From a Brilliant Idea to A Pioneering Product

Are you the research team head who just came up with a brilliant idea of a new product? You should be happy to present your product details but are still unsure of the breakdowns? Or are you an investor who just finished reading the details of a new product? You can see an amazing product in the making but how can you be sure of its technical feasibility?

Why the need for prototype?

And that is why prototypes are of utmost importance when a new product is being developed. In fact, prototypes need to be developed at various stages of the product development to be able to make amends and improvement on the go.Here are some points on why you need prototypes:

• Initial failures on a prototype are not expensive compared to the failure of the real product.
• Less rework will be required, if you build prototypes at various stages of the development and rectify issues on the go.
• Technical breakdowns are understood better before complications set in.
• Better way to proving the feasibility of the idea to the funders.
• Makes it easier for you to exhibit ‘reduce to practice’ clause when you apply for a patent.

Few things to remember when making prototypes:

• 3D print your design from the computer screen and this will give you a better scale idea.
• Make multiple prototypes and not just one and go through multiple assembling processes to figure out any issues that might occur.
• Get others to do a few assembling too to figure out what might go wrong from a different perspective.

Prototype development is crucial and therefore you might want professional help from companies, like BestProto.net, that specialize in building prototype PCBs as well as PCB assembly. These companies have a pool of various engineers, who will cater for different parts of your assembly, as well as the adequate equipment and resources for the building of a fine prototype.

PCB Assembly:

Printed circuit boards are used to electrically connect all the electrical components while supporting them mechanically. Once the components are ready, it will be soldered for the connections.

Assembly can be in different ways:

Through – hole technology: Holes are used to insert the components and keep them in place.

Surface Mount technology: Here, the component pins are held in place by solder paste on the pads.

One PCB might require both the types of assembly as some components come in the through pole package while others use only the surface mount technology. Also, the stress and appropriate holding of the component needs to be considered before you can choose the technology to use.

Lead Free Assembly:

Are you keen on following the RoHS standards that restrict the use of lead? Prototype development companies are now specializing on techniques of soldering with the use of lead since this has become a leading concern for manufacturing companies. Lead free solder typically contains tin, zinc, copper, silver, bismuth indium etc. There are various kinds of replacement of lead in the soldering process and the component needing the soldering that should be considered.

About the Company

BESTProto is a group of professional soldering technicians, SMT (surface mount technology) process engineers and business people who are committed to rapidly building electromechanical and PCB prototypes while providing small highly specialized businesses, start-ups and incubator companies with small production or specialty build capabilities.