Rate and Lead Times
Rates:
Design rates are calculated by determining the approximate number of hours needed to complete a design and multiplying that by a standard hourly rate. This does not include in process changes by engineers during the design phase. Those changes will necessitate the recalculating of the design charge and a regeneration of an amended purchase order. Some design types particularly for load boards (DIB’s) in the ATE industry may have base prices for a specific tester type and specified number of sites and pins requiring very little early estimating on the designers end to provide a cost. , I.e. our designer may know that an AG93000 board with 4 sites will take almost exactly 140 hours to complete, barring any conference times and changes from your engineer.Lead Times:
Just as in prototype manufacturing there are standard lead times and expedited lead times, which are available for an additional cost, i.e. price is according to delivery and vice versa. Our standard design lead-time is 10 days. This 10-day period is broken down to 8-hour days and does not include on hold periods that require waiting time for responses to questions posed to your engineers.Quicker lead-times are available based upon design complexity, available designers and cost. Some of the lead times stated below may not be available due to design complexity.
| Type | Time |
|---|---|
| Standard | 10 days |
| Expedited | 7 days |
| Quick Turn | 5 days |
| Hot | 3 days |