Instant quotes and quick turnaround printed circuit board fabrication streamline design cycles and increase productivity
CHICAGO – Jan. 25, 2012 – Newark’s element14, the first online community and electronics store for design engineers, today announced a partnership with the leading PCB solutions provider Sunstone Circuits® to deliver bare printed circuit board (PCB) prototyping services to customers in the Americas through the Knode, an intelligent search and knowledge tool helping engineers select and purchase the right solutions for designs. Through this partnership, design engineers can access Sunstone’s prototyping products and services to create high quality test copies of unpopulated or “bare” PCBs prior to ordering the finished electronic product, allowing engineers to conserve resources through much shorter design cycles.
“For 40 years, Sunstone Circuits has been committed to meeting the needs of our customers by providing the best and most efficient PCB design experience from quote to delivery,” said Sunstone’s President and CEO, Terry Heilman. “In addition to www.sunstone.com, this new partnership with element14 is just one more way Sunstone can help the design engineer streamline the overall design cycle and drastically improve productivity by offering solutions through one consolidated online resource, the Knode on element14.”
The proper equipment and technical competency are critical for any design to ensure customer specifications are met. However, finding a suitable printed circuit board fabrication facility can be a major barrier to the design process, as many contract manufacturers are unwilling to produce a limited number of prototypes. In addition, evaluating quotes and services from potential PCB prototype manufacturers can be an extremely time-consuming and cumbersome process. This new partnership enables design engineers to boost productivity dramatically using the Knode on element14, with instant access to quotes and high-quality printed circuit board prototypes in as little as 24 hours.
“Sunstone Circuits is the ideal PCB solutions partner for the element14 community and enhances an already vast portfolio of design solutions available through the Knode on element14,” said David Shen, group senior vice president and global head of Technical Marketing, Premier Farnell. “Providing access to Sunstone’s quality, on-time prototyping solutions through our consolidated e-platform further underscores element14’s commitment to connecting engineers to relevant design components, information and the latest technologies.”
For more information, visit www.element14.com and to access the Knode on element14 visit www.element14.com/Knode.