I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week
We’re nonetheless not formally into summer time but, however Atlanta is forward of the curve, bringing us temps in the 80s and 90s—with loads of rain to sweeten the pot. At least the site visitors remains to be down considerably due to the improve in folks working remotely. One of the silver linings of COVID-19.
This previous week was a busy one. In case you’ve been on the seashore with an umbrella drink in your hand, in business information we noticed the tender opening of a brand new laminate facility and extra M&A exercise in the PCB fab section. And we ran some actually nice content material from our contributors, with articles on the right way to save your organization cash and the right way to save your self time in the design cycle. Plus, Editor Nolan Johnson channels his inside John Updike along with his assessment of certainly one of the hottest manufacturing technique books ever, three many years after its publication.
A Review of ‘World-Class Manufacturing’
Published May 31
Editor Nolan Johnson lately donned a well-worn blazer, full with elbow patches, stuffed his greatest meerschaum pipe, and wrote this assessment of certainly one of the seminal books on manufacturing methods. World Class Manufacturing: The Lessons of Simplicity Applied by Richard J. Schonberger was first printed in 1986. Nolan delves into Schonberger’s ideas on acquainted matters corresponding to partnerships, value vs. worth, and outsourcing, in addition to which of his predictions at the moment are actuality, 35 years on.
Catching Up With Dick Saporito: A New Way for PCB Shops to Save Money
Published June 3
Do you need to save your organization cash? If the reply is sure, you don’t need to miss Dan Beaulieu’s dialog with Dick Saporito, proprietor of RPS Savings Consultants. They talk about how RPS reduces prices and improves money stream for prospects, whether or not in the PCB business or not. As Dick, a former senior VP at Hadco, explains, they’ve discovered financial savings for each buyer they’ve had, sometimes about 25%.
Planning and Communication—Key to Optimizing Your Design Time
Published June 3
One of the challenges that designers regularly point out in surveys is time optimization. Designers are carrying so many hats that a number of wasted minutes right here and there can actually add up. Columnist Chris Young research design cycle efficiencies, and he lays out some nice factors on this article. He explains why private talent administration is so vital for PCB designers, and why “tender” expertise corresponding to communication can have an effect on our skilled workflow. For occasion, when pitching an thought to your VP, you’ll need to talk utilizing ideas that VPs use of their decision-making processes, corresponding to key efficiency indicators, as a substitute of technical digital phrases.
Summit Interconnect Acquires Eagle Electronics
Published June 3
We noticed extra M&A motion this week as Summit Interconnect acquired Schaumberg, Illinois-based Eagle Electronics. This is an efficient transfer for Summit, which positive factors a much bigger foothold in the Midwest and positive factors new superior know-how capabilities via Eagle. Summit CEO Shane Whiteside factors out that the merger shall be particularly helpful for prospects in the high-performance protection and business sectors.
Isola’s New US Quickturn Manufacturing Facility is Up and Running
Published May 31
Arizona is constantly ranked amongst the fastest-growing states in the U.S. Forbes ranks the 48th state at the high of its record of most entrepreneurial states, because of low enterprise and property taxes and nice year-round climate. Now, Isola, a longtime Arizona firm, has opened a brand new 118,000 square-foot facility in Chandler, which incorporates company headquarters and a copper-clad laminate manufacturing operation. This facility is a part of Isola’s ongoing Lotus Project.
