineering Managers Project Leads Engineering Managers Engineering Managers Project Leads Project Leads

Get a budgetary PCB quote before your layout is complete. Altium Develop's live BOM management and shared cloud workspace give manufacturers the data they need early.

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Flexible Circuits in Assembly Flexible Circuits in Assembly: What PCB Designers Don’t See Until It’s Too Late 6 min Blog PCB Design Engineers Manufacturing Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Manufacturing Engineers Manufacturing Engineers

Learn flexible circuits assembly challenges in real production. Discover how design decisions impact yield, placement, and reflow performance.

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10 Questions to Ask Your Fabricator Before Submitting a Rigid-Flex Design 10 Questions to Ask Your Fabricator Before Submitting a Rigid-Flex Design 5 min Blog PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers

Ask the right questions before submitting a rigid-flex design. Avoid costly respins and improve yield by aligning with your fabricator early.

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PCBPCBA Cost Comparison in the US Versus China PCB/PCBA Cost Comparison in the US Versus China 7 min Blog Procurement Managers Procurement Managers Procurement Managers

Compare real PCB/PCBA costs in the US versus China. See pricing, tariffs, and landed cost data for fabrication, assembly, and sourcing decisions.

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Registration Tolerance Is Now a Design Constraint, Not a Fab Problem Registration Tolerance Is Now a Design Constraint, Not a Fab Problem 6 min Blog PCB Design Engineers Manufacturing Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Manufacturing Engineers Manufacturing Engineers

Understand why registration tolerance is now a design constraint in Ultra HDI PCB layouts, and how ignoring it risks yield, reliability, and manufacturability.

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