AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Cooke" <rcooke@...> wrote:
> Can you tell us the company that was able to
> assemble the boards inexpensively?

Here are the five best quotes (out of 12), in no particular order.  
The other quotes were at least twice that of the highest quote of 
this group.

Hi-Tek Electronics
Salem, OR
www.hitekquality.com

SMT Northwest
Portland, OR
www.smtnw.com

Circuit Manufacturing
Wilsonville, OR
www.circuitmanufacturing.com

Ornelas Enterprises
Hillsboro, OR
www.oeiassembly.com

Axiom Electronics
Beaverton, OR
www.axiomsmt.com

I visited and got a tour of the facilities of all but the last one.  
I wouldn't hesitate to do business with any of the ones that I 
visited.  That's not intended to disparage Axiom - I just didn't 
visit their facility.  They all had similar equipment and 
facilities.  At each facility, I saw job tags with the names of well 
known (to me, least) companies for whom they were apparently doing 
work.

I intend to supply the parts for assembly - they call that 
a "consignment job" as opposed to "turnkey".  Since they are all 
relatively nearby, I can deliver the parts and pick up the finished 
product.  I plan to use SMT Northwest and I should have at least a 
partial delivery of finished boards before the end of the month.

Don Kinzer