SEPTEMBER 2023 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 97
Current thinking says legacy
simulation of manufacturing
is obsolete and the use of
operational manufacturing
digital twins is too expen-
sive. The technology that
replaces these approaches, however, is somewhat
exciting. In the manufacturing world, we all know
that unexpected changes are unwelcome, yet we
endlessly strive to control them. The new normal
of frequent product revision updates and more
personalized production renders the optimization
of continuous flow obsolete.
IPC announced the June 2023
findings from its North Ameri-
can Electronics Manufacturing
Services (EMS) Statistical
Program. The book-to-bill ratio
stands at 1.24.
As the IPC Education
Foundation reflects
on hosting its largest
IPC APEX EXPO STEM
Outreach Event this
past January, we realize that the activities we planned
for the more than 550 students who attended allowed
them to engage and connect with real industry repre-
sentatives, as well as hear and learn about the unique
career journeys of industry. What were the results of
these efforts?
The Printed Circuit Assembler's Guide
to... Process Control is a new book
from Gen3 Systems. An electronic
assembly, by definition, has a circuit
with current flowing. If by corrosion
that circuit is changed, open circuit or
short circuit, then the assembly will
most likely be non-functional and will
have failed. Dendrites are fragile
metal filaments that can easily fuse
when completing a circuit. Hence,
an intermittent fault is observed.
The critical reliability of electronic prosthetics in the brain
to help restore movement to a paralyzed hand, enhancing
the durability of EV automotive infrastructure, testing criteria
and challenges of working with lead-free materials, at IPC's
High Reliability Forum October 17-19 in Linthicum (Baltimore),
Maryland.
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Smart Factory Insights: Manufacturing
Digital Twin—Spanners in the Works
North American
EMS Industry
Up 0.9% in June
Latest Advancements in Safety and
Reliability Requirements Take Center
Stage at IPC's High Reliability Forum
Book Excerpt: 'The Printed
Circuit Assembler's Guide
to... Process Control'
Critical Manufacturing, a global
leader in next-level automation
and manufacturing execution sys-
tems (MES), has announced a stel-
lar slate of speakers and panelists
for its upcoming MES & Industry
4.0 (MESI) International Summit.
Critical Manufacturing
Focuses on the Impact
of Digital Transformation
at MES & Industry 4.0
International Summit
Foundations of the Future: Increased
Impact With Student Engagement
