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Where to Find the Next Generation of Assemblers and What It Means for U.S. Manufacturing

The conversation about U.S. manufacturing tends to focus on capital investment, reshoring incentives, and supply chain strategy. Those things matter. But the constraint that limits all of it is [...]

By |2026-08-05T10:29:24-04:00August 5, 2026|Industry / Technical Education|Comments Off on Where to Find the Next Generation of Assemblers and What It Means for U.S. Manufacturing

Women in Robotics Breakfast and Robotics Summit & Expo

This summer, JEM Electronics interns, Faye Ellis and Tulsi Patel, attended the Women in Robotics Breakfast and Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston. Here's what they took away from [...]

By |2026-07-22T09:50:03-04:00July 13, 2026|Industry / Technical Education|Comments Off on Women in Robotics Breakfast and Robotics Summit & Expo

The Role of Cable Manufacturing in Power Grid Modernization

The U.S. power grid is carrying more load than it was designed to handle. Renewable capacity is being added faster than the manufacturing infrastructure supporting it can reliably absorb. [...]

By |2026-06-03T12:32:16-04:00June 3, 2026|Industry / Technical Education|Comments Off on The Role of Cable Manufacturing in Power Grid Modernization

Recurring defects are a diagnostic failure, not a quality escape

When the Fix Does Not Fix Anything Corrective actions are among the most routinely misused tools in manufacturing quality systems. Not because teams ignore them, but because the structure [...]

By |2026-05-11T09:35:15-04:00May 11, 2026|Industry / Technical Education|Comments Off on Recurring defects are a diagnostic failure, not a quality escape

Lean Manufacturing Starts on the Floor, Not on the Chart

Most manufacturers have a Lean program. Fewer have a Lean operation. The difference is not intent. It is where the work actually happens. You can post 5S charts in [...]

By |2026-04-28T11:45:26-04:00April 28, 2026|Industry / Technical Education|Comments Off on Lean Manufacturing Starts on the Floor, Not on the Chart

IPC-J-STD-001: Setting the Standard for Soldered Assemblies

Soldering looks deceptively simple. Two materials, heat, a joint. But the process is thermally sensitive enough that two operators following the same general instruction, with identical materials, can produce [...]

By |2026-03-25T17:06:24-04:00March 23, 2026|Industry / Technical Education|Comments Off on IPC-J-STD-001: Setting the Standard for Soldered Assemblies
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