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American Made Advocacy: PCBAA’s Fifth Annual Meeting—Growing Membership and Valuable Relationships

07/21/2026 | Shane Whiteside -- Column: American Made Advocacy
The Printed Circuit Board Association of America recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. We began with five member companies that banded together to influence legislation favorable to our industry. Today, we have 90 members across the entire ecosystem: OEMs, fabricators, assemblers, materials providers, testing companies, and applied AI startups. Our membership ranges from companies with long histories to ventures just embarking on their PCB journeys.

It's Only Common Sense: Why the Best Years of Electronics Are Still Ahead of Us

07/20/2026 | Dan Beaulieu -- Column: It's Only Common Sense
Every so often, someone asks me if I think the electronics industry has already experienced its glory days. Usually, the question comes after another news story about supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, geopolitical tensions, or economic uncertainty. My answer never changes. I believe we're at the beginning of the most exciting era in the history of electronics manufacturing.

I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week

07/17/2026 | Nolan Johnson, SMT007 Magazine
The Pentagon’s announcement on Tuesday that CMMC certification is being immediately suspended is the big news of the week. We’ve been covering the CMMC journey since the beginning, and we’ll stick with the story for the duration. If you’ve followed my list of must-reads, you know that I’m always interested in semiconductor news, and this week had a few good ones. I’ll mention them here, and urge you to read the entire stories: Apple adds to the recent Intel fab agreement by adding to its U.S.-based design and manufacturing agreement with Broadcom; Micron is investing $3 billion to the U.S. semiconductor ecosystem; and Intel announces a 5 billion euro investment in European infrastructure.

ERP, Automation, and Maturity: A Systems Framework for Manufacturers

07/08/2026 | Scott Ryan, Cetec ERP
One unique opportunity for ERP consultants is to see how manufacturers operate. They can see how businesses adopt, stretch, patch, or replace systems to manage growth, customer requirements, inefficiency, or pressure on the bottom line. The insight is important to what business maturity looks like. ERP matters because it becomes the foundation for shared processes and data. It organizes how information moves, departments interact, work is measured, and how well an SMB manufacturer can scale.

The Government Circuit: New Council Now Helps Shape Policy Decisions in the Electronics Supply Chain

07/07/2026 | Chris Mitchell -- Column: The Government Circuit
I’m regularly on Capitol Hill, talking about the foundational importance of PCBs and other essential pieces of the electronics supply chain. I find that policymakers work hard to make informed decisions that affect our $6 trillion industry, yet they don’t always have a complete picture of how interconnected our industry has become. A component decision in Arizona can ripple through a PCB line in Guadalajara, a materials plant in Penang, and ultimately the manufacturers that depend on both. That’s why the global electronics industry needs a unified, coordinated voice to help policymakers understand those connections before decisions are made, so policies strengthen the entire electronics supply chain rather than one segment at the expense of another. 
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