• 01 Get in touch
• 02 Gerber preview
• 03 Order review
• 04 Payment
• 05 PCB Fabrication.
• 06 Delivery
• 07 Parcel Received

Step 1: Get in Touch

Click “Skype” button、whatsapp 、info@apollopcb.com、calling us or sending us “Instant message” through “Request a quote”button，which is on the upper right corner, fill in the email and your message Then you will get an agent from Apollo to get in touch with you and get 50USD PCB coupons immediately.

Step 2: Gerber preview

Send us an email with all the data which is required for the PCB and then Your Agent will send to our engineers team who will preview and evaluate your gerber files and technical specifications,you will get an estimated quote price,the price is nearly 99.5% accurate but may undergo change when re-checking process have been done and found special requirement such as “Copper tended vias”,resign-plug vias,panelization changes etc.Although RS274-X format Gerber data is our standard manufacturing data, we also accept Gerber,PADs, and Eagle file and .PCB file . Please note we will convert your PADs files、.pcb files or Eagle file to Gerber data and then ask for your confirmation before proceeding towards PCB manufacturing line.

Step 3: Order review

After you confirmed orders, our engineer will review the order ASAP. If any issues were found, we will contact you by email or online chat. Please make sure the email address you filled on our website is valid.EQ(if have) and working files will be generated and sent to customers for approval before starting production.

Step 4: How to Pay.

Once the PCB order passes our audit and was confirmed, customers can choose the shipping method and make the payment by PayPal or choose any other available payment methods (We also accept bank transfer,Western union and so on. Please contact us at info@apollopcb.com for further details if you choose these payment methods). Before paying, please confirm the shipping information you have provided is correct and accurate; especially the address, city name and the corresponding post code.Specially Note:When making payment by bank transfer,please fill our full company name.

Step 5: PCB Fabrication.

The PCB fabrication job will be started immediately once the payment is received and EQ&Gerber files are approved. You can check the manufacture process from the production status provided by our Agent.

Step 6: Delivery:
Once the parcel is shipped out, the tracking number and PI/PL will be sent to you and we will keep you updated with shipping status until you received the goods successfully.

Please note the customs tax fee is different for different countries, before shipping you may consult with your local DHL company or customs office to check the detailed information. Please note the order will be declared as real value or customer requirement; let us know once you place your order (you can change the declared value once you make the payment). Note that all import duties will be on buyers’ account.

Finally, if you still have problem with the order process, please feel free to contact us through online chat、via email: info@apollopcb.com、by Skype: frank417276767 or call us at:086-755-29438407, we will respond to you as soon as possible within 24 hours. We hope to make our ordering procedure as simple and flexible as possible.

● How to re-order in Apollopcb?

A. Why do you need to re-order?
As we know, different engineers will deal with PCB file in different way so that some details of your new PCB orders will be different. If you want to order the same boards as the samples which you placed in Apollopcb and if you want to save toolings cost(OTC),you need to re-order it instead of placing new order so that your order will be dealt with by the same engineer that operated on your sample order and it will be same as the sample you have been provided with.

B. How to reorder in Apollo?
If you need to reorder the same boards, whose sample order is provided to you by Apollo, follow the steps listed below. Make sure there are no changes in design of your new order and it is same as your previous orders. First, you send emails to your agent and advise part number of your orders. Second, summit repeat orders.If you provided gerber files,our agent and engineers will do the qualifications again and advise if there is any changes on design.We will update the price if we have to setup new toolings due to design changes 

PCB Assembly Process

Firstly, you need to send the PCB gerber file, BOM list, Pick and place file. Please note that Gerber,PADs, and Eagle file and .PCB file will be accepted by Apollopcb. If your PCB file is in some other format, please export the Gerber file to us for PCB fabrication. BOM list is a file that contains all components with part number, manufacturer number, specifications, quantity, packages, and legends etc.

We strongly recommend that we perform simple functional tests on your products before shipping them, so that we can guarantee 100% pass rate. We need customers to provide simple test guidelines, we manually or use test fixtures for testing to ensure compliance Shipment of electrical measurement values that meet your requirements.

Secondly, please send us the above mentioned files as mentioned above via email: info@apollopcb.com. The quotation will come out within 48-72 hours which depends on your components, the PCB complexity and difficulty degree.

● Files needed: Schematic (DSN or PowerLogic), netlist, package, structure chart (DXF), Components file, layout requirements etc.
● Layout and wiring judgment: according to the design standard, design instruction, customer's design requirements and related checklist. 
● Layout check and confirm: provide layout file and structure file for customers to check if the layout makes sense and confirm the stack-up program, impedance program, structure and package, also confirm the trace specification.
● Layout file output: PCB original file, Gerber file, pick and place file, framed stencil file and structure file etc. If you have any PCB layout job to get done, don’t hesitate to contact us: info@apollopcb.com.