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Matric Group: Apr 01, 2025
In electronics manufacturing, printed circuit boards are categorized based on the IPC Class Definitions: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3.
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Matric Group: Mar 28, 2025
PCB design can be challenging. The complexity of your project and the potential consequences of PCB failure may require thorough, high-level testing...
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Matric Group: Mar 26, 2025
Mining operations today rely heavily on precise, real-time data to ensure safety and efficiency. Printed circuit board (PCB) sensors have become...
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Matric Group: Mar 21, 2025
Bringing a new electronic product to market is no small feat. From intricate circuit board designs to complex cable assemblies, every detail must...
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Matric Group: Mar 20, 2025
When reliable performance matters – whether in medical devices or handheld mining tools – every component in your design needs to contribute to...
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Matric Group: Mar 07, 2025
The tech world moves at lightning speed. Bringing an electronic product to market requires more than just a great idea — it demands precision,...
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Matric Group: Mar 07, 2025
Product lifecycle management (PLM) is an important strategy companies can use to optimize product development and reduce downtime. By anticipating...
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Matric Group: Dec 11, 2024
Working with small circuit board areas can increase the risk of various PCB defects, tombstoning in particular. While the grim nature of “tombstone”...
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Matric Group: Oct 21, 2024
When building the next generation of electronic products, the last thing you want is to be sidelined by production issues, faulty boards, or...
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Matric Group: Oct 15, 2024
The electronics manufacturing supply chain is a major risk for many OEMs. Challenges in this area include environmental and global regulations, which...
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Matric Group: Sep 25, 2024
Join Matric atThe Battery Show 2024, a premier event for the battery and electric vehicle technology industries.
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Matric Group: Sep 06, 2024
Matric will attend MINExpo 2024, the world’s largest mining trade show, from September 24-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
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Matric Group: Sep 05, 2024
When it comes to military electronics, reliability is non-negotiable. Whether it’s a navigation system guiding a ship through dangerous waters or a...
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Matric Group: Sep 03, 2024
Driven largely by technological advancements and the increasing demand for efficient trading solutions, the financial technology landscape is...
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Matric Group: Aug 27, 2024
Want to get smaller, lighter, or more powerful? (Who doesn’t?) In electronics, customers are demanding all three – at the same time. It might seem...
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Matric Group: Aug 05, 2024
OEM circuit boards are fundamental components in a wide range of consumer and commercial applications, from automobiles to household appliances and...
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Matric Group: Jul 31, 2024
Confused about REACH vs. RoHS compliance? You’re not alone. These two sets of electronics manufacturing guidelines were born from the European...
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Matric Group: Jul 28, 2024
In the demanding field of printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication and manufacturing, closely adhering to industry standards is crucial for an OEM's...
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Matric Group: Jul 12, 2024
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Matric Group: Jul 12, 2024
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) have been instrumental in the rapid advancement of technology since their introduction in the 1940s. PCBs...
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Matric Group: Apr 26, 2024
PCBs are crucial to modern financial systems and play a critical role in the infrastructure that supports the global financial ecosystem. These...
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Matric Group: Apr 04, 2024
Let’s face it, soldering is difficult. It takes years of training to get good at the right kinds of solders, and even machines don’t always get it...
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Matric Group: Mar 26, 2024
In the digital age, where transactions are often completed with a mere tap or click, the seamless operation of financial systems has become a...
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Matric Group: Mar 15, 2024
Are you ready to develop new partnerships? Not having luck finding manufacturers in certain industries? A visit to one of this year’s D2P shows can...
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Matric Group: Mar 13, 2024
If you’re looking for an electronics contract manufacturer, what are the most important factors you consider? Is it the price or quality of the...
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Matric Group: Feb 29, 2024
Data centers are crucial for the financial industry due to their pivotal role in ensuring speed, reliability, and security, which are fundamental for...
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Matric Group: Feb 27, 2024
(Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force) Electromechanical PCB box build assembly services are one of the most important offerings of electronics contract...
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Matric Group: Feb 26, 2024
Medical device product life cycle management is a challenge at the best of times. It becomes even harder when supply chains are disrupted (such as...
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Matric Group: Feb 14, 2024
PCBs for kiosks represent a specialized area within electronics manufacturing, requiring a focus on durability, security, and diverse component...
