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Pcbtalk.com: Looking for Contributing Authors

We sincerely thank all the contributions of members of Pcbtalk.com, both the guest editors and companies to Pcbtalk throughout time. And the results of 2009 showed great encouragement for Pcbtalk.com 2010 will be a challenging year. And for the development of online communities in the PCB industry, we hope to receive a share of experience, contributed articles to the website, and also look forward to receiving the support of the companies in this field. The more authors we have, the more dynamic… Continue

Added by Duy Ng on January 4, 2010 at 9:49am — No Comments

Pcbtalk.com- Daily Pcb news and information for the printed circuit board industry

PCBTalk.com is the online home of PCB News and the most reliable source of information for the printed circuit board( pcb) industry. We have been keeping professionals in the pcb industry up-to-date since 2008. Pcbtalk is an independent research and publishing team, we employs 5 staffs at its office in Vietnam and US, and we are connecting with some partners, writers in various countries (as Australia, Singapore and UK…) as who track their local market. Pcbtalk provides international customers w… Continue

Added by Duy Ng on June 27, 2009 at 7:12pm — No Comments

FREE WEBINAR - OEM and EMS Relationships - The Elephant in the Room

We got a killer group of speakers for this event, which while it is during APEX should still be really good. Take a look and see what you think... I will encourage the speakers to be avaialble on EMSpeople to discuss the event after it happens... Thanks, Phil Oh, the link is http://www.emspeople.com/events/free-webinar-oem-and-ems on EMSpeople, but you'll need to go to http://www.emsnow.com/npps/story.cfm?pg=story&id=39084 to register... Continue

Added by Philip Stoten on March 20, 2009 at 3:50pm — No Comments

AMR's Bruce Richardson: The future of manufacturing and supply chain management solutions

For most of us, we’re experiencing unprecedented economic challenges. The implications to the supply chain management profession are profound. We’ve gathered some of the industry’s brightest minds to discuss these challenges and seek innovative solutions... More… Continue

Added by Kirsten Watson on March 19, 2009 at 11:31pm — No Comments

Comedy Video: 2nd Episode of Supply Chain Comedy Series just released!

Hi folks, The second webisode of our "Married to the Job Series" that we produced with Second City was just released....Enjoy! The antics continue for ACME Manufacturing's supply chain staff — in particular, lovable slob Damon, the company's demand manager who works alongside his organized and conscientious wife, Sibley, ACME's supply manager in the comedy video series: Married to the Job — a joint production between The Second City Communications and Kinaxis. The second instalment is now out… Continue

Added by Kirsten Watson on March 17, 2009 at 5:33pm — 1 Comment

Top 10 Signs You're Into LEAN (Just for laughs)

From our very own funny man - Bill Dubois (borrowed from his blog posting on March 10th).... A friend was telling me about a Lean project he is currently working on. Implementing Kanban, Lean Six Sigma training, set up reduction and quality initiatives, among other things, this person is currently consumed in Lean. My friend said that he thinks it’s time for a break because he is even dreaming about Kanban cards! My advice to him was to get use to it. Once you’re into Lean Six Sigma, you are al… Continue

Added by Kirsten Watson on March 15, 2009 at 4:57am — No Comments

ERP System Search

Can anyone recommend a good ERP system for a small, electronics contract manufacturer? We are a make-to-order facility, specializing in high-mix, low-medium volume, pcb assembies, box builds, and full systems integrations. We are looking for a fully-integrated ERP system with strong functionality in manufacturing, inventory, and finance, as well as customer and supplier relationship modules. There are hundreds of software packages available; we're hoping to hear feedback from other contract manu… Continue

Added by Jean Neely on February 19, 2009 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Ideas and initiatives for the European PCB industry

In Amsterdam today, some of the movers and shakers of the European industry got together to discuss the opportunities offered by new ideas, initiatives and technologies in this challenging market. I know what you are thinking. Opportunity? Amsterdam? What have you guys been smoking? Well the truth is the industry is very challenging at the moment, the market is very hard and on a global level times are tough. But with this comes challenges; business challenges, fiscal challenges, technical chal… Continue

Added by Philip Stoten on February 12, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

MANAGING THROUGH THE DOWNTURN - Take the survey and share the results!

