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Why PCB Failure Happens: 6 Issues OEMs Can Avoid
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the foundation of almost every electronic product. When one fails, the results can include product recalls, costly...
 
                  
                
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 Matric Group:  Jun 13, 2025
                    
                    Matric Group:  Jun 13, 2025
                  Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the foundation of almost every electronic product. When one fails, the results can include product recalls, costly...
 
                  
                
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 Matric Group:  Jun 22, 2023
                    
                    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:  Apr 27, 2023
                    
                    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:  Aug 29, 2022
                    
                    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:  Jun 17, 2022
                    
                    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:  Apr 21, 2022
                    
                    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:  Nov 08, 2021
                    
                    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 17, 2020
                    
                    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:  Jul 30, 2020
                    
                    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 10, 2020
                    
                    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:  Mar 03, 2020
                    
                    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
                    
                    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
                    
                    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
                    
                    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...