There are 2 main phases to PCB assembly: automated SMT assembly and manual through-hole assembly. Obviously the automated assembly is less expensive than the manual assembly because robots. This is one of the reasons why SMT is incredibly popular. How to send PCBA quote skillfully seems huge important, which potentially determine high possibility of future cooperation with your customer. Top 10 PCB assembly house in china SYS Tech will introduce you as below.
Professional enough, first quote should be professional in format, this will show your advantages and sincerity. After all, a beautiful and professional quote sheet among ordinary ones will catch customer eyesight. You can tell from the quotation whether they are professionals, also ask the supplier some questions, you will tell.
Attractive price, an attractive price does not mean the lowest one, normally low cost means low quality, When pricing your product you are walking on a knifes edge: too high and you can't launch, too low and you risk imploding. Particularly in developed regions, it is probably that customer will not take the offer with lowest price. So we have to carefully think about the appropriate way of sending quote under profit guarantee. For example, we can show lower price on basis of higher volume than customer requested. In addition, we can exclude some costs of test and other manual operations in our quote. Let both parties talk them in the future.
Perspectives of market and product, In terms of potential customer inquiry, we have to evaluate from left message (such as email address, company name, website, name and title etc.) and confirm company size, opportunity of batch and volume order, location, customer price acceptance and added-value of their product. Moreover, it is worthy to collect some updates of customer from search engine, LinkedIn and SNS. These described jobs should be completed before your quote being sent.
Assembly of your product can be a significant factor, especially if you have a complex product. The best way to get this information is to work directly with a CM so that they can understand what needs to be done. Keep in mind that it is not just putting parts together, but also testing your final product, packing it up, and all the other logistics of running a factory that go into labor costs.