PCB Company UK - Frequently Asked Questions

Our normal PCB fabricating lead time is 5-10 days for the majority of orders. We have expedited delivery options as quick as 24–48 hours for your rush/quick-turn requirements, subject to the complexity and quantity of the design.

We produce PCBs made of high-quality FR-4, HDI, aluminum, ceramic, and Rogers special materials. Our technical staff can assist in choosing the right substrate for your application.

We manufacture single-sided, double-sided and multilayer PCBs up to 32 layers, including HDI designs with blind, buried and laser-drilled microvias, subject to the final stack-up and design review.

Our surface finish technology options include HASL, Lead-Free HASL, ENIG (Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold), OSP, Immersion Silver, Immersion Tin, and more. We can recommend the most appropriate finish for reliability and solderability.

Yes. We specialise in fast-turn, low-quantity orders for PCB prototypes and assembly, ideal for test markets & pre-production runs.

We offer flexible quantities for manufacturing—from small production runs to hundreds of parts. Contact us for bulk volume pricing.

Absolutely. Our complete turn-key PCB assembly services bring your board from concept to reality in one simple order, delivering time-savings and supply chain risk management peace of mind.

• Prototype: Low-quantity, fast builds used to test things.
  
• Consignment: You provide the components.
  
• Partial Turnkey: You buy certain parts, we source the rest.
  
• Full Turnkey: We take care of everything—procurement and assembly.

Absolutely, our DFM analysis will assist you to fine-tune Gerber files, BOMs, and layouts to ensure quality, lower cost, and shorten your time-to-market.

We provide high-reliability PCB boards for medical, automotive, space and aerospace systems, industrial controls, and telecommunications infrastructure.

We adhere to RoHS, ISO 9001:2015, and IPC standards, ensuring all projects are safely manufactured to high-quality industry standards.

Yes. We manufacture heavy copper PCBs for power electronics and controlled impedance PCBs for high-speed or RF applications—made to your exact specifications.

Quality is our priority. AOI, ICT, or flying probe electrical tests are performed on all boards. Functional testing can be added on request.

Just go to our contact us page or find a “Get a Quote” section, upload your Gerber file, fill in project details, and within minutes you will receive an online quote from us.

We accept payments via bank transfer (clear funds with fees paid), credit card, and PayPal.
We offer UK, Europe, and international delivery with express or standard options. All prices include online tracking for both services.

You will need to send Gerber files (RS-274X format), NC drill files and a fabrication drawing of your requirements. Also, you may include a bill of materials (BOM) and pick-and-place files in case you are outsourcing assembly services.

Lead times will be 1 to 21 days based on complexity/layers. Single 2-4 layer prototypes can be delivered in 3-5 days, whereas multilayered or HDI boards might take 10-15 days.

PCBs or assembly PCBs have no minimum order quantity (MOQ). No matter the quantity of one prototype board or thousands of boards to be produced, we can support the order of any quantity with the same quality.

Yes, we can take native design files of Eagle, Altium Designer, KiCad, OrCAD, and other leading PCB packages. To ensure the most accurate output we would suggest giving Gerber files in addition to your native design files.

Our certification and manufacturing is to ISO 9001:2015 and IPC standards such as IPC-A-600 and IPC-6012. Being a subsidiary of RUSH PCB UK Ltd, we have complete quality management systems and traceability.

Yes, we have a fast turn service to provide PCBs with lead times as short as 1 day to meet urgent prototype needs. The availability of same-day service is dependent on the complexity of design, number of layers, and the availability of the production schedule at the moment- contact us to confirm.

There are only top and bottom components and traces, and a 2-layer PCB is used when a simpler circuit is being built. A 4-layer PCB includes internal power and ground planes, with improved signal integrity, lower EMI and increased routing capacity to complex designs.

Yes, we use our Full Turnkey and Partial Turnkey assembly services to procure all the necessary parts through approved distributors. Our services cover procurement, inventory control and quality assurance so that you can spend time in your business.

