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Electronics Manufacturing Industry Remains Upbeat Despite Uncertainties, IPC Says

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Though overall industry sentiment is upbeat, around 58% of the respondents to IPC’s monthly Global Sentiment of the Electr... Read More...

North American PCB Industry Sales Up 5.6% in February, IPC Reports

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in February 2023 were up 5.6% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the pre... Read More...

IPC: North American EMS Industry Up 5.1% in February

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American EMS shipments in February were up 5.1% compared to the same month last year, and down 4.9% from Janua... Read More...

Global Fab Equipment Spending on Track For 2024 Recovery, Semi Reports

MILPITAS, CA – Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to decrease 22% year-over-year to $76 billion in 2023 from... Read More...

VS Industry Sees 13% Revenue Increase

SENAI, MALAYSIA – VS Industry reported revenue of MYR1.15 billion ($258 million) for the second quarter of its fiscal year, a 13.1% increase... Read More...

Syrma SGS Technology Looks to Add SMT Lines

CHENNAI, INDIA – Indian PCBA manufacturer Syrma SGS Technology is looking to double its SMT lines by using the proceeds of its IPO. Read More...

JEDEC Creates New Automotive Steering Subcommittee

ARLINGTON, VA – JEDEC has announced the formation of the JC-42.9 Automotive Steering Subcommittee responsible for investigating memory techn... Read More...

Nortech Systems Reports 6.4% Revenue Growth

MINNEAPOLIS – Nortech Systems announced $35.6 million in revenue for the fourth quarter, up 6.4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. Read More...

Zollner to Add 100 Jobs in Virginia

LEESBURG, VA – Zollner Elektronik AG will invest $18 million to expand in Virginia, including boosts to its electronics manufacturing operat... Read More...

FEATURES

CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY NPI Awards Highlight Best New Products

CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY in late January announced the 2023 New Product Introduction Award winners for electronics assembly equipment, materials and software. The 16t... Read More...

Good Signs: IPC Apex Booth Traffic Suggests Busy Year Ahead

Exhibitors hope new products will keep the order books filled in 2023. The good times of 2022 carried over into January as the industry turned out for one of t... Read More...

Is Your Company Ready to Be Sold?

What owners should do to ensure an attractive price when they sell their company. It’s not easy owning an EMS company these days ... if it ever actually was. A... Read More...

Flux, Reflow Ovens, NASCAR and Moonshine

The connection between flux and reflow ovens is obvious, but are there ties to stills and race cars too? When my wife and I moved to Raleigh, NC, we soon reali... Read More...

Statistical Process Control Charts: Sampling Frequency, Subgroups and Plans

Taking the confusion out of determining appropriate data collection parameters. In 1924, Dr. Walter Shewhart was working at Bell Telephone Laboratories. On May... Read More...

Protecting Connectors on Zero Edge Clearance Boards

Not leaving enough clearance is a design oversight that can have costly consequences. As PCB designers, fabricators and assemblers, we wear a lot of hats at Ru... Read More...

Bravo, Lacroix! The CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY EMS Company of the Year

Buoyed by acquisitions and a resplendent new flagship manufacturing center, the French EMS is prepping for a sustainable future. In October 2021, France Presid... Read More...

Updating an Existing Printed Circuit Board Design

A basic process for revising a client-supplied CAD database. Not all designs start from scratch. Not all designs start with a schematic and then “ECO’ing” it i... Read More...

Addressing Low-Temperature Rework Concerns

Material properties and considerations of a eutectic SnBi solid wire and SAC 305 flux cored wire. Low-temperature (LT), high-bismuth solders are being carefull... Read More...