A factory owns one process
A factory can quote and build its own operation. It usually does not own the missing information, cross-supplier decisions, or the next step after a failed test.
Small-batch PCBA and existing-board projects
Turn incomplete electronics files into a build you can ship.
PCBLaunch is the China-side project lead for overseas small hardware teams. We review the files, coordinate engineering and production partners, and manage prototypes, testing, revisions, and small-batch delivery through one accountable contact.
6-person project studioSmall team, visible responsibility
Heze, Shandong, ChinaChina-side engineering coordination
Led by Li CanScope, specialists, suppliers, and progress
Why a project lead
You are not paying us to be another factory.
You are paying for one person to own the gaps between your files, engineering decisions, suppliers, testing, and handover.
PCBLaunch owns the thread
We review what exists, bring in the right specialist or production partner, keep questions visible, and give you one accountable China-side contact.
You get a usable decision
The goal is not another quote. It is a reviewed scope, a controlled first build, recorded findings, and a clear path to rework, redesign, or the next order.
A good fit
Built for teams with a product, but not a full China-side hardware operation.
PCBLaunch is most useful when the product is real, the material is imperfect, and someone needs to make the whole order move.
Small hardware teams
Startups and product teams that need a practical bridge from prototype evidence to repeatable PCBA.
Incomplete or changing files
Gerber, BOM, board samples, firmware, or test notes that still need questions answered before production.
More than bare boards
Projects that also need sourcing, assembly, programming, testing, rework, packaging, or shipment coordinated.
If lowest board price is the only requirement, a direct factory may fit better. If you need someone to own the gaps, decisions, and handover, start with PCBLaunch.
Four ways to work together
A focused service range
PCBLaunch is built around the work that follows an engineering decision: make the files usable, prove the first boards, control a small batch, or recover an existing board. Design support is available when it helps a project reach those stages.
01
Small-Batch PCBA Production
Primary serviceMove a reviewed board into a controlled build, keep revisions visible, and prepare the next repeat order from a clearer record.
View service02Existing-Board Reverse Engineering and Redesign
Secondary focusTurn an available physical board into an evidence-led reconstruction or revision project while keeping unknown design intent visible.
View service03PCB Prototyping, Assembly and Testing
Main serviceReview the current file package, build an initial board, define the checks, and use findings to prepare the next revision.
View service04PCBA Design Support
Supporting serviceCreate or complete the documentation needed to move a defined electronics requirement toward prototype fabrication and assembly.
View servicePrimary focus
Small-batch PCBA that keeps the next order in view
Small-batch work is not only component placement. It depends on one released revision, visible sourcing decisions, a usable assembly package, agreed testing, and a record that explains changes.
PCBLaunch coordinates these control points so a prototype can move into a batch without losing the decisions that made it work.
Explore the small-batch process
Existing-board work
Recover what the board proves, then mark what remains unknown
Reverse engineering becomes credible when physical evidence, inferred intent, redesign decisions, and validation results are kept separate. Unknown firmware, hidden layers, and unreadable parts are recorded rather than guessed away.
Review the reverse-engineering scopeThe delivery path
From the files you have to the batch you can rely on.
Every project follows the same visible chain. The details change; the responsibility does not.
- 01
Start with what exists
Files, a board sample, a prototype, a BOM, photos, or simply a description of the outcome.
- 02
Review the package
We identify the revision, quantity, constraints, rights, and the person who can approve decisions.
- 03
Find the gaps
Missing data, obsolete parts, unclear tests, and supplier questions are recorded instead of guessed away.
- 04
Build the scope
You receive a practical plan for sourcing, assembly, prototype quantity, tests, hold points, and handover.
- 05
Make the first boards
We match the released scope to the right specialists and production partners for the first build.
- 06
Test and resolve
Findings, substitutions, rework, and unresolved items stay attached to the project revision.
- 07
Approve the revision
Decisions are visible before the project moves from prototype evidence to a small batch.
- 08
Hand over the next action
Boards, files, findings, and records return with a clear recommendation: repeat, rework, redesign, or stop.
How trust is built
Evidence before claims
PCBLaunch does not present a factory, certification, equipment list, capacity, or delivery promise without verified evidence. The project record is the basis for confidence.
Known revision
The file package, board sample, firmware reference, and requested outcome are tied to an identifiable version.
Visible questions
Missing information, substitutions, uncertain evidence, and test limitations remain open until someone responsible approves them.
Defined handover
The customer knows which boards, files, findings, and records are included before the project moves forward.
Start from what exists
Four practical entry routes
The first review is shaped by the material already available. It does not require a perfect package before the conversation can begin.
Released Gerber and BOM
Review fabrication, assembly, sourcing, testing, and batch readiness.
Follow this routeWorking ESP32 prototype
Translate a module proof of concept into a custom board and build plan.
Follow this routeRaspberry Pi based system
Define a carrier, interface, or companion-board package around real constraints.
Follow this routeExisting physical board
Assess evidence, uncertainty, rights, recovery level, and validation.
Follow this routeA small studio with visible ownership
Li Can leads project scope and progress, matches specialist engineers to the work, coordinates production partners, keeps open questions visible, and connects decisions from the first review to the requested handover.
The studio model is deliberate. PCBLaunch does not claim that every fabrication, assembly, testing, or specialist engineering step happens under one roof. It takes responsibility for coordinating the agreed path.
Meet the studio and review its boundariesCommon questions
Before sending a project
What is PCBLaunch best suited for?
Prototype and test work, small-batch PCBA, existing-board recovery or redesign, and design support that leads into a real build.
Do you own a PCB factory?
PCBLaunch is a project studio. It coordinates suitable fabrication, assembly, sourcing, and test partners instead of presenting partner facilities as its own.
Can we start with incomplete files?
Yes. Send the available package and list what is missing. The first review can identify which gaps affect feasibility, quote, or build scope.
How does a project begin?
Send the project revision, quantity, files or board material, requested outcome, and the most important open question.
Start with the files, board, or prototype you already have.
PCBLaunch will identify the next questions before a build scope is agreed.