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It’s Only Common Sense: If You’re Not Differentiated, You’re Dead

October 13, 2025 | Dan Beaulieu, It's Only Common Sense

“Good enough” is not good enough in business. Not anymore. “Good enough” is a death sentence in today’s market. Too many companies hide behind their ISO certificates, ITAR registrations, and shiny badges of compliance as if those are supposed to impress customers, but certifications are table stakes. Everyone has them. If you think that’s your differentiator, you’re already in the grave; you just don’t know it.

Is Glass Finally Coming of Age?

October 13, 2025 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007

Substrates, by definition, form the base of all electronic devices. Whether discussing silicon wafers for semiconductors, glass-and-epoxy materials in printed circuits, or the base of choice for interposers, all these materials function as substrates. While other substrates have come and gone, silicon and FR-4 have remained the de facto standards for the industry.





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Alpha Insights, Performance by Design: The Future of PCB Manufacturing in the Midwest

October 7, 2025 | Team Alpha, Alpha Insights: Performance by Design

For years, Midwest PCB manufacturing was often viewed as a low-cost, high-volume business—good for standard builds but not for the high-reliability programs that demand tight process control. Defense primes and medical OEMs...

Happy’s Tech Talk #43: Engineering Statistics Training With Free Software

October 6, 2025 | Happy Holden, Happy’s Tech Talk

In over 50 years as a PCB process engineer, the one skill I acquired in college that has been most beneficial is engineering statistics. Basic statistics was part of my engineering fundamentals classes, but I petitioned the dean to...

It’s Only Common Sense: Stop Whining About the Market—Outwork It

October 6, 2025 | Dan Beaulieu, It's Only Common Sense

Whenever the market hiccups or the industry cycle dips, I hear the same tired chorus: “The market is down. Customers aren’t buying. What can we do? We just have to wait it out.” Nonsense. If you think that by showing up,...

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