The Cost of Quality
There are always trade-offs in manufacturing, and quality is no exception. This article discusses the Six Sigma approach to a discussion of quality and offers some thoughts on how to manage quality within the context of the real world.
Reshaping Production Post-Covid Will Mean Significant Change, Reports Fusion Worldwide
As manufacturers re-open after COVID-19 related lockdowns, economic and supply chain disruptions may be felt beyond 2020. How companies shift in the short-term and plan for the long-term will be factors in defining “new normal” for the component industry. The pandemic caused the world to shut down quickly and, just as quickly, changed buying sentiment. […]
Hon Hai Chairman Predicts Decentralized Production
SCATTERED: Production would be dispersed among a number of countries, which would bring an end to so-called world factories, Hon Hai chairman Young Liu said Decentralized production would be the new focus in manufacturing, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) chairman Young Liu (劉揚偉) yesterday told an online forum held by the Market Intelligence & […]
Celestica’s Newmarket Operation Wins Contract with StarFish Medical Inc. to Manufacture Ventilators for Canadian Market
TORONTO — Celestica Inc. announced it has won a program to build 7,500 ventilators for StarFish Medical Inc., a Canadian medical device company, at Celestica’s operation in Newmarket, Ontario. Celestica will begin manufacturing of the ventilators in May and intends to deliver the finished products on behalf of StarFish Medical to Health Canada for distribution […]
Indium Corporation Expert to Host Voiding Workshop Webinar
Indium Corporation’s Dr. Ron Lasky, Senior Technologist, will host an Avoid the Void® workshop on how to avoid voiding in bottom terminated components (BTCs) on Thursday, June 11 at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST on Indium Corporation’s webinar program, the InSIDER Series. BTCs are one of the most common packages in electronics today with the highest […]