PCB manufacturing doesnโt have a talent shortage; it has a marketing problem. Where are allย the PCB youngbloods? Why arenโt young men and women entering the industry in the numbers...
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is inviting public comment on whether any of the current exclusions from the 301 tariffs should be extended beyond November 29, 2025. That...
TRADE SHOWS AREย great for business, providing valuable contacts and permitting your company to build industry exposure and credibility. Yet many firms attend shows haphazardly and sporadically, lacking a strategy...
Itโs getting closer, but not there yet... By Greg Papandrew, DirectPCB co-founder QUOTING PRINTED CIRCUIT boards โ especially for high-mix, low-to-medium volume requirements โ can be extremely time-consuming and, at...
First appeared in Circuits Assembly magazine… An in-person visit reveals unrealized potential. Itโs been almost two years since the authorsโ first visit to Thailand, which occurred just after Covid...
Over the weekend, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the extension of exclusions in the Section 301 Tariffs. The exclusions that were previously scheduled to...
A year and a half after our first visit, hereโs our impression of today’s PCB manufacturing environment in Thailand…
Tariffs on PCBs manufactured in China are still holding at 145% for 2 and 4-layer rigid and 170% for all other layer counts and technologies. Contact me to find...
*๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต! The โtariffyingโ news continues:ย All printed circuit boards (PCBs) manufactured in China, regardless of layer count, are at this time subject to the...