SEPTEMBER 2020 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 135
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Operational Excellence: Working
Remotely—Redesign Your
Information Systems
E
Due to the COVID-19 pan-
demic, manufacturing orga-
nizations have been forced
to quickly adapt to provide
remote work options for man-
ufacturing support employ-
ees. Alfred Macha shares a model to help
your organization keep remote work employ-
ees fully engaged in supporting manufacturing
operations.
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SMT Solver: Industrial Revolution
4.0—Hype, Hope, or Reality?
E
If you are in the electronics
industry, you cannot help but
notice the discussion about Fac-
tory 4.0. Ray Prasad discusses
Factory 4.0 as he understands it
and invites readers' comments
on his interpretation.
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Smart Factory Insights:
Trust in Time
E
We've all heard of "just in
time" as applied to the sup-
ply chain, but with ongoing
disruption due to COVID-19,
increasing risk motivates us
to return to the bad habit of
hoarding excess inventory.
Michael Ford introduces the concept of "trust
in time"—a concept that any operation, regard-
less of size or location, can utilize today.
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Benchmark Delivering on $51M
Order for Advanced Surveillance
Technology to U.S. Border Patrol
E
Benchmark Electronics Inc.
—a global provider of engi-
neering, design, and manufac-
turing services—announced
the completion of phase two of
five phases toward the delivery
of mobile video surveillance systems (MVSS)
to the Department of Homeland Security for
use along the U.S. southern border.
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RiverSide Incorporates Three
Companies as RiverSide Integrated
Solutions Inc.
E
RiverSide Electronics Ltd., Riv-
erStar Inc., and RiverBend Elec-
tronics Ltd. announced that the
three companies are now oper-
ating under a single name and
brand, RiverSide Integrated Solutions Inc.
J
The Government Circuit: Environ-
mental, Health, and Safety Issues
Are Hot in U.S., EU, and Asia
E
Although coronavirus, trade
wars, and supply chain con-
cerns have dominated the dis-
cussion in our industry in recent
months, many important envi-
ronmental, health, and safety
(EHS) issues are on the agenda as well. Chris
Mitchell provides an overview of the EHS policy
landscape and what IPC is doing to advocate for
the electronics manufacturing industry.
Ray Prasad
Michael Ford
Alfred Macha
Chris Mitchell
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