One of the main challenges when designing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, is ensuring that it can fly smoothly and maintain stability, even in adverse weather conditions or when faced with obstacles. Achieving this requires careful attention to …
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PCB Assembly Operations
Top 5 challenges when designing drones
Buying automated conformal coating systems, used equipment for quality circuit board assembly manufacturing
Electronics products can be compromised by moisture, shock, change in altitude and various other changes in product environment. Conformal coatings (urethane, acrylic, silicon, varnish…) and systems, whether for small builds or high-volume and in-line processing, help combat against product quality …
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Top ten (10) factors impacting EMS/ODM quote pricing for OEM electronic equipment outsource manufacturing programs
Primary variables, tools that define fees contract EMS and ODM suppliers use to markup OEM equipment customer program costs.
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Profit margins in PCB electronics assembly quotes for EMS manufacturing costs vs. OEM pricing
When determining EMS manufacturing profit margins for SMT and printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, contract electronics solutions providers will quote OEM prospects the contract manufacturer’s labor and assembly price with labor margin, material pricing (also with material margin) plus, total …
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4G v 5G wireless printed circuit board (PCB) challenges and opportunities
Read how 5G network architecture brings challenges and opportunities for PCB vendors, contract electronics EMS providers, and telecoms.
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Tariff impact across technology sector raises telecom, networking hardware pricing
Chart details percentage pricing increases for hardware, highlighting changes based on tariffs, per OEM company, and product.
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Future manufacturing-as-a-service PCB assembly driven by manufacturing IT and marketplace
Manufacturing technology stacks will evolve, driven by three main drivers and influenced by these five ways of the next generation of manufacturing.
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OEM hardware pilot build new product launch specs for EMS manufacturing
Hardware new product pilot yield goals and objectives electronics startups and large OEMs can expect with their EMS manufacturing and design partners in the supply chain.
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EMS Manufacturer Contract Service Level Agreement – Document
Focused on materials liability management and sourcing electronics manufacturing cost reductions and EMS pricing, this document reveals purchase order variances and cost strategy,and percentages for EMS pricing methodologies for materials, test and much more.
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How to OEM request BOM quotes (RFQ) for EMS manufacturing
A BOM RFQ letter to help validate electronic OEM program business assumptions and select suitable EMS providers for complete turn key contract electronics.
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