PCB Manufacturing, Assembly & Test Blog

I was reminded during a conversation recently what the main difference between a process engineer and a test engineer is. & why when I was working in EMS manufacturing we would get a test engineers to talk to customers in preference to a process engineer. Of course this was not an absolute rule, but one we usually followed. The reason? I hear you ask. A test engineer can read a circuit diagram! Meaning … Read More

Manufacturing System Solution, Defects, CAPA, lean manufacturing, Quality, Route cause, Manufacturing execution system, Transfer

Quality comes from getting the little things right – consistently. This is especially true when I see how global organisations perform. Somehow it becomes OK to get the little things wrong in global organisations. Maybe its like litter in someone else’s neighborhood; not my problem.? Which is perplexing when the rewards for getting the little things right is higher in global organisations. … Read More

Manufacturing System Solution, Defects, CAPA, lean manufacturing, Quality, Route cause, Manufacturing execution system, Transfer