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How Hardware Startups Use Surface Mount Technology Prototyping for Faster Iteration
Episode 126 of Hardware Startups with Fexingo explores how early-stage hardware companies are leveraging low-volume surface mount technology (SMT) prototyping to compress development cycles. Lucas and Luna walk through a case study: a medical-device startup that cut its PCB prototype turnaround from six weeks to four days by using a hybrid approach — pick-and-place for passives, hand-soldering for fine-pitch ICs. They discuss cost tradeoffs versus traditional through-hole, why many startups over-invest in full SMT lines too early, and how a $15,000 desktop pick-and-place machine can pay for…
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