SMT007 Magazine

6 SMT007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2022 COLUMNS The Light at the End of the Tunnel by Nolan Johnson Tips for Today's SMT Challenges by Chris Ellis Opening a Trace on the Surface of a PCB by Bob Wettermann Solving for 'X' by Dr. Ronald C. Lasky HIGHLIGHTS SMT007 Suppliers MilAero007 SMT007 Top Ten DEPARTMENTS Career Opportunities Educational Resources Advertiser Index & Masthead SHORTS Infographic: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel? Lean Digital Thread: The Manufacturing Metaverse Revisited ICT Webinar: Your Journey to a Smart Factory, with Happy Holden Book Excerpt: The Electronics Industry's Guide to... The Evolving PCB NPI Process, Chapter One 8 60 74 78 46 72 82 85 96 97 19 28 58 64 SEPTEMBER 2022 • ADDITIONAL CONTENT 74 78

• SMT007 Magazine — September 2022
• Featured Content — Seeing the Light
• Additional Content
• Column — Light at the End of the Tunnel
• Feature Interview — Finally, Some Good News About the Supply Chain
• Infographic: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?
• Feature Column — The Progress of Machine Intelligence
• Feature Article — Four Silver Linings in the Stormy Clouds of Pandemic, Supply Chain, and Inflation
• Short — Lean Digital Thread: The Manufacturing Metaverse Revisited
• Feature Interview — Breathing Room in Parts Supply
• Feature Article — Axiom Inspired by Industry Challenges
• Supplier Highlights
• Feature Interview — The Critical Balance of Supply and Inventory Control
• Short — ICT Webinar: Your Journey to a Smart Factory, Presented by Happy Holden
• Column — Tips for Today's SMT Challenges
• Short — Book Excerpt: The Electronics Industry's Guide to… The Evolving PCB NPI Process, Chapter 1
• Feature Interview — Altium's EDDI Report Tracks Component Availability—Today and Historically
• MilAero007 Highlights
• Column — Opening a Trace on the Surface of a PCB
• Column — Solving for 'X'
• Top Ten Editor's Picks
• Career Opportunities section
• Educational Resources
• Advertiser Index and Masthead
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