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Matric Group: Jan 25, 2024
Global supply chain shortages mixed with bottlenecks in the shipping industry and labor shortages have triggered serious problems in nearly every...
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Matric Group: Dec 19, 2023
A first article inspection for electronics products is a verification process that documents and certifies the accuracy of each and every facet of...
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Matric Group: Nov 13, 2023
PCBs have been getting smaller for the past few decades, and few industries have taken more advantage of that than the medical industry. While that’s...
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Matric Group: Nov 08, 2023
Medical device companies looking for a PCB design and assembly partner have many important factors to consider, all with the end user’s well-being at...
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Matric Group: Oct 31, 2023
As the world of robotics advances, PCB manufacturing techniques have become faster and more efficient. With surface mount technology, flexible PCBs,...
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Matric Group: Oct 25, 2023
As with most things you can purchase, there’s a strenuous relationship between cost and quality with PCB assemblies. However, there is a happy medium...
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Matric Group: Oct 04, 2023
In today’s world of advanced technology, it could be two days before someone detects a cyberattack on your system. At that point, data and...
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Matric Group: Sep 20, 2023
Deciding on the best testing method for your printed circuit board can be a daunting task. There are plenty of factors to take into consideration,...
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Matric Group: Sep 13, 2023
Fall in the Northeast means a lot of fun activities in your personal life and year-end planning and reporting in business. It also can mean a lot of...
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Matric Group: Sep 13, 2023
Forklifts are an integral part of any warehouse material handling operation. They enable the safe and efficient movement of goods from one location...
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Matric Group: Aug 18, 2023
As young people enter the workforce, it is important to develop and possess certain qualities in order to be successful. Employers expect individuals...
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Matric Group: Aug 17, 2023
Understanding your marketing is key to a successful product run. That applies not only to your customers, but their home country as well.
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Matric Group: Jul 27, 2023
Printed circuit boards, or PCBs, are essentially the lifeblood of the devices we use daily. Cellphones, TVs, cars, street lights, and so many other...
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Matric Group: Jul 11, 2023
In the constantly evolving world of technology, safety remains a top concern among engineers during development. Whether it’s a sensor in your car,...
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Matric Group: Jun 22, 2023
The most painful part of developing with electronics is knowing your success is fleeting. Eventually, all parts must die, or at least fade away into...
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Matric Group: Jun 21, 2023
While there are many common printed circuit board defects, one of the most notorious is burnt components. It's also, unfortunately, one of the most...
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Matric Group: May 24, 2023
The global microelectronics industry is vital to the modern economy, with over $400 billion in semiconductor sales in 2020. As the demand for...
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Matric Group: May 22, 2023
The electric vehicle battery management system is a critical component in the successful operation of an electric vehicle. It plays a key role in...
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Matric Group: May 18, 2023
Technology continues to advance, leading to smaller and more powerful PCBs. The manufacturing industry as a whole is pivoting, as is PCB production....
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Matric Group: May 17, 2023
When you order printed circuit boards (PCB), you know the pricey consequence of failure. The last thing you need financially is for your PCBs to...
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Matric Group: Apr 27, 2023
The adage “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it” holds no ground in the realm of public transportation, mining equipment, and numerous other high-stakes...
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Matric Group: Apr 27, 2023
With the rise of IoT and technology in general, electronics are featured in many environments, exposing delicate electronic connections to potential...
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Matric Group: Apr 20, 2023
The Design-2-Part show for the Greater New York area will be held April 26-27 in Secaucus, NJ.
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Matric Group: Mar 06, 2023
The world of PCB assembly capabilities is changing rapidly, and forecasters expect PCB manufacturing capabilities to expand for the next 10 years....
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Matric Group: Mar 02, 2023
When an OEM is sourcing out work -- let alone aerospace electronics manufacturing -- it’s likely to come across companies that boast about all sorts...
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Matric Group: Feb 09, 2023
In 2006, the European Union rolled out a directive restricting the use of certain hazardous chemicals. This directive, Restriction of Hazardous...
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Matric Group: Jan 30, 2023
As today’s electronics designs become smaller and more complex, more engineers are relying on surface mount technology. After the 1980s, this...
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Matric Group: Jan 27, 2023
Among the serial data interfaces -- SPI, Flex I2C, and many more -- available for electronic equipment, two stand out for their longevity. In spite...
