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The Need for Speed in Mil/Aero Manufacturing

10/20/2026 | Marcy LaRont, I-Connect007 Magazine
Military and aerospace manufacturers are being asked to move faster, whether developing new drone technologies, responding to supply constraints, or getting new designs from prototype to production. James Hofer of Accurate Circuit Engineering sees that pressure as changing more than just manufacturing schedules. He talks about the growing role of quick-turn PCB fabrication, new relationships between defense primes and startups, and why even long-established approaches to standards and manufacturing have to become more adaptable.

American Made Advocacy: While Congress Debates, America’s PCB Competitors Invest Billions

10/20/2026 | Shane Whiteside -- Column: American Made Advocacy
The story of offshoring is all too familiar in the electronics industry. For decades, PCB manufacturing shifted overseas, taking advantage of foreign subsidies, making it difficult for U.S. companies to compete. America once boasted more than 2,000 PCB shops. Today, that number has shrunk to less than 140. This is not simply the marketplace at work. As I have said repeatedly to our elected officials in Washington, American companies are not losing to their foreign competitors; they are losing to foreign governments.

The Good News in the PCB Market Outlook

10/16/2026 | Marcy LaRont, I-Connect007
There’s plenty of good news in the PCB market right now, but Dr. Hayao Nakahara cautions against taking the growth numbers entirely at face value. Higher prices for memory and scarce materials are helping drive some impressive financial results, even as order volumes tell a somewhat different story. At the same time, AI servers and advanced packaging are creating opportunities that could reshape where PCB manufacturers invest next.

Global Sourcing Spotlight: Beyond China Plus One—Building a Truly Global Supply Network

10/14/2026 | Bob Duke -- Column: Global Sourcing Spotlight
China Plus One has been the go-to strategy for companies looking to diversify their supply chains without giving up the advantages of manufacturing in China. Keep China in the mix, add capacity in Vietnam, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Mexico, or another country, and reduce the risk of relying too heavily on one manufacturing region. But adding another country does not necessarily create a diversified supply chain.

The Right Approach: Old Philosophies, New Tools

10/13/2026 | Steve Williams -- Column: The Right Approach
Quality management as a discipline was built by a handful of people who never touched a neural network, yet whose ideas map onto AI with almost eerie precision. Dr. Walter Shewhart, Dr. Edwards Deming, Dr. Joseph Juran, Philip Crosby, Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa, and Shigeo Shingo each built a philosophy around a specific lever for improving quality, including statistical rigor, reducing variation, prioritizing effort, eliminating defects, involving the workforce, and error-proofing the process itself.
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