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

May 9, 2025 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 Magazine

Trade show season is wrapping up as we head into summer. Where has the time gone? I hope you all get the chance to take a vacation this year, because I know you’ve earned one. Speaking of which, when was my last vacay? If I can’t remember, it’s probably time for one. It’s been a busy week in electronics, with fallout from the back-and-forth on tariffs taking up most of the oxygen in the room. We have quite an assortment of articles and columns for you in this installment of Must-Reads. See you next time.

When residents in sleepy English villages needed a top-tier detective to solve a murder, they called on Belgian super-sleuth Hercule Poirot, author Agatha Christie’s fictional detective famous for using his “little grey cells” to solve crimes. In the same way, IPC standards development committees, when creating a standard to detect defects in circuit boards using Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), call on IPC A-Team, Hercule.





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May 2, 2025 | Nolan Johnson, Nolan's Notes

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Standard of Excellence: Turning Negative Customer Feedback Into Positive Outcomes

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Smart Automation: The Growing Role of Additive Manufacturing

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