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Lean Digital Thread: Data-Driven
Decisions and Micro-Solutions in
Manufacturing
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In past columns, Sagi Reuven
has written about two pillars:
(1) data collection and the basic
questions you can answer, and
(2) material management and
its impact. In this column, he
discusses the next level—changing the mind-
set from reporting to analytics and focusing on
making small improvements.
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What Is Digital Twin Technology,
and Why Is It So Important?
E
Happy Holden describes how
Siemens' 12-part webinar series,
"Implementing Digital Twin
Best Practices From Design
Through Manufacturing," is an
excellent series designed to edu-
cate the electronic manufactur-
ing engineer on the progress of using a digital
thread to improve products and performance.
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Quest for Reliability: Reliability
Starts at the Bottom
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It is much cheaper to perform
product-specific reliability test-
ing before the product goes into
the field. Eric Camden shares
some testing recommendations
based on failure analysis, as
well as lessons learned from a few of our cus-
tomers over the years using case studies and
data on failed units.
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Zulki's PCB Nuggets: FCBGA
Packaging Enters PCB
Microelectronics Assembly
E
The demand for smaller cir-
cuitry and packaging, as well as
ever-shrinking PCB real estate,
have continually pushed PCB
assembly and manufacturing
protocols. Part of these tech-
nological advances involves a combination of
flip-chip and BGA (FCBGA) packaging. Zulki
Khan explains the importance of FCBGAs.
Editor's Picks from SMT007.com
Eric Camden
Sagi Reuven
Happy Holden
Zulki Khan
