From solder paste screen printer to surface mount (SMT), second (2nd) ops, functional test and more, this outline covers most situations.
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Process Engineering
Setting up electronics manufacturing SMT PCB assembly lines
If only I knew then how much of my electronic hardware manufacturing to outsource
Contract electronics solutions providers can do so much more than lower your costs. Read helpful tips and considerations many OEMs don’t know about.
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Contract consumer electronics, injection molding, enclosure opportunities
Enclosures produced using computer numerical control machines (CNC) / extrusion (e.g., plastics injection molding) methods should continue to dominate smartphones segment, and are becoming an important feature for handset OEMs. Click to view charts and graphs.
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Can Taiwan win industrial robotics manufacturing automation race?
Production-related activities in smart factories will need to be linked closer with administrative information systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution. Additionally, a broader range of sub-systems from various providers will need to be integrated into smart …
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Industrial electronics Internet of Things (IoT) opportunity
The IoT segment may not be capital or labor-intensive but this segment will require hiring significant numbers of R&D engineers because each product requires a high degree of customization due to the high-mix / low-volume nature of the business.
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Establishing conflict minerals compliance reporting for electronics manufacturers
You (or your electronics manufacturer) are using ‘conflict minerals’. Your SEC report must include a description of the measures taken by your company to exercise due diligence on the source of the conflict materials, including chain of custody.
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Electronics OEM box build transfers and EMS readiness plans
To help electronics OEMs better see the readiness process of transferring an OEM product program into an EMS provider, from the provider’s viewpoint, below is a typical list of items your EMS provider will use to manage his readiness for accepting transfer of your OEM program into his facility.
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Sub-contract electronics services design agreement for OEMs
This sub-contract electronics design services agreement can help broaden understanding when your electronics design services are further sub-contracted.
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Mandatory quality processes, procedures for EMS providers
For OEMs, this list can help you better understand an EMS provider’s understanding of quality, and verify minimum processes and procedures are in place (or need to be implemented), for the provider to meet minimum industry standards.
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Electronics materials planning department optimizes EMS and OEM supply chains
Understanding contract electronics planning / procurement influences supply chain management OEM performance with contract electronics EMS provider services
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