PCB Prototyping | One-Off PCB Manufacture UK
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Getting your electronics project off the ground with comprehensive PCB prototyping

We offer comprehensive PCB prototyping services and can manufacture one-off PCB prototypes or pre-production batches, so you can make sure your setup is fully functional before commissioning a full production run.

Our PCB prototyping capabilities include:

  • Procurement of bespoke components
  • Final product assembly
  • Setup, programming and configuration
  • Test and configuration of complete products
  • Potting, encapsulation and heat shrinking
  • Bespoke test rigs where required
  • Processor and GAL programming
  • Packaging and shipping procurement for OEM customers

We work with free issue kits or offer a full procurement service based on your manufacturing data. Upon completion of the PCB prototype build, we will provide you with up-to-date production costs to assist your decision making and project planning moving forward. 

With our expertise and industry-leading equipment, we’ll continue to work with you throughout the development process until the final board is free from issues, saving you a significant amount of time and money.

A close up of a prototype printed circuit board viewed through a magnification lense

Why choose Contract Production for PCB prototyping?

With a team of dedicated and passionate electronics professionals, we offer you our comprehensive prototyping services. We will manufacture PCB prototypes or pre-production batches, so you can make sure your setup is fully functional before commissioning a full production run.

Upon completion of the PCB prototype build, we will provide you with up-to-date production costs to assist with decision making and project planning moving forward. By producing a smaller run of pre-production PCBs, you can test the setup and resolve any potential issues with the board before they have the chance to affect the whole production line. We can continue to produce prototype boards until the end-product is free from bugs and glitches.

Quality assurance

Quality assurance

Contract Production is committed to providing high-quality electronic assemblies and products. Stringent internal quality assurance procedures ensure that all finished products and PCBs are manufactured and produced to consistently high standards.

We are an ISO 9001:2015-accredited company and in addition to this certification, all our electronic assemblies are manufactured, inspected and released to the latest revision IPC-A-610 standard. Our in-house IPC Certified trainer ensures that ongoing compliance to the latest standard is maintained, providing the highest levels of confidence in our manufacturing procedures and processes at all times.

Prototyping, PCB assembly, box build and turnkey electronic manufacturing

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Prototyping, PCB assembly, box build and turnkey electronic manufacturing

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What our clients say

    "The performance, attention to detail, communication, quality of work, and understanding of our specific needs exceeded expectations. CPL are a pleasure to work with; genuine partners."

    - Gareth Connor (UK R&D and manufacture) and Danny White (USA Corporate President), Sound Techniques, Ltd. Calif. USA.

    "Contract Production manufacture to very exacting standards many of the more complex circuit board assemblies within our intrinsically safe products. In our experience we have enjoyed consistency in supply with competitive pricing and an excellent pre and post sales service."

    - Rod Huddart, Procurement and Pre-Production Engineering Manager - HMi Elements

    "We are extremely happy with the fantastic service and support given by Contract Production. Our product is mandated by the International Maritime Organisation which places additional controls over us and our supply chain. Contract Production understands the compliance requirements and ensures our product is of the highest quality possible."

    - Matthew Wright, Chief Technical Officer - Globalview Systems Ltd

    "We at Inductelec have been using Contract Production since the company launched as our primary PCB production company. We have found the company to be honest and dependable to deal with in every way and the resulting PCBs have been very accurately constructed and have had very few soldering or PCB errors. I would not hesitate to recommend them."

    - Dr. Isaac Sewell PhD MEng MIET, Technical Director - Inductelec Limited

    "Multisensor Systems has been a partner of Contract Production for the past two generations of its products and has built up a strong, mutually constructive relationship. Contract Production has consistently proved itself for reliability, flexibility and customer service of the highest order."

    - Brad Weaterton, Managing Director / CEO - Multisensor Systems

FAQs

It's essential to make sure everything about your PCB assembly is functioning correctly before committing significant resource to a full production run. Having a board that doesn't work as it should because it hasn't been thoroughly tested could cause significant issues further down the production process, costing you time and money. Collaborating with an expert partner to ensure your PCB functions correctly is an incredibly easy way to guarantee the success of your project.

By producing a smaller run of pre-production PCBs or even a one-off unit, you can test it and resolve any potential issues with the board before they have the chance to affect your whole product line. We can continue to produce prototype boards until the end-product is free from bugs and glitches. 

See our Knowledge Base for further information. 

We can handle prototypes, low-volume, and high-volume production runs. Standard prototyping lead times are 5-7 working days, depending on our current contracted workload, but we can offer expedited services for urgent projects. Talk to us and we'll do our best to accommodate your timelines.

We handle up to 32-layer boards, HDI designs, rigid-flex, and high-frequency materials.

We accept Gerber, ODB++, and IPC-2581 files. Our engineers provide a DFM review before prototyping to catch potential issues.

We use AOI, electrical testing, and X-ray inspection (when required) for complex designs to ensure prototypes are error-free.