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High-Precision SMT Assembly Services for Reliable Electronics Manufacturing

Surface Mount Technology (SMT) has become the backbone of modern electronics manufacturing, enabling compact designs, higher component density, and superior electrical performance. At Board Assembly, we provide advanced SMT assembly services designed for prototype development, small-batch runs, and full-scale production. Our expertise, state-of-the-art equipment, and commitment to quality ensure your printed circuit boards meet the highest industry standards.

SMT assembly involves placing miniature components directly onto the PCB surface without the need for drilled holes. This allows for faster manufacturing, reduced board size, and the ability to integrate complex circuitry into smaller devices. At Board Assembly, our automated pick-and-place SMT machines provide exceptional accuracy, ensuring precise positioning of even the smallest components such as micro-BGAs, 01005 packages, and high-pin-count ICs.

For every project, we begin with a thorough design and documentation review to ensure manufacturability. Our engineering team evaluates your Gerber files, BOM, and assembly drawings to verify compatibility with our SMT processes. This helps prevent redesign costs, minimize delays, and ensure seamless transition from prototype to production.

electronic circuit board smtOnce the assembly begins, solder paste is applied using tightly controlled stencil printing methods. This ensures proper solder volume, which is critical for component adhesion and long-term performance. Our automated reflow ovens use multi-zone temperature profiling to ensure consistent solder joints across every PCB. Whether your project requires leaded or RoHS-compliant lead-free soldering, Board Assembly adheres to strict temperature controls that guarantee reliability.

Quality assurance is a core part of our SMT assembly workflow. Every PCB undergoes AOI inspection, verifying solder joints, polarity, bridging, component alignment, and placement accuracy. For boards with hidden joints like BGAs, we perform X-ray inspection to evaluate internal connections. These extra steps ensure long-term durability and minimize field failure risks.

Whether you are developing medical devices, IoT solutions, consumer products, industrial equipment, or aerospace electronics, our SMT assembly capabilities support a wide range of applications. Combined with our additional services—such as conformal coating, box build assembly, and potting & encapsulation—we offer complete turnkey solutions to support your entire production lifecycle.

Learn more about our SMT capabilities at:
https://boardassembly.com/smt-assembly/

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ACME Provides Quick Turnaround Service Time on Prototype Assembly Service

ACME PCB Assembly provides a quick turnaround time on all PCB prototype assembly service. There is no order too small, we offer 1-piece board with 1-day assembly lead time. ACME guarantees an on-time delivery of rapid PCB assembly service.

ACME PCB Assembly does not involve itself with ITAR project, therefore, we are more flexible on PCB Assembly for prototyping, small run productions, and medium quantity sets of PCB assembly with much affordable assembly cost. We can process several dozens of different products weekly. ACME PCB Assembly is aimed on small to medium volume assembly and specializes on low volume high mix boards.

Our technical capabilities can cover machine placed SMT components as small as 01005, fine-pitch BGA, QFN board.  We have earned the good recommendations from our customers through the excellent services we have provided.

Wesley Dwelly – Dec. 2019

Printed Circuit Board FabricationI am the CTO at VAWD APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. We have worked with ACME PCB on several projects. The PCB’s include, thru-hole and surface mount components ranging from power connectors to high density FPGAs with large pin count BGAs along with very fine pitch connectors and QFN’s. Their work has always been high quality and flawless. ACME is more like a design partner than an assembly house. ACME performs a detailed pre-assembly inspection that has saved us lots of money and time by finding footprint and part number issues that would have created costly rework or even scraping the PCB’s. This partnership is critical for efficient circuit board development and we highly recommend ACME PCB for even the most complex designs.

Timothy Jones – Oct. 2019

ACME recently built 25 sets of 3 different board designs for me. All were lead free. One had surface mount components on both sides. Some components were fine pitch QFN packages. ACME also supplied the PCBs from our original design files. This was our first post prototype production. The result was zero defects and zero problems of any note. On top of that, Stephen, Alice, and others at ACME were pleasant to deal with, timely, and very responsive. I sincerely appreciate your high-quality service. Thank you very much.

Reid Harrison – July 2019

I have used Acme for over four years, and they have done outstanding work for us on challenging projects. Their technical ability and quality control are top notch, and they really take the time to respond to customers’ needs. Very professional, and high-quality work with no missed deadlines, in my experience.