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Closing the Loop on PCB Etching Waste

September 9, 2025 | Shawn Stone, IEC

As the PCB industry continues its push toward greener, more cost-efficient operations, Sigma Engineering’s Mecer System offers a comprehensive solution to two of the industry’s most persistent pain points: etchant consumption and rinse water waste. Designed as a modular, fully automated platform, the Mecer System regenerates spent copper etchants—both alkaline and acidic—and simultaneously recycles rinse water, transforming a traditionally linear chemical process into a closed-loop system.

Automation Meets Sustainability

September 8, 2025 | Rick Nichols, GreenSource Engineering

GreenSource Engineering (GSE) is proud to have contributed to the first successful reshoring of a PCB facility on a greenfield site in the United States. While we are honored to have played a key role, full credit for this achievement goes to SEL for its vision, commitment, and professionalism.





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It's Only Common Sense: The Evolution of Prospecting

September 8, 2025 | Dan Beaulieu, It's Only Common Sense

Cold calling isn’t dead. I don’t care what the LinkedIn gurus or the TikTok “sales coaches” say. Picking up the phone and talking to another human being is still one of the fastest ways to grow your business. But (and it’s...

The Chemical Connection: Experience and Wisdom Gained by Doing Business

September 3, 2025 | Don Ball, The Chemical Connection

A well-managed company learns to adjust its strategies and processes based on what it learns during challenging times. The experience gained from making (or losing) a difficult sale is invaluable in adapting new sales and...

Trouble in Your Tank: Minimizing Small-via Defects for High-reliability PCBs

August 27, 2025 | Michael Carano, Trouble in Your Tank

To quote the comedian Stephen Wright, “If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving is not for you.” That can be the battle cry when you find that only small-diameter vias are exhibiting voids. Why are small holes more prone to...

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