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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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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: Mar 17, 2022
PCB design is tricky. Depending on how complex your project is -- or how much is at stake if something fails -- you may need top-end testing before...
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Matric Group: Mar 02, 2022
Turnkey assembly -- buzzwords or worth looking into?
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Matric Group: Feb 21, 2022
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: 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 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: Jan 19, 2022
Medical device product life cycle management is a challenge at the best of times. When supply chains are disrupted (such as during the COVID-19...
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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 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?
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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 16, 2021
(Editors Note: This blog was originally published in November 2020 and was updated in August 2021 to reflect new information)
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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: 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 types
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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: 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: Mar 19, 2021
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...
