A backbone of electronics manufacturing, soldering is the process to connect two types of metal by melting solder. Using a hot iron, a metal, usually tin or lead, is heated…Continue readingProblems in Soldering PCBs
Supply chain issues have continued into 2022, with many hoping the current chip backlog may dissipate by the end of 2022. Unfortunately hopes and reality are in conflict for electronics…Continue readingChip Shortages Expected to Continue into 2023
In the last 30 years, American microchip manufacturing has fallen from 37 percent to just 12 percent. With the Covid-19 pandemic creating massive delays in the microchip supply chain, the…Continue readingInvesting in U.S. Chip Manufacturing
The New York Times has a write up discussing the resurgence of American manufacturing and the moving of manufacturing and production facilities back to stateside. The Covid-19 pandemic has had…Continue readingTrends: Reshoring American Manufacturing
Wire harnessing is essential to the operation of electrical devices. A wire harness is a system of insulated conducting wires bound together with insulating materials, used in the electrical system…Continue readingHow to Build a Wire Harness