A Look at Medical Electronics Design and Assembly Challenges

31 January 2019

We recently spoke with Dr. Despina Moschou, lecturer at the University of Bath, as well as Kaspars Fricbergs, VP of global quality, and Tom Reilly, director of marketing and sales operations, of EMS firm Vexos Corp., to learn more about the challenges and opportunities in medical electronics design and assembly, as well as the relevant…

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Best Practices in Manufacturing: Wave Soldering

31 July 2018

Over the years, best practices have evolved and will continue to evolve with the changing environments, company needs and challenges and what may work for one company may not necessarily be best for another. A common area sometimes overlooked versus surface mount is wave solder, which can commonly introduce significant touch up and rework if…

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Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) – TOP 10 Cost Drivers

31 January 2018

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Cost Drivers… So you are interested in understanding what really drives the cost of these current carrying, green boards with holes in them?  Well you are not alone, unfortunately with many complex questions; the universal answer more often than not is it depends? In an effort to dispel some of the ambiguity…

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