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What the TTM/Viasystems Merger Means For the PCB Industry?
Now that two of the last big three (Sanmina being the third) circuit board manufacturers are merging, it has some wide ranging effects on the United States Printed Circuit Board industry. To start,...
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How do you select the type of cell you would use in a battery pack?
There are several factors when considering the type of cell to use in your battery pack design. Looking at the battery requirements and the dimensional space that is available are important. Another...
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Use of Strain Relief with Rigid-Flex Printed Circuit Boards
With rigid-flex printed circuit boards (PCB’s), the transition from the rigid material to flex material (Transition Zone) can exhibit visual imperfections that, although acceptable, could affect the...
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What It Takes To Be a Hybrid Supplier in the Electronics Industry
What Is A “Hybrid” Supplier?Over the past several years, the term “hybrid supplier” has become more popular when describing companies that lead their industry in products and services. The term...
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V-Scoring of Printed Circuit Boards in Arrays
By Chris Perry, Quality Manager – Epec Engineered TechnologiesWhen designing PCB’s in a multi-up array, most designers choose v-score as the singulation method over traditional rout and breakaway...
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Complex Wire Harnesses: Why Can’t They Be Fully Automated
A cable harness, which can be also known as a wire harness, cable assembly, wiring assembly, or wire loom, is a grouping of wires and/or cables that are used to transmit signals and to provide...
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Lithium Battery Storage
By Ed McMahon, CEO – Epec Engineered TechnologiesWhen you evaluate and examine the true stresses that lithium batteries encounter, most battery packs are designed to last three to five years if used...
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User Interface Functional Test Schemes
By Paul E. Knupke – Epec Engineered TechnologiesThis blog addresses custom user interface product testing prior to shipment. Generally, the first user interface assemblies shipment are for First...
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Investment in Empowering Employees for Success
By Michelle Silva, Human Resource Specialist - Epec Engineered Technologies At Epec, our staff members are our most valuable resource. In this company, we celebrate each others success and support...
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Polyimide Flex Core Material Types: Adhesive Based & Adhesive-less
By Paul Tome, Product Manager Flex & Rigid Flex - Epec Engineered Technologies Two distinct types of flex core material constructions are utilized in today’s flex circuit manufacturing.The...
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Why Disaster Recovery Planning Is Important For Any Business?
By Ed McMahon, CEO - Epec Engineered Technologies When we sat down in 2005 to develop our IT infrastructure plan for the company, I was a little unsure of why we spent so much time evaluating every...
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Dealing With Cable Assembly Obsolescence
One point that anyone involved with cable assemblies understands is that “every electronic or mechanical component will eventually reach the end of its life cycle”. This blog post will define...
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PCB Design: Solder Mask, Matte vs Gloss
By Chris Perry, Quality Manager – Epec Engineered Technologies When designing a circuit board one factor that must be considered is the solder mask and whether to go with matte finish mask or gloss...
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Engineering From A Woman's Perspective
By Sherry Clowers, CAM Engineer – Epec Engineered Technologies Sherry ClowersEngineering in most industries, still tends to be primarily dominated by males. When I first entered the field of...
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Insuring a Proper Battery and Charger Match
By Battery Engineering Team – Epec Engineered Technologies In today's battery and charger market companies may provide either battery assemblies or battery chargers, but few provide both. In the...
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Packaging For User Interface Assemblies
By Paul E. Knupke – Epec Engineered Technologies Packaging for shipment to customers is the last step in the manufacturing process. Epec pays as much attention to packaging detail as to design and...
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Controlling PCB Costs: Part 1
Avoiding Expensive Materials And Processes By Al Wright, PCB Field Applications Engineer – Epec Engineered TechnologiesPrinted circuit boards are just one component in an assembly which needs to be...
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Epec Donates to American Heart Association in Support of Employee
By Keith Araujo, Marketing ManagerThis blog post is not the usual topic you find on Epec’s company blog. We are normally blogging about technology solutions focusing on issues that can help our...
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Controlling PCB Costs: Part 2
LAMINATE UTILIZATION - PART AND PANEL SIZE:By Al Wright, PCB Field Applications Engineer – Epec Engineered Technologies Printed circuit boards are run through the fabrication process in sheet form,...
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How Cable Assemblies Are Tested After Manufacturing
By Brian Morissette, Cable Assembly Product Manager – Epec Engineered Technologies One of the most critical elements of producing a cable assembly or harness is the amount of testing that is done...
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