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DfM
Refining Lean NPI at Optimum Design Associates
The third phase of a multi-year study of the implementation of Lean NPI at a small-tier EMS reveals that moving DfM earlier in the process catches errors sooner than ever before, allowing them to be quickly and inexpensively rectified.
by Randy Holt

SCREEN PRINTING
Improving Stencil Printer Accuracy
Variations in different elements in the printing process, e.g., PCB fiducials, stencils, and other factors, ensure there is no printer “too accurate.” How machine design and engineering considerations for a new printer hold up under accuracy testing.
by Michael L. Martel

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  Standard procedures.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  In PCBs and in life, tolerance is a virtue.
  Peter Bigelow
  

• FOCUS ON BUSINESS
  Getting to the root of STEM.
  Susan Mucha

TECH TALK

• ON THE FOREFRONT
  Where will package innovation go next?
  E. Jan Vardaman
• SCREEN PRINTING
  Peak manufacturing efficiency.
  Clive Ashmore
• TECH TIPS
  Handle with care.
  Tim O’Neill and Karl Seelig
• CLEANING
  Diagnosing ionic contaminants.
  Debbie Carboni and Mike Bixenman
• TEST AND INSPECTION
  Coping with programming issues.
  Jun Balangue
• GETTING LEAN
  Lean test strategies.
  Michael Ford

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