Molds have revolutionized manufacturing - enabling suppliers to mass-produce identical parts in rapid succession. Injection molding, the process of injecting molten plastic into a mold to create a component, is widely used in the automotive, aerospace, industrial, and medical industries. Injection molding can be further broken down into two types: insert molding and overmolding. 

Found in everyday devices such as smartphones, computers, TVs,  and home appliances, Printed Circuit Board Assemblies or PCBAs play a pivotal role in electronic manufacturing.  Electrical components are mounted onto the PCB using a variety of techniques. 

Connectors are essential to industrial manufacturing, ensuring that controls and sensors work as intended. Choosing the right connector can be the difference between your company’s smoke detector saving the life of a family or a line of faulty products needing to be recalled.

From pandemics to trade wars to actual wars, manufacturing has seen its share of problems over the past few years! The reality is every manufacturer is struggling with many of the same problems.

Naming every problem would be impossible in one article. However, based on the current manufacturing trends, we'll go over four major challenges every manufacturer faces today.

While gold plating is often considered the gold standard in electronics manufacturing, the recent surge in prices is causing many manufacturers to look for more cost-effective alternatives.