Dan Beaulieu, DB Management

Dan Beaulieu reviews new and classic books on succeeding in business.

Latest Column: Dan’s Biz Bookshelf: The Obstacle is the Way

Dominique Numakura, DKN Research

Dominique Numakura offers weekly updates on the PCB industry in Japan, from M&A activity to technological breakthroughs.

Latest Column: EPTE Newsletter: Travel to Japan During COVID

Dan Feinberg, FeinLine Associates, Inc.

End-user technology and special features on end-user high technology products.

Latest Column: Fein-Lines: PCEA Presentation—Latest PCB Fab Processes

IPC Education Foundation, IPC

Members from the IPC Education Foundation share updates on programs and activities.

Latest Column: Foundations of the Future: IPC's Generous Support to Upskill Students

Team NCAB , NCAB Group

A variety of field application engineers from NCAB Group's technical team explore fresh PCB concepts.

Latest Column: Fresh PCB Concepts: Does the Assembly Process Damage a PCB? (Part 2—Time to Delamination)

Christine Davis, EMS Specialist

Christine shares lessons learned from 20 years running her own company.

Latest Column: Her Voice: The Intractable Ceiling

Dan Beaulieu, DB Management

This weekly column is focused on helping electronics companies enhance their professional and technical image through sales and marketing, and, of course, common sense.

Latest Column: It’s Only Common Sense: Let’s Get Off Death Row

Bob Wettermann, BEST, Inc.

Bob Wettermann looks at the challenges in rework and repair, and provides strategies in addressing them.

Latest Column: Knocking Down the Bone Pile: X-ray Imaging and BGA Rework

Sagi Reuven, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Sagi Reuven offers PCBA manufacturers advice on Lean manufacturing with a focus on ROI and customers' stories.

Latest Column: Lean Digital Thread: AI Wields Powerful Weapon in Counterfeit Components

Ronald C. Lasky, Indium Corporation

Continuous improvement and education in SMT assembly.

Latest Column: Maggie Benson's Journey: Making Progress on Uptime

John Mitchell, IPC

John will cover issues affecting the entire global electronics industry supply chain.

Latest Column: One World, One Industry: Better by Design—Bringing PCB Design Professionals Together

Alfred Macha, AMT Partners

Alfred will provide insight into topics, including process validation, operational excellence, supply chain management, quality management systems, government contracts, FDA regulations, process controls, and more.

Latest Column: Operational Excellence: Strengthen Your Design Transfer Process With Agile NPI

Duane Benson, Screaming Circuits

Duane offers tips and tricks for PCB assembly issues.

Latest Column: Powerful Prototypes: Small Computer Modules

Tom Kastner, GP Ventures, Ltd.

'Punching Out' is a series of articles on mergers and acquisitions in the PCB and assembly sectors.

Latest Column: Punching Out! 2021 Mid-Year PCB/EMS M&A Update

Michael Ford, Aegis Software

Michael writes about the Industrial Internet of Manufacturing (IIoT), Industry 4.0 and smart factories, and how these technologies are accelerating the electronics manufacturing industry.

Latest Column: Smart Factory Insights: Hands-off Manufacturing

Dr. Jennie Hwang, H-Technologies Group

As an internationally recognized SMT authority, Dr. Hwang offers her perspective on a range of technical and process issues.

Latest Column: SMT Perspectives and Prospects: Digital Manufacturing—Just-in-Case or Just-in-Time

Ray Prasad, Ray Prasad Consulting

Ray writes about reducing costs - improving yields - and increasing reliability.

Latest Column: SMT Solver: Flux and Cleaning—How Clean Is Clean? Part 1

Chris Mitchell, IPC

In this column, IPC VP of Global Government Affairs Chris Mitchell and his team provide news and views on government policies that affect the electronics industry and its supply chain.

Latest Column: The Government Circuit: A Summer Advocacy Update From IPC

Emmalee Gagnon, Manncorp Inc.

Emmalee will address common problems that Manncorp customers have had with the in-house conversion process and share solutions that have worked in the past.

Latest Column: The Mannifest: A How-to Guide—Avoiding Pitfalls When Purchasing SMT Equipment

George Milad, Uyemura International Corporation

George's columns cover PCB plating, IPC specifications, and more

Latest Column: The Plating Forum: An Overview of Surface Finishes

Steve Williams, The Right Approach Consulting

A no-nonsense view of manufacturing and management strategies from one of electronic manufacturing's top authorities.

Latest Column: The Right Approach: The Laws of E.F. Hutton and Connection

Bill Cardoso, Creative Electron

Dr. Cardoso will cover everything related to X-rays from cool historical facts to the latest in technological advancements.

Latest Column: X-Rayted Files: Semiconductor Shortage—Avoiding Counterfeit Components

Zulki Khan, NexLogic Technologies, Inc.

Zulki Khan talks about new frontiers in upcoming manufacturing techniques, including challenges in the marriage of SMT and microelectronics manufacturing and the critical aspects involved.

Latest Column: Zulki’s PCB Nuggets: WBAN Steps Into PCB Microelectronics Assembly