We also provide easy payment methods such as credit/debit card, bank, and account payments to its customers. 

Yes, we export PCBs in 32 countries around the globe with reliable courier. Shipping costs and delivery time to different locations are different depending on the destination- when you request a quotation we will give you the quotation with shipping.

We produce one to 32-layer PCBs and include PCBs as simple as one-side to multilayer designs. The high density interconnect (HDI) boards with blind and buried vias which are backed by our advanced manufacturing capabilities are used in applications where maximum circuit density is required.

Yes, we offer free DFM reviews of any project to establish possible manufacturing problems prior to manufacture. Our senior engineers review your design files and suggest some optimization to enhance manufacturability, cost-reduction, and first-time success.

Several of our surface finishes include: HASL (leaded and lead-free), ENIG (Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold), OSP (Organic Solderability Preservative), immersion silver and hard gold plating. All finishes possess certain strengths basing on your application needs, shelf life needs and assembly processes.

Yes- we do high frequency PCBs, so Rogers 4350, Rogers 4000 series, Taconic, and other low loss dielectrics. RF, microwave, and telecommunications Signal integrity Our controlled impedance manufacturing (±10% tolerance) guarantees signal integrity.

We provide a quick-turn prototype service with lead times as short as 1 day when urgent projects are required, and lead times of 1-21 days when the project is more complex. Our delivery time is generally 3-5 working days in 2-6 layer prototypes in quantity of 1-100 boards.

Yes, we are experts in the production of flexible PCB and rigid-flex PCB on polyimide materials. Our flex options consist of single-layer flex, multilayer flex and complex rigid-flex systems that are suitable in space-constrained designs, wearables and dynamic flexing.

Our markets include aerospace, defense, medical equipment, automotive, telecommunications and industrial electronics. The quality of these regulated industries is high and we are routinely meeting the quality standards through our ISO 9001:2015 certification and high-reliability manufacturing processes.

We do make heavy copper PCBs to 10oz copper weight with applications requiring a lot of current. Power supplies, automotive electronics, welding equipment and industrial motor controls are best suited to heavy copper boards with better current carrying capacity and thermal performance.

We have four assembly types Prototype PCB Assembly (low volume, no MOQ), Partial Turnkey Assembly (we source some of the components), Full Turnkey Assembly (we source all the components), and Consignment Assembly (you provide all the components). Our high-tech plant deals with SMT, through-hole assembly, and mixed-technology assembly using laser cut stencils.

Yes, everything we produce is PCBs made out of RoHS-compliant materials and lead-free processes. Halogen-free materials are used when requested and full traceability documentation is kept to comply with the EU environmental regulations and customer compliance requirements.

Yes, in our Full Turnkey and Partial Turnkey assembly services, we purchase the parts of the authorized distributors and trusted suppliers. Our contact with the supply chain is our competitive advantage in terms of pricing and quality components that will be genuine and of quality in your assembly.

We take Gerber, ODB++, and native design files of the Eagle, Altium Designer, KiCad, OrCAD and other popular PCB design packages. To achieve optimum results, please specify Gerber files, drill files, NC drill data, and a fabrication drawing with your specifications.

Yes, we are the experts in controlled impedance PCBs with high-speed digital, RF and signal integrity applications of tolerance ±10%. Our engineering department engages in calculating accurate stack-ups and TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) tests to ensure that the values of impedances are as per your specifications.

We are also ISO 9001:2015 certified and produce to IPC-A-600 (acceptability of printed boards) and IPC-6012 (qualification and performance) requirements. We have automated optical inspection (AOI), electrical and full batch design-through-delivery traceability.

We do do panelization jobs to streamline production and cut per-unit costs on volume production. Our engineers are able to design special panel layouts to either use v-scoring or tab routing, or breakaway tabs, as desired by your assembly and depaneling needs.