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Matric Group: Dec 15, 2022
COMPONENT SHORTAGE: December ‘22 UPDATE: Nearly a year after our last update, we have returned to find a similar situation regarding shortages in the...
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Matric Group: Nov 28, 2022
There are major regulation change coming to electronics in Europe, and it’s important for everyone to take note, including U.S. manufacturers who...
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Matric Group: Oct 28, 2022
Printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing is a process that requires precision and reliability. As technology advances, laptops and smartphones are...
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Matric Group: Sep 15, 2022
If there's one thing that takes center stage in the aerospace industry, it's safety. This, of course, comes hand in hand with high-quality components.
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Matric Group: Sep 13, 2022
Today a growing number of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) outsource some of their work to electronics contract manufacturers (ECMs). The ECMs...
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Matric Group: Aug 29, 2022
Consolidating services is a great way to reduce costs, lead times, & confusion. Unfortunately, most electronics contract manufacturers (ECMs) don’t...
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Matric Group: Jul 22, 2022
More manufacturers these days are realizing the benefits of using external PCB assembly services versus a DIY approach. Allowing an electronics...
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Matric Group: Jul 19, 2022
When it comes to making a custom electronic cable and harness assembly, the little details matter. A faulty wire or a bad connection could ruin an...
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Matric Group: Jul 13, 2022
At this point, we’re all familiar with light-emitting diode (LED) lights. From the bright, efficient bulbs replacing the old filament lamps, to the...
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Matric Group: Jun 27, 2022
You just installed your new PCBs in your machines and they’re working great! Dust off your hands and pat yourself on the back; the hard part’s done,...
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Matric Group: Jun 17, 2022
“How will my idea go from conception to finished product at your company?” It’s a question we hear a lot, and a good one. It’s natural to want to...
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Matric Group: May 06, 2022
The IPC standards chart (or tree, in some circles) provides guidelines for the production and assembly requirements of electronics manufacturing...
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Matric Group: Apr 21, 2022
Many industrial and manufacturing operations are looking closely at wireless industrial controls to see what benefits they offer. These wireless...
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Matric Group: Apr 21, 2022
Massive amounts of money are at play when it comes to power distribution electronics. The electronic product development life cycle frequently sparks...
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Matric Group: Apr 18, 2022
Just about any piece of electronics can be dangerous when they’re manufactured poorly. But when you’re manufacturing for the mining industry, you’re...
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Matric Group: Apr 15, 2022
When designing solar-powered embedded systems intended for outdoor applications, durability, performance, and energy efficiency are a perfect storm...
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Matric Group: Mar 23, 2022
More opportunity, more money … and more problems.
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Dynamic Manufacturing: Mar 23, 2022
It’s your first week on the job and your supervisor calls a floor meeting. A mine that contracts our services had a structural issue, but thanks to...
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Matric Group: Feb 01, 2022
The benefits of new technologies in health care are awesome. Developers are showing off some amazing ideas for medical devices. It’s no surprise that...
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Matric Group: Jan 31, 2022
(Editor’s note: This is part 5 of a five-part series on the history of Matric Group, from a $20 investment in 1971 to a $60+ million business today.)
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Matric Group: Jan 31, 2022
(Editor’s note: This is part 4 of a 5-part series on the history of Matric Group, from a $20 investment in 1971 to a $60+ million business today.)...
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Matric Group: Jan 27, 2022
About 20% of all medical device manufacturers struggle to manage component shortages . This can be a big problem, especially since many devices can...
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Matric Group: Nov 10, 2021
(Editor’s note: This is part 3 of a six-part series on the history of Matric Group, from a $20 investment in 1971 to a $60+ million business today.)
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Matric Group: Nov 08, 2021
There are many areas in life where accepting mistakes as inevitable is a good thing -- electronics manufacturing is not one of them. The end goal...
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Matric Group: Nov 04, 2021
Optimizing PCB layout design for manufacturability is one of the most crucial aspects of your product’s development process. Key decisions made...
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Matric Group: Sep 14, 2021
Whether you’re in the electronics, healthcare, or manufacturing industry, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the hodgepodge of standards regarding PCB...
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Matric Group: Sep 10, 2021
With a practically worldwide push toward environmental responsibility, more companies are choosing to -- or have no choice but to -- demonstrate that...
