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Active PCB Solutions Ltd

Active PCB Solutions Ltd

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Active PCB Solutions is a contract PCB assembler in Reading, Berkshire, just off the M4 corridor, trading since 1997 and handling prototype, low-volume and high-volume orders from the same site, including off-shore volume production through partner facilities in China and Central Europe. The company holds AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IPC-A-610 and REACH compliance, running surface-mount and through-hole assembly on rigid boards using hand, wave, reflow and selective soldering, with package handling extending to BGA, micro-BGA, QFN, QFP, flip chip and package-on-package. Testing covers AOI, X-ray, visual, in-circuit, functional, flying probe, boundary scan, hi-pot and environmental methods, with box build, conformal coating and repair/rework also offered. Customers span aerospace and defence, automotive, commercial, industrial, medical and telecom sectors.

Berkshire Design & Engineering England PCB Assembly Prototyping & NPI

Repair & Rework

Certifications

AS9100 ISO 9001 ISO 14001 IPC A-610 REACH

Services

Assembly Design Turn-key PCB Assembly Box Build PCB Testing Conformal Coating Repair/Rework

Board Type

Rigid

Assembly Type

Surface Mount Thru Hole

Soldering Type

Hand Soldering Wave Soldering Reflow Soldering Selective Soldering

Testing

Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) X-Ray Inspection Visual Inspection In-Circuit Testing (ICT) Functional Testing Flying Probe Testing Boundary Scan Testing Hi-Pot Testing Environmental Testing

Package Type

BGA QFN QFP Micro-BGA Flip Chip POP

Order Type / Volume

Prototype Low Volume High Volume

Industries Supported

Aerospace and Defense Automotive Commercial Industrial Medical Telecom

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Unit 4, Acre Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0SU

Last Updated

2026-10-02

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Company Registration Number 03361843

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Verification History

2 Oct 2026 — Scheduled verification (Lite). No changes.

12 Sep 2026 — Scheduled verification (Max). AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IPC-A-610 and REACH accreditations confirmed. Visual inspection, boundary scan, hi-pot and environmental testing, and wave soldering added.

5 Sep 2026 — Listing added to EMS Directory, pending verification checks.

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