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4 Ways to Eliminate Late Deliveries
4 Ways to Eliminate Component Late Deliveries Late deliveries from component suppliers are one the main sources of production…
Contract Manufacturing Price Cheaper in Mexico Than China
A new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study titled “The Shifting Economics of Global Manufacturing: An Analysis of the Changing Cost…
What China’s Third Plenum Means for Offshore Manufacturing
Envisioning a new era for China’s economy, in November 2013 top Chinese leaders held the 3rd Plenary Session of the 18th Committee of…
4 Ways Contract Manufacturing Partners Should Do Cost Reduction
Here are 4 ways you should expect a contract manufacturing partner to be reducing your costs. Poor Component Selection: A product…
3 Myths Drive EMS Vendor Selection Mistakes
Is Bigger Always Better in Contract Manufacturing? Bigger is always better, right? So, from an outsourcing perspective it should always…
PCOLA/SOQ Explained
PCOLA/SOQ is an approach to defining the defect spectrum for PCBA assembly manufacturing that allows the test engineer to calculate…
What is a Complementary Test for PCBA Assembly?
Modern high-tech PCBAs can potentially have 20,000–30,000 solder joints, requiring sophisticated automated inspection techniques to efficiently inspect results and provide…
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Complexity Index for PCBA Assembly
The Complexity Index (Ci) is a method of scoring the manufacturing complexity of PCBA assemblies proposed by Agilent many years…
What’s ‘World Class’ for Solder Joint DPMO?
As the value of statistical process control (SPC) increases in importance when selecting a quality contract assembler, the standard question…
Jabil Review
It goes without saying that Jabil Circuit is one of industry's most esteemed EMS providers. Founded almost fifty years ago,…
TTM Technologies Review
TTM Technologies is North America's largest printed circuit board supplier and fifth largest in the world. TTM focuses industry-leading PCB fabrication technology…