Features Articles
The author celebrates her quadranscentennial and considers the next one.
As our company celebrates its silver anniversary, I started to reminisce about the progress made in the electronics industry over the last 25 years. It has been a remarkable journey.
PCB design software development wasn’t always dominated by a trio of giants. Even not-so-old timers will remember the landscape once overflowed with small, entrepreneurial businesses. Pads, Cooper & Chyan, Redac, CADI, CADAM, OrCAD, Symbionics, ACT, Ambit and countless others were the foundation for what has emerged as Mentor Graphics, Cadence and Zuken.
An overlooked lean technique can identify new paths for continuous improvement.
Most contract manufacturing customers want continuous improvement initiatives that result in cost and quality improvements. Often it is the customer that has to drive these initiatives.
From floor space utilization to quality, there’s always room for improvement.
While Lean manufacturing drives a culture of efficiency, Six Sigma provides strong analytical tools as companies move beyond initial Lean manufacturing implementations. While EPIC Technologies has taken a holistic approach to Lean manufacturing, there is always room for improvement.
April is the cruelest month, but I’ll take it over March any day. T.S. Eliot belittled the former because it represented potential destined to be unfulfilled. Yet for me, that’s much preferable to March, the cold yawn of winter and the restlessness it begets.
Press Releases
- Stannol Welcomes James Wertin as Director of Technical Sales and Solutions – North America; Thomas Ruch Comments
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- Kitron Signs Multi-Year Agreement for Advanced Sensor Manufacturing in Europe; Kristoffer Asklöv Comments
- Scanfil Boosts Investment in Electronics Manufacturing in the US; Christophe Sut Comments