Shenzhen has built the most complete electronics supply chain in the world over the past three decades. Component distributors, PCB fabricators, SMT lines, coating facilities, and testing labs are all concentrated within a single city. For customers placing flexible PCB or rigid-flex orders, this density means shorter lead times, lower logistics costs, and faster response when engineering changes are needed mid-production.
The city is home to manufacturers serving industries ranging from automotive electronics to medical devices, and the local infrastructure supports everything from rapid prototyping through volume production. When you work with a Shenzhen-based OEM, you are tapping into a network that has been refined by years of serving global brands.
Many buyers assume that a PCBA OEM simply assembles components onto a board. In reality, a capable manufacturer manages the entire production flow from bare board fabrication through final boxed product. Farway Electronic, a Shenzhen-based manufacturer established in 2018, structures its service around nine linked manufacturing stages:
The advantage of this chain is simple: when one partner controls every stage, defects are caught earlier, traceability is maintained end-to-end, and there is no finger-pointing between suppliers when issues arise.
Flexible PCBs require different handling than rigid boards throughout the manufacturing process. Polyimide substrates are thinner and more delicate, which means standard SMT equipment may need adjusted parameters for placement force and reflow profiling. Coverlay application replaces traditional solder mask, and the bonding process for rigid-flex transitions demands precise registration.
Farway's process capability covers flexible and rigid-flex constructions with board thickness from 0.2 mm to 8 mm, minimum line width and spacing of 0.05 mm, and impedance control accuracy of ±5%. The facility handles maximum PCB sizes up to 850 mm × 520 mm and PCBA sizes up to 510 mm × 460 mm, which covers most flexible circuit applications in consumer, medical, and automotive segments.
Certifications tell you whether a factory has invested in process discipline. Farway holds four management-system certifications that map directly to the industries it serves:
| Certification | What It Covers |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | Quality management system baseline |
| ISO 13485 | Medical device quality management |
| IATF 16949 | Automotive industry quality requirements |
| ISO 14001 | Environmental management system |
Beyond certifications, Farway follows IPC-A-600H for PCB acceptance and IPC-A-610 for PCBA assembly standards. The testing infrastructure includes SPI solder-paste inspection, AOI, X-ray, ICT, FCT, thermal imaging, and high/low-temperature reliability chambers. The company also offers a one-year free-repair commitment for eligible non-external defects arising during standard customer use.
Assembled boards that will operate in harsh environments need protection beyond the solder joints. Conformal coating is one of the most common protection methods, applying a thin polymer film to guard against moisture, dust, chemical corrosion, and thermal cycling. Farway's automated coating line supports selective masking, double-sided spraying, and fan/needle spraying with average cycle times of 0.5 to 3 minutes per board.
For applications requiring deeper protection, low-pressure injection moulding encases sensitive components in a thermoplastic compound. This is widely used for medical sensors, automotive connectors, and waterproof electronics. Farway operates four low-pressure injection moulding machines and provides support from mould development through production.
Component sourcing is where many PCBA projects quietly fail. Counterfeit parts, unauthorised distributors, and obsolete components can turn a perfectly designed board into a field-return nightmare. Farway addresses this by working with authorised brand agents and distributors, checking every customer BOM for sourcing risks before production begins, and maintaining controlled warehousing with first-in-first-out inventory, anti-static storage, vacuum packaging, and temperature and humidity monitoring.
This matters most for flexible PCB projects, where component placement on delicate substrates means that even a minor quality issue in incoming parts can cause yield loss that is expensive to recover.
Farway has served more than 100 industry customers across more than 20 countries and regions. The company's application experience spans:
When shortlisting manufacturing partners, look beyond the initial quotation price. Ask these questions:
A partner that can answer all six questions affirmatively will save you months of coordination effort and reduce the risk of quality gaps between production stages.
Farway supports prototype orders starting from a single piece, medium-volume runs, and large-volume production. The facility operates two SMT production lines, two DIP plug-in lines, one conformal-coating spraying line, two finished-product assembly lines, and four low-pressure injection moulding machines. This configuration allows the same engineering team that builds your prototype to carry it through to mass production without transferring tooling or process knowledge to another factory.
For flexible PCB projects specifically, this continuity matters because the process parameters developed during prototyping — reflow profiles, placement force settings, coverlay lamination conditions — need to transfer directly into volume production without requalification.
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