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Matric Group: Sep 10, 2021
Toughness in the military cuts across the board. It's not just the tough personnel, but also the electronics and the computers used in the field. Of...
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Matric Group: Sep 10, 2021
For companies that buy and sell products for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere, a roadmap of guidelines isn’t just helpful -- it’s also a...
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Matric Group: Sep 10, 2021
Sometimes, even the best technology in the world isn’t the right fit for the job. Simply put, time and volume matter.
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Matric Group: Sep 10, 2021
A report in 2020 estimated that one in every 10 vehicles globally will be self-driving by 2030. Driverless cars come with several benefits, including...
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Matric Group: Sep 10, 2021
You probably take plenty of steps to protect intellectual property at your OEM. But what about the other guys handling your sensitive secrets? For...
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Matric Group: Aug 25, 2021
You’re an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in need of an electronics contract manufacturer (ECM) to supply circuit boards for a product you...
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Matric Group: Aug 25, 2021
As we continue the countdown to Matric's 50th anniversary, let's recap so far the 1970s and how it all started. In part one of this series, we...
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Matric Group: Aug 06, 2021
It’s February 2021, you and your family are sitting around the TV watching the Mars Rover craft touch down on the surface of Mars using components...
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Matric Group: Aug 02, 2021
Even in our vastly internet-dominated world, nothing has quite replicated the impact of a face-to-face discussion with vendors and fellow engineers....
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Matric Group: Jul 20, 2021
The year is 1971. Carole King's' hit single "I Feel The Earth Move" is playing through a Plymouth Volare as two electrical engineers/teachers enter a...
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Matric Group: Jul 06, 2021
In every facet of modern life, we're surrounded by electronic devices, all of which are powered by printed circuit boards (PCBs). With so many...
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Matric Group: Jun 29, 2021
What do quality, efficiency, and a high passing yield rate have in common? Meticulous inspection.
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Matric Group: Jun 09, 2021
Telecommunications PCBs (printed circuit boards) are a different breed. As you'd expect, you’ll need to reconsider everything you thought you knew...
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Matric Group: Jun 01, 2021
Most often, the foundation, or base, of a printed circuit board (PCB) consists of a substrate and laminate. Different PCB laminate and substrate...
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Matric Group: Apr 23, 2021
When outsourcing your printed circuit board (PCB), electronics box build, or cable assembly to an electronics contract manufacturer, you expect a...
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Matric Group: Apr 06, 2021
With the European Union (EU) working toward new strategies to cut down on hazardous chemicals within the electronics manufacturing industry, the rest...
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Matric Group: Mar 29, 2021
When talking with salespeople, design engineers, and other contacts within an electronic contract manufacturer, you may hear a lot of terms thrown...
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Matric Group: Feb 23, 2021
The electronics sector is one of the most dynamic industries, with virtually unlimited applications. This is why its growth is expected to remain...
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Matric Group: Jan 19, 2021
Rigid-flex PCBs (printed circuit boards) combine the best traits of both rigid PCBs and flexible PCBs, making it easier for manufacturers to install...
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Matric Group: Jan 07, 2021
As an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), your success greatly depends on your products' functionality and durability. In this regard, the printed...
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Matric Group: Dec 15, 2020
So, you’ve made the choice to design a custom PCB for your design. Instead of buying off the shelf electronics.. but what’s next?
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Matric Group: Dec 03, 2020
As electronics have become increasingly embedded in our day-to-day, the manufacturing process for printed circuit boards (PCBs) has adapted....
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Matric Group: Nov 17, 2020
When printed circuit boards fail, you can face costly and potentially disastrous consequences. So how do you pick up the pieces afterward?...
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Matric Group: Nov 03, 2020
When searching for a reliable electronics contract manufacturing (ECM), one of the first questions you’ll probably ask is, “What certifications do...
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Matric Group: Oct 30, 2020
You’ve heard about the many great feats and discoveries in the aerospace industry. You’ve also heard about the tragedies that have happened when a...
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Matric Group: Oct 27, 2020
Prototyping isn’t reserved for high-tech vehicles or revolutionary consumer gadgets. It’s also a great practice for manufacturing printed circuit...
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Matric Group: Oct 06, 2020
It’s time for your organization to begin production of a new electronic device. For one reason or another, you’re in no position to take care of the...
