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April Issue of Design007 Magazine Available Now
April 9, 2019 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 MagazineEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
We've all heard quite a bit of chatter about smart manufacturing over the years. Everyone who designs, fabricates, and assembles PCBs wants to get on the smart train. But what does this mean for PCB design data?
In this month's issue of Design007 Magazine, we ask our contributors to explain how designers and design engineers can take full advantage of smart technologies such as Industry 4.0 and IPC's Connected Factory Exchange (CFX).
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