Quality manufacturing and PCB assembly depend on an accurate bill of materials (BOM). While design and product iterations evolve, your team must ensure that every change and impact assessment includes updates to your manufacturing BOM. Selecting parts from a pool of “suitable” devices isn’t the only reason to maintain your BOM, as inaccuracies could lead to devastating downstream effects. A BOM is more than just a list of approved components and materials. It’s a complete hierarchy and a …

The effects of the global COVID-19 health emergency will generate years of research and analysis. Yet, the effects of this pandemic are already driving advanced changes in our technology. While innovators emerged from surprising sectors around the world, the need to protect populations while supporting local economies led to a resurgent boom in new technologies and digital platforms. Turning COVID-19 Challenges into New Product Opportunities For businesses that experienced disruptions …

As technology provides greater convenience to consumers, it is also transforming how we access health and medical services. Advances in capabilities will continue to grow the market for medical devices, with analysts expecting it to reach $432.6 billion globally by 2025. One key component that supports this growth is printed circuit boards (PCBs). Modern medicine depends on these electronics to automatically perform any number of functions. A PCB can use wireless networking to monitor, st…

In a world where electromechanical devices keep getting smaller and designs become more complex, new products continue to push the boundaries for flexible PCB applications and ideas. Flexible PCBs (also called flex PCBs) are a key enabler of modern, high-density electronics and have become the core component of many modern products. Flex PCB Benefits in Electronics Since the first circuit boards came to market, product designers faced issues due to the delicacy of a circuit’s internal …

The medical device and biotechnology sectors are hotbeds of innovation. Since 2007, The Prix Galien is an annual award ceremony that celebrates the most innovative products emerging from the industry. In 2019, companies like Spark Therapeutics, GlaxoSmithKline, and Abbot received awards for their efforts to improve human health using unique medical products. Advances in medical technologies continue to drive the market. The latest solutions range from glucose monitoring patches to in vit…