PROTO Program

Prototype boards, shipped in 10 business days, built by the team that will build your production.
LET'S GET STARTED
Two vendors is one too many.
Most hardware companies prototype with one vendor and produce with another. It looks efficient. It means two relationships, two quality systems, and requalifying everything when you switch.
PROTO is a prototype build by the same team that will build your production boards, under the same quality system. Design-for-manufacturing issues get caught by the people who'd otherwise hit them at volume. When you move to production, nothing has to be re-learned.
We quote the prototype with production in mind.
Prototyping is necessary. Production is where the product earns. So we quote your prototype looking forward to the production run behind it.
Part of that quote is a review of your bill of materials for supply chain risk. Parts heading toward obsolescence. Single-source items. Components that are easy to buy in tens and hard to buy in thousands. You get that list before you place the prototype order, while a change still costs a footprint edit instead of a respin.
What you get
  • Ships in 10 business days
  • SMT and through-hole assembly
  • Visual inspection on every board
  • A quote with the exact breakdown of labor and materials
  • DFM review by your future production team
  • Supply chain review flagging obsolescence and availability risk

Getting Started Is Simple

Send us your files.

Gerbers and BOM. Email them to your RelianceCM contact or to proto@reliancecm.com.

We review and quote.

We check the design, source components, and send a quote with an exact breakdown of labor and materials.

We build your boards.

SMT and through-hole, inspection on every board. Ships in 10 business days.

Move to production on your timeline.

The team that built your prototype is already your production team.
Your Prototype Pays for Itself
When your product moves to production with RelianceCM, your prototype cost is refunded against your production invoice. Every PROTO quote breaks out labor and materials, so you know the number before you place the order.
The refund is tiered by production order size, and each product qualifies independently. Ask and we'll walk you through it.
After production starts
Once your product is in production, the STOCK Program lets you order in larger quantities, hold finished units here, and release against demand. One team, from first board to steady-state supply.
Ready to Get Started?

Send us your files and we’ll get you a quote. No portals, no hoops. Just email your Gerbers and BOM, we’ll take it from there.

Email us at proto@reliancecm.com or call us at 541-758-8242 and ask about the PROTO Program.

RelianceCM
33866 SE Eastgate Circle
Corvallis, OR 97333
541-758-8242