A "lean office" is the application of the "Lean" philosophy to front end processes. In the early 1990's, Toyota Manufacturing…

Several electronic technologies are converging to increase demand in the PCB Industry over the next several years. The driving opportunity…

Before discussing the benefits of fixturing in Surface Mount Technology (SMT) it is worthwhile to clearly define some terms that…

Although many contract manufacturing (CM) companies have applied “Lean” practices to their back-end manufacturing, some don't realize that 70-95% of…

A bill of materials (BOM) is an important component to product manufacture and design. Without an effective BOM, your product…

Certification of ISO standards by the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) have become a major expectation in modern manufacturing and allow contract manufacturers to…

Mentor Graphics’ Valor MSS is one of the most efficient tools available for PCB assembly, and offers complete end-to-end functionality. Below are…

With the growing popularity of SMT technology, through-hole technology is taking up less real estate on a PCB assembly. But…

In recent years, semiconductor packaging has evolved with an increased demand for greater functionality, smaller size, and added utility. A…

Reliability experts contend that roughly 30 percent of PCBA failures are due to contamination of the bare PCB, and only an…

Component obsolesence is a much bigger threat than most realize. Here are the little-known reasons you keep getting surprised, and…

PCOLA/SOQ is an approach to defining the defect spectrum for PCBA assembly manufacturing that allows the test engineer to calculate…