December 2021
- As the chair turns
- A counterargument to cutting staff and inventory
- Preparing for the pivot
- Solder paste goes I40
- Implementing and sustaining quality management systems
- VR/AR technologies
- Selecting a flex circuit supplier
- Tariffs: Help or harm?
- Nearshoring from Latin America
- In memoriam
- Dye and pry, or pull and look
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November 2021
- PCEA makes its move
- The supply chain crisis was years in the making
- Coping with rising lead times and prices
- A study of the behavior of flux-stencil interactions
- What EMS can learn from other industries
- Volthub: connecting the supply chain
- BGA removal using focused IR
- Emerging applications for attaching very-fine-pitch parts using conductive adhesives
- Keep an eye on IoT
- The customer is always ... right?
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October 2021
- Making progress
- Redefining craftsmanship
- Solder paste alloys and surface finishes interactions, Part 2
- A connected factory automates the AOI validation process
- 008004s: impractical, but possible
- Smart manufacturing is coming
- Six areas to consider for optimal print quality and consistency
- Microsections can show so much
- How to deliver bad news
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July 2021
- How electronics manufacturers are using blockchain technology
- Failure analysis of burned printed circuit board assemblies
- Solder paste alloys and surface finish interactions
- Component placement from the design perspective
- Optical character recognition (OCR) as a data entry method
- How AI can help IoT security
- Do test fixtures test Lean strategies?
- Solder knee damage causes
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September 2021
- Getting started with Blockchain technology for electronics manufacturing
- Eliminating tin whiskers with indium additives
- Can US board shops handle more business?
- Annual PCB design engineering salary survey
- Why evenly distribute copper on a PCB?
- Identifying loop inductance issues
- What role will optical interconnects and graphene play in future electronics?
- Learning the Gemba walk
- A positive message for surviving a pandemic
- A pair of antidotes
- Get to the point
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June 2021
- Blockchain, and how it solve problems for electronics manufacturers
- Overcoming the IC inventory crisis
- The CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Top 50: How M&A and India will reshape the electronics manufacturing landscape
- Optimizing backend processes such as routing and coating for cost savings
- How to be a better worker
- Finding employees post-Covid
- Adopting data-driven planning methods
- Substrate alignment
- BGA opens and solder compression
May 2021
- Integrating passives with photosensitive glass ceramics
- How AI and lab-on-a-chip pave the way for economical solutions
- Eliminating repetitive data entry
- Leveraging the IT department for real-time defect analysis
- Detecting etching-related shorts
- PCB engineer training programs
- Why you pay too much for printed circuit boards
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January 2021
- Process control plan to monitor acceptable levels of flux and other residues
- Smart manufacturing at USI, a high-volume assembly operation
- How to respond to circuit board supplier price increases
- A near real-time feedback loop between layout and assembly
- What is more in need of rehabilitation? The bonepile, or supplier gateway?
- Open connections on area array packages
- Just how many people can we move off the factory floor?
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Press Releases
- Saki to Highlight Advanced Inspection Innovation at 39th Nepcon Japan
- ViTrox Welcomes Gemaddis as a New Sales Channel Partner in France
- NCMS Releases White Paper: “Artificial Intelligence to Improve Supply Chain Resilience Throughout American Manufacturing”
- E-tronix Expands Team with Strategic Hires to Strengthen Technical Solutions Support in 2025