Automotive
Starter interrupt board assembly

Budget board assembly

Since this was a low budget project the prototypes would be assembled by hand by the project designer.  While this is not optimal for the best layout and quality it is very helpful in the early stages. 

By having the designer/developer actually build the first boards there is a tight coupling between the design and the assembly :) which minimizes mistakes and makes it easy to incorporate change.  We are not recommending this for all people and all circumstances, but would point out that it does reduce overhead and speed the process.