Increased Spending on the Horizon in 2019 for Defense Department
By Mark Wisinger, Senior Analyst,immixGroup, An Arrow Company FY2019 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the DOD. Looking back to this year- there’s been lot of changes to the Department, including new major organizations: Space Command, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, and the Army Futures Command. We’ve also got some name changes- PACOM is now Indo-Pacific […]
Digital microscopes replace traditional magnification tools in quality control
Using a digital microscope instead of traditional magnification tools to repair and/or rework defective boards will improve the operator’s user experience and pave the way for more efficient quality control thanks to the bigger working area and real time image display. Once a printed circuit board has been identified as faulty during quality control, repairing […]
Gartner Survey Reveals Two-Thirds of Organizations Intend to Deploy 5G by 2020
Some Organizations Need 5G More Quickly Than Many Communications Service Providers Can Deliver It Sixty-six percent of organizations have plans to deploy 5G by 2020, according to a new 5G use case and adoption survey* by Gartner, Inc. Organizations expect 5G networks to be mainly used for Internet of Things (IoT) communications and video, with operational efficiency being the […]
The Smart Factory is Becoming a Reality as IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Hosts Two Live Production Lines
Collaboration between IPC CFX and HERMES Standards to be highlighted Creating the next generation of digital Industry 4.0 technology standards, IPC will again take a major step forward at IPC APEX EXPO 2019, featuring two live production lines, at which visitors can see and experience achievements made in digital standards development over the past year. The […]
Counterfeit Materials: The Good Guys vs The Bad Guys

The rapid progress in the application of new technologies is making everyone’s life easier, enabling us to do things faster, smarter, and more efficiently. There are those however, who see the exact same opportunities as being a way to take advantage of others. One example is in the area of counterfeit electronic and mechanical materials, components and assemblies…