MIT student Charlene Xia is using machine learning to monitor the microbiome of seaweed farms in an effort to predict and prevent diseases before they destroy the livestock. Thanks to Fictiv for spotlighting this interesting...
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Electric cars are significant contributors to climate protection – but the mining of lithium for the batteries is often criticized. This discussion from Volkswagen focuses on the extraction of raw materials in the South American salt deserts and explains the challenges.
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Counterfeit parts are a huge challenge for the industry, especially during shortages. This excellent post from Gordon Brown, VP of Supply Chain EMEA at Plexus explains the issue.
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We previously published an article from the team at Cogiscan explaining How Traceability Reduces the Collateral Damage of a Field Recall. However, the engineers at Cogiscan believe in the power of proactivity over reactivity. With this mindset, they built an SMT Analytics tool that can help PCBA manufacturers avoid a field recall altogether.
Read MoreEric and Phil speak to their guests David Chan, SVP Supply Chain, PCI Private Limited, and Case Engelen, President, Titoma, about manufacturing in South East Asia, including Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam. They...
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It’s finally spring, and what better topic for your Friday reading pleasure than this blog posting from Neil Sharp about IoT — the Internet of Tomatoes, that is. Robotics and AI combine to improve yields and offset climate change. But there are challenges to the spread of these smart farming techniques.
Read MoreWhat can you say about Mike Konrad? A successful entrepreneur, a maverick, a cleaning guru, a pod-caster, and an all-round nice guy who I like to think of as friend first and colleague second. Some thirty years ago Mike founded...
Read MoreEric interviews Chintan about CalcuQuote’s new software, StockCQ, which allows OEMs and EMS companies that have excess components to trade parts. This ‘virtual stock room’ addresses a need for a decentralized...
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A field recall is one of the top dreaded events for many electronics manufacturers. In this case study, Cogiscan’s Jonathan Simard describes two very different outcomes.
Read MoreEric speaks with Brian O’Leary who is Global Head of e-Mobility & Infrastructure with Indium Corporation. They discuss some of the major developments in this critical market for EMS.
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