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Additive manufacturing and its core process of 3D printing are not always seen as being related. 3D printing is normally viewed as being used to fabricate plastic mechanical parts from 3D CAD models, but 3D printing is used in many industries for the fabrication of metal components. Groups of processes, like powder bed fusion (PBF),...

Manufacturers are always looking for ways to decrease costs, increase throughput, improve quality, and adapt their processes to produce more advanced products, often simultaneously. Whether your company produces complex mechanical systems or unique electronics, your manufacturing process is a critical cost driver for your company. Innovative companies are exploring or actively using new manufacturing methods...

Electronics designers and manufacturers must pay constant attention to the supply chain for electronics components. Frequent component shortages, significant lead times, and even instances of counterfeit components motivate the use of other methods for directly fabricating electronic components for use in PCBs as an overall strategy in part simplification. The goal is to reduce the...

The additive manufacturing space is in the throes of continuous innovation and is producing real gains in a variety of industries. In the electronics industry, PCB designers need to tailor their products to specific 3D printing systems and materials with the right design for additive manufacturing guidelines. These guidelines are about more than signal or...

Admatec is happy to announce the world’s first process monitoring system for Advanced ceramic and metal AM.

Maintaining data security is critical for companies in any industry, especially when data breaches and hacks are a near-daily occurrence. As manufacturing systems and processes become more digitalized, products become more complex and opportunities for theft increase. Therefore, electronics designers and manufacturers should consider security measures for guarding their intellectual property.

If you are new to additive manufacturing, particularly for electronics and PCBs, you’ll quickly find yourself learning about a new set of manufacturing processes, different materials, and device architectures for 3D printing. With all this information fragmented in different locations, how does one go about choosing the right materials for use in additively manufactured PCBs?

Now that Industry 4.0 is creeping into electronics design and manufacturing, designers and engineers need to consider how they can reconcile their electrical and mechanical PCB design requirements with these systems. Electrical design rules are critical for ensuring that a circuit functions as desired, while mechanical design rules are imposed to ensure that your board...