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PCB007 Magazine January 2024 Issue Released
January 18, 2024 | I-Connect007 Editorial TeamEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Getting to Know Your Designer
How well do you really know your designers? What makes for a closer, more synchronized working relationship? After all, as a fabricator, you’re manufacturing what is often the only custom part on the entire electronics subassembly. Earlier this month, we published an issue of Design007 Magazine that helps designers better understand how to work with you, the fabricator. So, what’s key to improving your understanding of how your customer ticks?
In the January 2024 issue of PCB007 Magazine, we investigate how to build a good relationship with designers. Dana Korf, an I-Connect007 columnist, contributed a feature article this month titled “The Designer and Manufacturer Must Be in Sync”; NCAB’s field application engineers explore how to foster loyal customer/vendor relationships; Don Ball of Chemcut uses his column space to talk about the ins and outs of getting to know your vendor; and IPC design instructor (and the most recent addition to the IPC Education Department) Kris Moyer shares his take as a designer with respect to what fabs should be communicating.
We also bring you an interview with Summit Interconnect COO Sean Patterson, who came to the industry from Amazon and talks about culture shift and operational efficiencies.
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