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Matric Group: Sep 25, 2020
For many companies, the focus on printed circuit board (PCB) production is on-time-delivery and quality. However, just as important to a product’s...
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Matric Group: Aug 31, 2020
Cable jackets serve as the first line of defense for wires and cables – which makes choosing the right jacketing material essential. So, you might be...
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Matric Group: Jul 30, 2020
You buy your electronic components, your machines are up and running, customers are happy, your workers are happy -- everything is good. Invoice...
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Matric Group: Jul 16, 2020
When turned on, electrical equipment generates sparks. Some equipment generates heat that can lead to ignition, while electric arcing occurs between...
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Matric Group: Jul 10, 2020
Plastic waste may snag all of the headlines, but it's not the only type of waste overwhelming landfills and contaminating soil and water.
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Matric Group: Jul 06, 2020
It seems simple enough. If you’re a manufacturer who uses electronic components to build your products for American or international markets, you...
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Matric Group: May 20, 2020
When you’re looking for a PCB engineering services provider, there are, of course, multiple things to consider. “Will they be able to meet my...
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Matric Group: May 13, 2020
Electronics manufacture and testing are like squabbling siblings. PCB testing is a necessary expense that, when done correctly, prevents much larger...
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Matric Group: May 12, 2020
Electronic devices are the sum of their parts, including the box in which you house them.
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Matric Group: Mar 31, 2020
As you know painfully well, the coronavirus is causing growing demand for medical ventilators and other "life-sustaining" devices. As hospital visits...
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Matric Group: Mar 26, 2020
The products that your organization is preparing to develop call for printed circuit boards (PCBs) -- simple enough, right? Not exactly. Components...
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Matric Group: Mar 23, 2020
Tests for printed circuit boards (PCBs) come in many varieties based on cost, breadth, time, and other factors. There are many ways to test your PCB,...
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Matric Group: Mar 19, 2020
PCB (printed circuit board) costs are a concern for any electronics designers or manufacturers -- both the materials that go into PCBs and the...
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Matric Group: Mar 03, 2020
There’s no perfect playbook to establishing and maintaining major transportation projects like subways, bus systems, and other transit developments.
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Matric Group: Feb 21, 2020
Change management is usually a requirement in the electronics industry. This specifically relates to changes needed after the initial design of your...
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Matric Group: Dec 05, 2019
A tanker departed from Freeport LNG in September 2019 with the first export cargo produced at the Houston facility. The late-afternoon moment in...
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Matric Group: Nov 05, 2019
There’s a certain need for speed in manufacturing circuit boards -- the electronics industry demands it, and your end users demand it. But how quick...
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Matric Group: Oct 25, 2019
As electronics OEM engineers well know, the printed circuit board (PCB) is crucial to the proper operation of just about every electronics product...
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Matric Group: Oct 02, 2019
Modern electronics are evolving so rapidly that new becomes old in just a few years -- or less, if you’re an iPhone superfan. In fact, the average...
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One of the biggest concerns of electronic manufacturing is the reliability of the components being used. Counterfeit electronic components have long...
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Matric Group: Sep 13, 2019
Prototyping is just as important to the electronics manufacturing process as designing, engineering, and testing. Ignore it at your own risk.
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Matric Group: Sep 10, 2019
NOTE: This article was updated on September 16, 2019 to reflect recent information regarding tariffs. Two days after Independence Day 2018, President...
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Matric Group: Aug 01, 2019
PCB contamination testing is not for every project, but it’s a lifesaver for some.
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Matric Group: Jul 25, 2019
There is no shortage of reasons to test a PCB assembly, and there is no shortage of ways to do it. Out of the many functional tests available, PCB...
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Matric Group: Jul 22, 2019
For those in the electronics manufacturing supply chain, RoHS compliance is a big deal. Hopefully you’ve treated it as such well in advance of the...
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Matric Group: Jul 08, 2019
Solder is what makes the electrical connections work on your printed circuit board (PCB). Solderability, then, measures how well metal is wetted by...
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Matric Group: May 16, 2019
If you’re considering switching an existing electronic product design from through-hole technology to surface mount technology (SMT), you’ll want to...
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Matric Group: May 14, 2019
Two things are fairly certain about the current electronic component shortage: It’ll end, and it’ll someday return.
