As raw material prices increase, itโs a good time to shop PCB pricing…
By GREG PAPANDREW 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...
By Greg Papandrew A good EMSย partner brings real value. It manages assembly labor, SMT placement, inspection, test, rework, box build, documentation, scheduling and production discipline. That is what it...
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...
Three things need to come together for a successful PCB assembly: the bare board, the components, and the assembly process itselfโฆ #pcb# electronicsmanufacturing #supplychain
By Greg Papandrew, co-founder of DirectPCB Iโve been on the road with Levin Liu, our sales engineering manager, visiting customers. This is Levin’s first visit to the U.S. Heโs...
DirectPCBโs multilingual team is focused on providing more choices to printed circuit board buyers across Europe! Along with, of course, better service and lower pricing. Give us a chance...
If you buy bare PCBs offshore, youโve likely been following the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs. Like many of you in the OEM and EMS space,...
The current US board market is spookier than it seems. Read about it in my latest column in Circuits Assembly…
By Greg Papandrew Courts and costs and codes, all in the latest edition of the Better Board Buying newsletter on LinkedIn!