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Matric Group
Stay up to date with news as well as educate yourself with electronic contract manufacturing resources.
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Capabilities of an Electronic Manufacturing Services Company
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Do you work for an original equipment manufacturer or OEM? Chances are you’ve crossed paths with a project requiring an electronic manufacturing...
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Worth It to Outsource PCB Assembly Services? Definitely
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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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What to Know About Electronic Cable & Harness Assembly
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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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LED PCB Design for Safety
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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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What is Obsolescence Management for Electronics?
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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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Guide to Working With an Electronics Manufacturing Services Company
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“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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IPC Standards Chart for U.S.
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The IPC standards chart (or tree, in some circles) provides guidelines for the production and assembly requirements of electronics manufacturing...
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Moving to a Wireless Industrial Control: IoT & More
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Many industrial and manufacturing operations are looking closely at wireless industrial controls to see what benefits they offer. These wireless...
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How Aftermarket Electronics Remanufacturing Boosts the Energy Industry
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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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All About MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration) Regulations
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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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11 PCB Design Tips for Photovoltaic/Solar Panel Electronics
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When designing solar-powered embedded systems intended for outdoor applications, durability, performance, and energy efficiency are a perfect storm...
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6 Challenges in Medical Tech Manufacturing: Standards & Certs
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More opportunity, more money … and more problems.
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What Is Turnkey PCB Assembly?
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Turnkey assembly -- buzzwords or worth looking into?
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5 Medical PCB Assembly & Design Tips
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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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STORY OF AN AMERICAN ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURER PT. 5: THE 2010s TO NOW
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(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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STORY OF AN AMERICAN ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURER PT. 4: THE 2000S
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From the Playstation 2 to the first-ever International Space Station crew, the beginning of the Millennium saw technological breakthroughs, rolling...
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Medical Device Electronics Design: Preventing Component Shortages
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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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Story of an American Electronics Manufacturer Pt. 3: The 1990s
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(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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How to Achieve Zero Defects in Your Electronics Build: 8 Tips
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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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PCB Layout Design for Manufacturability: 5 Mistakes to Avoid
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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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IPC Standards for PCBs: Why Sophisticated PCB’s Are IPC Compliant:
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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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Is Your ECM Giving You the 5 Benefits of ISO 14001 Certification?
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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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Military-Grade Electronics PCB Design Considerations
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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...