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Contract electronics manufacturing service or EMS providers typically work with customers in a wide range of industries with differing requirements for inventory control, testing, product packaging, and product support. In some applications, the EMS provider simply assembles the printed circuit boards and then ships the boards to the customer. In other...

The word "muda" is Japanese for waste. The word is commonly used within corporations all over the world that are in the midst of lean manufacturing excellence. There are many Japanese words in use today at companies throughout the world implementing lean manufacturing. Kaizen (meaning small, incremental improvement) is the most popular, followed...

Putting a cost reduction strategy is always beneficial but many times difficult to start. I have listed a few steps below just to get the juices flowing and an entry into cost reduction. Put them to use and brainstorm a few more. But the most important tip I can leave behind is one the you have heard many times before by Rudyard Kipling: "I keep...

Do you have an idea for an electronic product, the next must-have gadget, music or video system, time saver, or greatest problem-solving device that was ever invented? Even if you have the electronics product design expertise available, there are a number of tasks that you must complete and issues that you must resolve before you have an actual product...

Power Unlimited Inc. The Next level Power Unlimited Inc. (PUI) supplies power stability solutions to manufacturing, commercial, and business sectors. To date, PUI operates as a custom manufacturer and serves the needs of local businesses. Recently, PUI has realized the opportunity to expand operations by diversification of processes. In order to make...

The term lean was first explained to the world by Jim Womack, Dan Jones, and Daniel Roos in the book "The Machine that Changed the World". Two decades ago this 5-year, landmark MIT study of the automobile industry found that Japanese manufacturing companies were typically much more productive and efficient than their Western counterparts....

Simply put, a rapid prototyping process is a procedure or method wherein a design is tested during the early parts of its development. This type has been proven to be more useful in projects that involve large-scale designs. From the name, rapid prototyping involves quickly constructing a scale down model of large objects through the aid of computerized...

The world of big business is making daily headlines by "going green" after discovering that what's good for the planet is also proving good for business. IBM recently announced "Project Big Green," a $1 billion initiative to reduce energy consumption by offering new lines of energy-efficient IT products. Wal-Mart is adding solar...