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Matric Group: Apr 18, 2019
International Traffic and Arms Regulation (ITAR) came about in 1976 because of a need to control the export of military equipment and related...
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Matric Group: Mar 27, 2019
When introducing a new electronic product design, many OEMs don’t fully understand the differences between IPC classifications -- or understand them...
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Matric Group: Feb 27, 2019
If there's anything certain in the U.S.-China tariffs staredown, it's uncertainty.
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Matric Group: Feb 07, 2019
Box build assembly. Systems integration. Top level assembly.
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Matric Group: Feb 04, 2019
Microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, are the microscopic building blocks of current electronics. Look no further than the smartphone in your...
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Matric Group: Jan 31, 2019
In an ideal world, getting a quote for prototype production from your electronics contract manufacturer (ECM) would go smoothly and quickly. But the...
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Matric Group: Jan 31, 2019
If you’ve put in the hard work of designing an electronic product, chances are you have high expectations for its success with your target market....
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Matric Group: Jan 28, 2019
Your great, new electronics product is almost ready to go. All you need is ICT testing (in-circuit testing) -- or perhaps another method of testing.
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Matric Group: Jan 07, 2019
The decision to single or dual source from electronics manufacturing services partners plays a heavy hand in determining the infrastructure of your...
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Matric Group: Dec 27, 2018
The decision on which electronics manufacturing supplier to choose can be a difficult one. The outcome of the quoting process often decides who will...
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Matric Group: Dec 11, 2018
If you needed a pacemaker to keep your heart beating as it should, would you settle for the level of electronics quality you’d find in a cheap toy...
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Matric Group: Nov 28, 2018
Maintaining an accurate inventory can result in an elevated manufacturing process, increasing efficiency in production, ensuring on-time delivery,...
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Matric Group: Nov 20, 2018
Choosing the right electronic manufacturing services (EMS) supplier can play a big part in the success of your company. Pick the right partner and...
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Matric Group: Nov 05, 2018
A dedicated safety program has netted the contract manufacturer its second state-recognized safety award in four years.
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Matric Group: Oct 17, 2018
On Oct. 4, a story by Bloomberg that detailed allegations of China’s military infiltration into servers used by about 30 U.S. companies and top...
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Matric Group: Oct 12, 2018
Matric Limited’s successful safety program has once again been honored with the Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence.
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Matric Group: Oct 08, 2018
Ball grid arrays are a form of high-density, low-cost packaging in the PCB industry.
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Matric Group: Oct 02, 2018
It’s too early to tell with certainty how U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods implemented in 2018 will truly affect U.S. electronics contract...
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Matric Group: Sep 11, 2018
Conflict minerals are both a vital component (no pun intended) of the electronics industry and at the same time one of its biggest headaches. Since...
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Matric Group: Aug 13, 2018
Electronic contract manufacturers (ECMs) regularly tout the certifications they possess -- just take a look at their websites. Hey, even we do it....
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Matric Group: Jul 18, 2018
Printed circuit boards are vital components of many modern-day electrical gadgets. Printed circuit board layout is made up of numerous layers of...
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Matric Group: Jul 11, 2018
Perhaps the most groan-inducing aspect of electronics manufacturing is component sourcing. Limited availability, dubious component quality, and...
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Matric Group: Jun 26, 2018
If your manufacturing projects involve electronics, you’re likely facing the challenge of extended electronic component lead times. Certain parts...
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(The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's PA Proud blog recently spoke with Matric Group President and CEO Rick Turner to...
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Matric Group: Jun 20, 2018
Testing and inspection are vital parts of electronics contract manufacturing, for obvious reasons. Before that shipment of PCBs arrives on your...
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Matric Group: Jun 18, 2018
Perhaps without realizing it, you use embedded systems and IoT every single day of your life. “I use what?” you might’ve just asked.
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Matric Group: May 23, 2018
Losing a key component at the wrong time can be downright terrifying to OEM teams trying to get a product out. So what can an OEM do about obsolete...
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Matric Group: May 04, 2018
Without a doubt, the development of enhanced inspection equipment has been critical to the PCB assembly industry. The speed and precision of...
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Matric Group: Apr 18, 2018
There comes a day in nearly every engineer’s and buyer’s lives when they need a printed circuit board (PCB) for their company’s next electronic...
