When automated processes actually slow down production

When automated processes actually slow down production

And how AI can help to solve bottlenecks caused by automated inspection Automated optical inspection (AOI) machines are used in...
Teamwork and creativity for sustainable manufacturing

Teamwork and creativity for sustainable manufacturing

Podcast #6 in our new series with I-Connect007: Sustainability in Electronics Manufacturing Creating a more sustainable manufacturing environment is essential...
Sustainability in logistics: inside and outside the factory

Sustainability in logistics: inside and outside the factory

Podcast #4 and #5 in our new series with I-Connect007: Sustainability in Electronics Manufacturing Logistics is a critical aspect of...
Webinar: For accurate PCB quoting, you need more than Excel

Webinar: For accurate PCB quoting, you need more than Excel

Accurate job quoting is key to good business While EMS companies compete for manufacturing jobs, they need to generate quotes...
Efficiency is key to more sustainable manufacturing

Efficiency is key to more sustainable manufacturing

Podcast #3 in our new series with I-Connect007: Sustainability in Electronics Manufacturing As we become more aware of our impact...
How do cloud applications advance sustainability?

How do cloud applications advance sustainability?

Podcast #2 in our new series with I-Connect007: Sustainability in Electronics Manufacturing Our latest podcast episode features Susan Kayesar, PCBflow...
Sustainable PCB design with the digital twin

Sustainable PCB design with the digital twin

Podcast #1 in our new series with I-Connect007: Sustainability in Electronics Manufacturing Sustainability is becoming increasingly crucial in the manufacturing...
What can electronics manufacturers do about the labor crisis?

What can electronics manufacturers do about the labor crisis?

Watch the webinar on-demand to learn how digitalization can help. There is an estimated shortage of 85 million workers worldwide...
How technology can lower utility and equipment costs

How technology can lower utility and equipment costs

Electronics manufacturers can no longer afford to overlook the rising cost of energy consumption. The electricity consumption of manufacturing equipment...
Wanted: qualified workers. Now!

Wanted: qualified workers. Now!

Why is it especially difficult for SMBs to hire skilled employees? Success in a knowledge-based industry like electronics manufacturing is...
Overcoming component shortages for SMBs

Overcoming component shortages for SMBs

The 2nd article in our series on challenges facing SMB electronics manufacturers. Electronic products are an essential part of modern...
The challenges facing SMB electronics manufacturers

The challenges facing SMB electronics manufacturers

A four-part series by guest author Marius Stepanescu, Technical Director at ICCO EMT Small-to-medium-sized (SMB) electronics manufacturers in the electronics...
3 Creative Solutions for the Component Shortage Crisis

3 Creative Solutions for the Component Shortage Crisis

In the fourth of a series of WNIE podcasts, Zac Elliot – Technical Marketing Engineer at Siemens Digital Industries Software...
Effectively Managing Electronic Component Vendors as the Supply Chain Widens

Effectively Managing Electronic Component Vendors as the Supply Chain Widens

In the third of a series of WNIE podcasts, Mark Laing – Business Development Manager at Siemens Digital Industries Software...
Solving supply chain instability in the PCB design stage

Solving supply chain instability in the PCB design stage

In the second of a series of WNIE podcasts, Susan Kayesar – PCBflow Product Manager at Siemens Digital Industries Software...
3 Strategies for Coping with Supply Chain Instability and Component Shortages

3 Strategies for Coping with Supply Chain Instability and Component Shortages

In the first of a series of WNIE podcasts, Oren Manor – Director of Business Development for the Electronics Industry...
Cloud-based pricing automation reduces time and uncertainty in the PCB NPI process

Cloud-based pricing automation reduces time and uncertainty in the PCB NPI process

Current Industry Challenges In an industry that utilizes cutting-edge technology, it is surprising to find that the design and purchasing...
GÖPEL and Siemens bring the digital twin to 3D AOI and SPI systems

GÖPEL and Siemens bring the digital twin to 3D AOI and SPI systems

Testing solutions company GÖPEL electronic has just released a new version of its PILOT AOI system software that offers the...
Valor Parts Library: What You Need to Know

Valor Parts Library: What You Need to Know

Validating the PCB footprint with a comprehensive component library Are you familiar with the Valor Parts Library? Whether you are...
The secret to profitable electronics manufacturing: On-demand webinar series

The secret to profitable electronics manufacturing: On-demand webinar series

First blog in a 12-part series covering the Digital Twin Best Practices in Electronics Manufacturing mini-webinar series by Jay Gorajia...
New white paper: Building the infrastructure for holistic, end-to-end manufacturing

New white paper: Building the infrastructure for holistic, end-to-end manufacturing

Learn how to boost efficiency with a holistic PCB manufacturing and assembly operation Demand for innovation is on the rise,...
Webinar: How to speed up NPIs with accurate, efficient quoting

Webinar: How to speed up NPIs with accurate, efficient quoting

Electronics companies are getting squeezed from every direction: under increasing pressure to get new products and customized versions out the...
How can data analytics reduce the cost of product recalls?

How can data analytics reduce the cost of product recalls?

Find out in a new article by Siemens’ big data analytics expert Yuval Polishuk Product recalls are a manufacturer’s worst...
Electronic component shortages: a hard job just got harder

Electronic component shortages: a hard job just got harder

… if you do not have the right tool. Post by guest author Ibrahim Gogus, CDT Last week, Jaguar Land...
High-mix, low-volume production: The challenge to manufacturing

High-mix, low-volume production: The challenge to manufacturing

Manufacturing today is all about customization—every consumer wants their unique own device. Mass customization is driving OEMs to create numerous...
Siemens BOM Connector: EDACafe Bunker Broadcast with Oren Manor

Siemens BOM Connector: EDACafe Bunker Broadcast with Oren Manor

New product introductions and customization have been increasing rapidly over the past few years – with the results that the...
Opcenter Intelligence Electronics: A powerful solution for big data analytics

Opcenter Intelligence Electronics: A powerful solution for big data analytics

Do you feel like you’re drowning in data? You’re not alone—PCB manufacturers today are required to maintain a full account...
Webinar: React quickly to PCB production changes

Webinar: React quickly to PCB production changes

Production schedules are like intricate domino lines. As long as each piece is perfectly positioned, everything goes like clockwork. However,...
Smart manufacturing in electronics – become a digital factory now

Smart manufacturing in electronics – become a digital factory now

These are challenging times. Social distancing forces necessary changes in the way electronics manufacturing has been managed and executed. At...
ODB++Process and its role in an ever-changing world

ODB++Process and its role in an ever-changing world

In the increasingly dynamic world of electronics manufacturing, in which production of a product may be required to migrate between...
Next47 2020 Virtual Demo - Join Us!

Next47 2020 Virtual Demo - Join Us!

In April 2020, the prestigious Next47 Accelerator program began.Our PCBflow team has been part of 12 amazing weeks of startup...
Digital transformation – succeed where others fail

Digital transformation – succeed where others fail

In a world that’s increasingly digitalized, companies are also expected to make the shift to digitalization. During the previous decade,...