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Perfect Paperwork
Best Practices for Preparing Documentation
Electronics assembly documentation includes files such as design schematics, assembly drawings, test procedures, BoMs and more. Problems or omissions in this documentation result in delays and, in extreme cases, may lead to product deficiencies and quality issues. How to ensure documentation for the EMS company is accurate. 
by George Henning

Pick-and-Place
Ensuring Accurate Placement
Placement must undergo various checks to ensure components are the correct ones and to locate potential problems. Matching pad and package sizes is one of the many ways to reduce errors during component assembly.
by Simon Ilustre

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  Still like Ike?
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• Global Sourcing
  What DoD cuts mean for the US
  PCB industry.
  Matthew Holzmann

• ROI
  Do customers know what they want?
  Peter Bigelow

• Focus on Business
  Program management certification.
  Susan Mucha

TECH TALK

• Screen Printing
  Throw out the area ratio rules.
  Clive Ashmore
  

• Selective Soldering
  Fixturing applications.
  Alan Cable

• Test and Inspection
  ICT for speed.
  Wee-Sheng Yong
  

• Defects Database
  Inspecting flux prior to reflow.
  Dr. Davide Di Maio
  

• SMT Troubleshooting
  Paste problems.
  Paul Lotosky

• Tech Tips
  Digital pre-distortion.
  ACI Technologies Inc.

• Getting Lean
  Dealing with shortages.
  Todd Baggett

• Technical Abstracts
  In Case You Missed It.