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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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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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: 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: 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 07, 2019
Box build assembly. Systems integration. Top level assembly.
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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 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...
