Founded in 1998 as a spin-off of Bosch’s telecommunications division, iTAC Software AG is one of the world’s leading MES providers. The iTAC.MES.Suite is a cloud-ready Manufacturing Execution System that is used worldwide by companies in different industry sectors such as automotive manufacturers and suppliers, electronics/EMS/TC, medical technology, metal processing, and energy.  Additional services and
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By David Raby   When choosing an EMS Provider, many factors need to be looked at and compared. Capability is one of the first factors that need to be considered. Capability should include equipment, supply chain options and control, staff, facility/process quality certifications, ITAR and/or security clearances (if applicable) and facility location.  Does the EMS have the
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By David Griffith, Inovar   With over 300 employees, a 65,000 sq. ft. facility, and a strategic location in Logan, Utah, Inovar is a complete EMS company with service lines spanning from full-scale product design to end customer fulfillment. Management-owned and successfully running for 18 years, it is consistently recognized as one of Utah’s fastest
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Phil Kinner and Alistair Little Electrolube   A question that has often been asked is “Which is better to protect my PCB, a coating or a resin?”  Like any good engineering answer, it depends… on the degree of environmental protection required.  The first thing to consider is often the design of any housing within which
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By Yusaku Kono   The ASEAN region is gaining prominence as a major area that supports the world’s manufacturing industry. In particular, more companies are focusing on ASEAN not only because of its benefits as a production base in terms of land and labor costs, but because its proximity to the major Asian markets allows
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By Jeren Holman, Design Technologist   In the small, historic town of West Jefferson, nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, you’ll find a small but versatile company going on its 30th year in business.  Global Manufacturing Services, Inc. (GMS) was founded in 1987 as a father/daughter company.  Building and testing sophisticated electronics,
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By Steve Heinzen, NEO Tech VP Strategy & Marketing   North American OEMs considering the best electronics supply chain solution for their businesses have many options. As product lifecycles shrink the importance of architecting a highly responsive supply chain increases. Succeeding in the design of the best fitting supply chain to their needs requires companies
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Scienscope is cooking up some game-changing technologies. Its new products, combined with its above-mentioned recipe for success, has made the company a force to be reckoned with throughout the world. Scienscope’s broad range of products have made invaluable contributions to the manufacturing process of innumerable companies in the United States and abroad. Products are available
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Altus Group   The use of AOI machines is a popular method of inspection, especially in today’s increasing use of microelectronics. AOI is the automated visual inspection of PCB manufacture which uses a camera to scan the assembly for defects that would lead to board failure. It can be used at many stages through the manufacturing
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By Mike Jones, MicroCare Corp.   Wipes are widely used in almost every type of organisation and industry for a huge array of cleaning tasks. In fact, wipes are so widely used it is all too easy to take them for granted and to treat them as little more than a throw-away commodity. OK, I’ll
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