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I-Connect007 Editor's Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week

February 7, 2025 | Marcy LaRont, I-Connect007

For my top picks this week, I wanted to highlight some other important content we’ve featured. First is the incomparable Stephen Chavez, who provides insight into what the future PCB designer will look like. Bob Duke of American Standard outlines the seven key challenges he sees in offshore manufacturing. We move seamlessly from there to tariffs, one of today’s most talked about topics. Jeffrey Beauchamp of NCAB looks back at a recent timeline regarding tariffs, and it’s quite interesting. I’m also pointing you toward a feature on a thriving EMS company in Malaysia, one of the two most popular locations for China Plus One manufacturing expansions. Finally, we acknowledge the expansion news of a long-time PCB and EMS global supplier.

Dan's Biz Bookshelf: 'Serial Innovators'

February 7, 2025 | Dan Beaulieu, Dan's Biz Bookshelf

If you’re fascinated by the companies that drive our economy, "Serial Innovators: Firms that Change the World" by Claudio Feser is a must-read. This book dives into the DNA of firms that innovate, evolve, and impact the world. Feser examines the cultural and operational factors that keep these firms on the cutting edge, sharing company case studies and key insights into the fascinating and sometimes unexpected methods that set transformative firms apart.





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Happy’s Tech Talk #37: New Ultra HDI Materials

February 3, 2025 | Happy Holden, Happy’s Tech Talk

Some new materials have been introduced in the past year for ultra high density interconnect (UHDI), a convenient title for developing high density technologies. They have received labels like semiconductor-like PCBs (SLPs),...

It’s Only Common Sense: When Data Isn’t Enough, Trust Your Gut

February 3, 2025 | Dan Beaulieu, It's Only Common Sense

We live in a world driven by data. Numbers, charts, algorithms, and analytics are the backbone of modern decision-making. Despite data’s crucial role, we often undervalue intuition, your gut instinct: that deep unquantifiable...

Marcy’s Musings: Fueling the Workforce Pipeline

January 23, 2025 | Marcy LaRont, Marcy's Musings

Workforce, workforce, workforce. It's a conversation in manufacturing that occurs nearly as often as discussing quality and reliability. Finding good employees has always been a challenge, but the manufacturing industry has failed...

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