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World Robotics 2023 Report: Asia Ahead of Europe and the Americas

09/27/2023 | IFR
The new World Robotics report recorded 553,052 industrial robot installations in factories around the world – a growth rate of 5% in 2022, year-on-year.

The Chemical Connection: Don’t Just Blame the Etcher

09/25/2023 | Don Ball -- Column: The Chemical Connection
If your HDI or UHDI production process is quality challenged, don’t assume your etcher is to blame. Many factors impact the quality of the final product, so assess broadly, and you may find that the “the devil is in the details.” Generally, the first place most people can get good product specification measurement is at the end of the etching process, It’s natural and easy to blame quality shortcomings on the etcher. By all means, look at your etcher and invest some time trying to improve its performance but don’t stop there. Other factors may be affecting the etch uniformity.

Maggie Benson’s Journey: What Is the Profit Potential?

09/22/2023 | Ronald C. Lasky -- Column: Maggie Benson's Journey
Editor’s note: Indium Corporation’s Ron Lasky continues this series of columns about Maggie Benson, a fictional character, to demonstrate continuous improvement and education in SMT assembly. In this installment, Paul LaCroix tests his math skills in determining how much to spend on a component placement machine and what his earning potential might be.

Developing a Fabrication Business Strategy

09/05/2023 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team
Over the years, we’ve talked a lot about business strategies for PCB manufacturers here in the pages of PCB007 Magazine. But let’s back up a bit and look at the process for developing a new strategy. Where should you even begin? What’s your strategy for developing a strategy, if you will? We asked Chris Chapman, a Lean/Agile leadership coach and publisher of the Digestible Deming newsletter, to share his thoughts on developing successful business strategies and how the management philosophy of W. Edwards Deming can help leaders in our industry take their companies to the next level.

North American PCB Industry Sales Up 23% in July

08/31/2023 | IPC
IPC announced the July 2023 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.01.
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