By Greg Papandrew Most PCB supplier scorecards belong in the shredder. I talk to purchasing managers at EMS & OEM companies all the time who spend hours building 50-point...
By Greg Papandrew The Supreme Court did not ban all tariffs when it comes to PCBs. The Section 301 Tariffs (China 25%) are still in place. The IEEPA (10%)...
By Greg Papandrew PCB buyers love certifications because they look like shortcuts: one stamp, less risk. But for aerospace, medical and automative printed circuit boards, the reality is thatย AS9100,...
๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ. Waiting 8 weeks for product is a business failure. Last March, I wrote about the looming crunch in US manufacturing capacity. Fast forward...
Gold has been hitting record highs. ๐ If you are still specifying ENIG surface finish on every single PCB “just to be safe,” you are setting money on fire....
How to strengthen your supply chain with a deep PCB vendor bench and lots more in the latest edition of Better Board Buying! Hereโs a teaser… It is January...
Last year, my company started working with a new customer. They liked our pricing and our quality. We built about a half-dozen part numbers for themโno issues. Then one...
Let me be blunt: If you only quote your incumbents, you are training them to raise prices with confidence. In 2026, resting on your laurels is a supply chain...
Earlier this year, I visited Thailand to evaluate the PCB manufacturing landscape. On my first trip in 2023, several large Chinese-funded facilities were just breaking ground a few hours...
Day 3 at ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ saw our team talking to both the PCB industryโs present and its future! So gratified to meet circuit board students and their professors at...