Design.

Prototyping.

Let us design you a prototype

Bring your product concepts to life with precision. Our specialist 3D Computer Aided Design tools will help you visualise, test, and perfect your PCB artworks and prototype PCBs, reducing development costs and speeding up time-to-market.

In-house etched and drilled PCBs

Where it may take more than 2 weeks for an average company to outsource PCB etching, we do it in house. Need your product prototype urgently? We can turn it around in 10 days in our workshop…

Designing a prototype

For the creation of prototypes and one-off designs, we offer:

  • Schematic design
  • PCB design
  • 3D PCB design
  • Mechanical CAD design
  • Full machine shop tooled
  • Prototype PCB’s
  • In-house etched and drilled
  • PCB (up to double-sided)
  • Turnaround times to suit customers’ requirements
  • 3D plastic printed parts

In-house PCBs

Unlike other companies that outsource their PCB manufacturing, at Winter and Smith we design and builds PCBs in-house. This means faster turnaround times, greater quality control, and the flexibility to handle your prototype projects.

Check out the full process here.

Click and drag to interact with our 3D CAD PCB board

54 years of prototypes

We have been designing and making prototypes, products and one-off electronic circuit boards for over 54 years.

In the early days, we designed PCBs using transparent acetate film with stick-on dots and tracks. The designs were exposed onto light-sensitive PCB material using UV light boxes, developed in a photo lab, acid-etched, and then cut and drilled in the machine shop.

Thankfully, times have changed and whilst the basic process of creating a prototype PCB has not altered significantly, the design process has moved with the times.

Past projects