Since its founding in 2014, PCBWay has grown from a startup into a global electronics manufacturing platform trusted by manufacturers, engineers, and companies worldwide. As a full-service provider, its offerings include PCB design, manufacturing, assembly, CNC machining, and 3D printing. Located in Shenzhen, China, its 200,000 m² facility, with over 2,800 employees, leverages the advantages of the electronics industry to its full potential. Backed by state-of-the-art equipment and regional service teams, PCBWay ensures reliable and comprehensive manufacturing, from concept to completion.
Comprehensive solutions for hardware projects
PCBWay's value proposition is based on its portfolio of integrated services. While many companies specialize in a single stage of production, PCBWay offers a seamless workflow from design to delivery. By providing a comprehensive solution, it helps customers reduce both costs and lead times, delivering more optimized and efficient solutions.
PCB Design: PCBWay offers end-to-end PCB design services, from schematic capture and PCB layout to design for manufacturing (DFM). Their experienced engineers provide expert support tailored to the complexity and objectives of your project. With Altium Designer, KiCAD, and other common design tools, they ensure seamless collaboration and compatibility. Thanks to their powerful design capabilities, PCBWay guarantees fast, high-quality turnaround.
PCB Manufacturing: From single-layer PCBs to complex 60-layer PCBs, from HDI to flexible and rigid-flex PCBs, PCBWay offers reliable quality, tight tolerances, and multiple options. With a range of solder masks, including pink, orange, and clear, PCBWay can meet your unique needs. A variety of surface finishes are also available. Choose from immersion gold (ENIG), OSP, and hard gold at affordable prices. The recent expansion of flexible PCB capabilities allows customers to order 16 layers and clear PET for the polyamide base material. PCBWay strives to help engineers meet the growing demand for flexible and lightweight designs in wearable and IoT applications.
PCB Assembly (PCBA): We have established ourselves as a leading PCB and PCBA service provider thanks to our consistent quality and excellent service. Our factories have developed their own lean production management system (MES+ERP+IOT+ESD+APIS) and are equipped with high-end equipment, including Fuji pick-and-place machines imported from Japan, 3D X-ray scanners, 3D SPI scanners, a proprietary MES system, incoming material inspection (IQC) instruments, and intelligent first-piece inspection instruments. We are capable of assembling BGA, Micro-BGA, QFN, and other lead-free package components. Whether for prototype quantities or high-volume production runs, our professional engineers and technicians will work closely with you through our dedicated customer service team to ensure the highest quality and the fastest possible turnaround time. Especially for turnkey PCB assembly services, PCBWay handles the entire process, including: ordering all components, PCB fabrication, PCB assembly, testing, and final shipment.
CNC | 3D Manufacturing: For teams requiring housings or mechanical integration, PCBWay offers precision services, including CNC machining, 3D printing, injection molding, and sheet metal fabrication, with over 100 materials such as resin, aluminum, stainless steel, brass, and even titanium. 3D printing is priced as low as $4.98, and CNC machining as low as $25. Combining these services with electrical fabrication allows PCBWay to offer a truly comprehensive solution for electromechanical systems.
Colorful innovation: new colored PCBs and 3D printing
Over the past two years, PCBWay has launched two interesting offerings aimed at aesthetic and functional differentiation:
Color PCBs: These feature images in various colors and styles, with exquisite results on both flat panels and rolled materials. PCBWay has introduced UV printing equipment, which uses UV-curable inks to achieve high-quality image printing on a variety of materials.
Color 3D printing: This service can print multiple colors in a single build. It uses PolyJet technology, allowing you to create complex, multi-colored models without the need for manual painting. Color 3D printing delivers vibrant, professional results with fast turnaround times.
PCBWay's wide range of services allows engineers to avoid the delays and frictions of managing multiple vendors, enabling them to iterate faster and launch products to market with confidence.
Designed for engineers: quality and reliability
PCBWay's competitive advantage lies in what it offers and how it offers it:
No minimum order: you can order as few as 5 standard PCBs. The minimum order for other services is just 1 piece. This eliminates unnecessary purchases, allowing you to reduce costs.
Transparent and fair pricing: Their pricing structure is transparent with no hidden costs. Their prices are among the most competitive in the world and are only a fraction of what other American or European manufacturers typically charge. Even many price-conscious customers, such as students and hobbyists, rely heavily on PCBWay for their PCB prototyping, low-volume manufacturing, and assembly needs.
Quality Assurance: At PCBWay, all boards undergo rigorous testing, in addition to basic visual inspection. Most of the testing and inspection equipment used in the industry is utilized, including the Flying Probe tester, X-ray inspection machine, and automated optical inspection (AOI) machine. Furthermore, they hold international certifications, including IATF16949, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 16949, ISO 45001, CE, UL, RoHS, CQC, and REACH.
Fast turnaround: Standard PCBs can be manufactured in as little as 24 hours, and assembly is completed within a few business days. Production time for a 3D printed part is approximately 3-4 days. This rapid turnaround capability allows urgent projects to meet tight deadlines.
