When I first approached PCBWay, the easiness to navigate around their website really amazes me, especially since their website is full of features, PCB functions and information about the brand. I also observed their sales statistics displayed on their webpage especially, which intrigued me a lot because of their high figures of successful payments, partnerships, projects published and time saved. Not many companies truly display their sales information, so this factor really caught my eye. I also realized that they have a gift shop to celebrate their 5th anniversary, and with the free lucky draw to any members registered, I thought that this website is excellent for anybody in general. I myself even spun the lucky draw wheel to earn some 'beans', which eventually led me to exchanging them for PCBWay merchandise from their gift shop. You could stand a chance to receive a PCBWay official t-shirt, free PCB boards, electronic components or Arduino accessories as well. Moreover, their website includes an instant quote feature, so if you are directed right to their home page, you can instantly insert your custom PCB details to receive an estimated price. This is a picture of their homepage:PictureFurthermore, their PCB prototyping customisation options are endless, with every aspect of your PCB having an option to be made your own. Aspects like the solder mask, silkscreen, surface finish, material and much more has an option to be changed to your own, personal preference. PCBWay also accepts special requests for your PCB board if you need any further requirements. This is the PCB Prototype customisation page:PictureAddressing their SMT stencil service, it is often ordered with your standard PCB boards if your design includes surface mount components being soldered on. It acts as a template to make soldering easy for you, since surface mount soldering isn't the easiest skill to grasp. Besides the PCB prototyping customization options, PCBWay offers many interchangeable options when designing your SMT stencil as well, such as the stencil type, thickness, existing fiducials, whether you like electropolishing or not etc. Plus, you can request for a special request if needed, where they will take your special request into consideration when designing your SMT stencil. Here is the SMT stencil customisation page as seen on their website:PictureIf you ever require soldering or proper placement of components on your custom PCB, PCBWay offers a PCB Assembly service, where components can be assembled right away, meaning that your PCB will be ready to be used upon arrival to your doorstep. PCBWay offers three packages in terms of PCB Assembly. You could either choose the option to have PCBWay supply all the components on your design, or have the option for you, the customer, to supply all the parts. Alternatively, you could choose the combo option, where PCBWay supplies some parts, but you will have to supply the remaining components. I recommend going for the combo option if you have some of the parts you need for that project, but if you totally do not have any of the parts required, the turnkey (PCBWay supplies all the parts) option will be your best bet. From there, you have the choice on what your board type would be in regards to your PCBs (single pieces or panelized PCBs) in addition to what assembly side the components will be soldered onto. It is also mandatory to state down the number of unique parts, SMT parts and/or through-hole parts which you would like assembled on your PCB. Once again, there is a designated black space for you to put any specific details or requests regarding the assembly of your PCB. Here is the picture of the PCB Assembly Service page on PCBWay's website:PictureNow, once you have put all your customisation options in place and made your final choices, you can receive a quote directly from the website with a rough price estimate. The price of your product will be based on the options you choose, with the higher, more expensive options contributing...

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