TFI Quarterly Forum invites you to take a short survey and contribute to the combined expertise from and for our industry during this challenging time. This study aims to share the current and projected impact of the economic downturn to our financials, operations, sales and human resources. The electronics industry has demonstrated the ability to survive prior cycles and prosper and we are confident that insight from this study will reinforce your company's strategy, highlight best practices a… Continue

Added by Philip Stoten on February 11, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Saving the world one high definition device at a time

First, I would like to give some key HD advice: When I bought my DLP TV two years ago, I didn't think that I would need more than one HDMI port. If you buy one, make sure there are at least 3 HDMI inputs. Since I am not ready to buy a new TV, I bought a Sony receiver that will accept 3 HDMI inputs and send them out of the receiver on a single line (to my TV). Now I can connect my cable box, DVD player, and computer to the TV. What I didn't expect is that I would be helping the environment while… Continue

Added by Tim Jensen on December 30, 2008 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Complimentary White Paper: Four essential requirements for today’s supply chain management solutions

We just published a new white paper: “Four Essential Requirements for Today’s Supply Chain Management Solutions.” Get it now. A bit of a preview.... The continued downward pressure on IT budgets combined with the shifting dynamics of today’s supply chains has created an environment ideally… Continue

Added by Kirsten Watson on December 11, 2008 at 12:22am — No Comments

Congratulations Kelly

Congratulations to Kelly Johnson, who won the iPod for last week's 'invitation Thursday'... This is everyone's network and by adding new members and adding content you will be able to add value to the network for yourself and other users... Please give me you feedback on what you would like to see on the network and how we can improve it for you... Thanks Kelly, well done, Phil Continue

Added by Philip Stoten on December 8, 2008 at 10:24am — No Comments

Phil's observation about language

Phil made a very reasonable point today about language and attitude, and perhaps it's simply that in this context too the odd reality that bad news sells better than good news applies. And the further into a cycle you go (up or down) the more similar the "forecasts" and worldviews become. There is certainly plenty of bad news to go around, and it would be crass to minimize the unemployment picture, for instance...but to Phil's point today... little or nothing was said about the dramatic inflati… Continue

Added by Richard Heimsch on December 3, 2008 at 8:53pm — 1 Comment

The language of the media

It seems to me that we all have a responsibility to provide data on the market in a pragmatic and accurate way and not to over hype a growing market or talk down a difficult market. I am an optimist, so find the language of the downturn hard to endure, but either way I suspect that some of the recent headlines do more harm than good. I read with interest this morning’s headline story on www.emsnow.com, entitled ‘Economic Crisis Spurs Mobile-Device Shipment Contraction in 2009 - The once almost… Continue

Added by Philip Stoten on December 3, 2008 at 11:19am — 2 Comments

Something positive for a change!

The global slowdown that everyone is being warned of didnt seem very visable at Electronica a couple of weeks ago. The event was buzzing and the NEW team had a great week there, good meetings and positive feedback about 2009. I also had some really encouraging news from one of our exhibitors yesterday in the EMS sector - 'after a few months of cautious customer orders we have just received two month's worth of forward orders in a week' Perhaps it might not be so bad for B2B professional indust… Continue

Added by Claire Jeffreys on November 28, 2008 at 5:29pm — 3 Comments

Which show in Shanghai next spring?

This morning I got a press release stating ‘In 2011 the NEPCON China Exhibition will be held at the Shanghai World Expo Venue (WEV). This new venue will offer exhibitors and visitors unparalleled facilities, unlike any other electronics industry event in the region. Its state-of-the-art infrastructure, meeting facilities, accessibility and hotel support will ensure the success of the event and secure its future growth for years to come.’
About time too! Yes, I know, the old venue (E… Continue

Added by Philip Stoten on November 27, 2008 at 11:07am — 2 Comments

The trend is ...........No trend

13th November 2008 Electronica All the major technologies are represented here in hall B1, from heavy copper to MCM module technology, and every concoction of microvia’s imaginable on display. The exhibitors appear to be wearing on their respective sleeves, their core competencies with little or no fluff confusing what they want to sell. Halogen free is there on the cusp but appears to be subject to too few offerings within the material ranges, so not even a real hint if this tech with were req… Continue

Added by Martin Cotton on November 14, 2008 at 9:38am — No Comments

Electronica 2008 Munich - Go and play the Fish

...stand B1.442 and see embedded component technology in action, seriously the demonstration of active embedded RFID in PCB is both entertaining and informative. Active & Passive components embedded in a PCB has been the “holy grail” of PCB roadmaps for many years. Using interposer elements that connect the components to the PCB using PTH and micro via technologies the opportunity for circuit integration at a very high level is possible. Schweitzer is the name iBoard is the game......or Fish… Continue

Added by Martin Cotton on November 13, 2008 at 12:23pm — No Comments

Charlie Barnhart's Leading Indicators Q3 Update

"This is an industry that's extremely dependent on its ability to absorb its fixed costs. EMS companies do that by continually growing their top line. We are expecting at best a flat year, and at worst a loss of 3-5%. Net of consolidation, this could be a very tough year for the EMS industry." -- Charlie Barnhart on subscriber briefing call, 11-6-08 Download this 30 minute briefing webcast to catch Charlie Barnhart's take on recent g… Continue

Added by Jennifer Read on November 13, 2008 at 7:40am — No Comments