24/7 Customer Support: Whenever you have a problem, you can contact a live customer service agent who will respond to your emails or messages. Our service team will track your orders from the moment you submit your Gerber file until you receive your PCBs and assembled PCBs in perfect condition. In addition to English-speaking customer service staff, we also have dedicated sales staff fluent in Japanese, Spanish, and French. This multilingual team allows us to effectively overcome language barriers, ensuring seamless communication for our customers.
On-time deliveries: Over the years, the company has proudly maintained a 99% on-time delivery rate. Employees work in three shifts to ensure your PCBs arrive at their destination as planned and as quickly as possible. You can choose from DHL and other courier services to find the right balance between speed and budget. PCBWay only uses services from reliable and reputable companies.
Returns and Refunds: Occasionally, dissatisfaction may occur. If PCBs or assembled boards are unusable due to a manufacturer's error, you may be entitled to compensation. PCBWay will refund the amount directly to your account or credit it to your PCBWay customer account, which you can use to pay for future orders. Alternatively, you can choose to have the unusable boards reworked or remanufactured and reshipped by the manufacturer at their expense.
As Simon Gao, marketing supervisor and customer experience director at PCBWay, explains: "We believe that providing engineers with excellent tools, fast deliveries, and reliable technical support leads to better products and a faster path to innovation."
Digital platform that streamlines every step
PCBWay's online platform is at the heart of its business strategy. It's more than just a store; it's a complete digital ecosystem designed for modern engineers. The digital quoting and ordering platform allows you to relax and stay connected at every step of the manufacturing process.
Get instant quotes: Waiting days for a quote is a thing of the past. With PCBWay, you get pricing instantly, or in under an hour for complex PCBs requiring additional special requests. Upload a file and instantly receive pricing, lead time, and design feedback for manufacturing.
Receive expert feedback on DFM: All files and parts uploaded to the platform receive feedback from design-for-manufacturing experts, including instant and automated warnings, and demands/specifications are compared with capabilities to ensure compliance and determine process steps and associated checks.
Real-time production tracking: Users can track the production status of the entire order, from pricing, payment, production, delivery, and receipt of goods, to the entire production line. This ensures transparency.
Access manufacturing data at your fingertips: Offer some of the most innovative printed circuit board technologies and the highest quality standards in the industry. DFM, Gerber files, BOM, invoices, and inspection reports—all in your user interface.
Deeply involved in electronic communities
PCBWay remains a strong supporter of the global maker movement and engineering communities. The company actively sponsors open-source projects, offers discounts to student teams, and collaborates with educational initiatives, having supported thousands of projects such as autonomous drones and environmental monitoring stations. By providing free or discounted manufacturing for creative and educational designs, PCBWay not only strengthens ties with the community but also demonstrates the real-world applications of its services.
It's worth noting that PCBWay has created its own online community, a dynamic platform where makers, engineers, and hobbyists can connect, share project experiences, and exchange technical knowledge. The community serves as a hub for showcasing innovative designs, from DIY electronics to advanced engineering projects, fostering a collaborative environment that empowers makers worldwide.
This year, PCBWay has further expanded its commitment to the global industry by participating in major international trade shows such as OpenSauce, Electronica, PCB WEST, and Embedded World 2025. These events serve as dynamic platforms for the company to connect with engineers and makers from around the world, fostering collaboration, sharing cutting-edge knowledge, and enhancing its presence in the global technology community.
Looking to the future: smart manufacturing and global expansion
PCBWay not only keeps pace with the industry, but also helps shape the future.
Engineering for a greener future: In response to the global call for environmental protection, PCBWay has partnered with ISO 14001-certified suppliers and integrated environmentally friendly materials that comply with REACH, RoHS, and halogen-free standards. By optimizing production processes, it reduces waste and its carbon footprint, ensuring that all PCBs contribute to a greener future. In 2025, it also fully adopted DHL's GoGreen transport service to reduce logistics-related emissions and further strengthen its commitment to sustainability.
Smart manufacturing: By implementing Industry 4.0 technologies such as real-time factory monitoring, automated testing, and AI-assisted process control, PCBWay is increasing production efficiency and quality.
Regional expansion: The company is exploring expanding its manufacturing globally, particularly in North America and Europe, which will allow it to speed up delivery times, reduce shipping costs, and provide better service to regional customers.
Conclusion: PCBWay, with you every step of the way
This year marks PCBWay's 11th anniversary. For over a decade, it has fulfilled its mission of making hardware development more accessible and affordable. With comprehensive services, robust quality assurance, and a globally accessible platform, it has become a trusted partner for engineers across the spectrum, from independent makers to enterprise teams.
As technology becomes increasingly integrated into all aspects of life, PCBWay is ready to help the next generation of inventors and businesses turn bold ideas into reliable, scalable, and manufacturable products.
