Manufacturing Intelligence

WeChat ban may cut a vital lifeline to Chinese factories for U.S. electronics brands

Mechanical engineers based in the US use WeChat to communicate with China-based factory counterparts – a common manufacturing practice that may soon change.

Heroism in Electronics Manufacturing Adds Risk without Reward

Covid-19 prevents engineers in electronics manufacturing from factory travel and other heroics – forcing the adoption of new solutions to stay on schedule.

Manufacturing Optimization Leader Closes Out Record Quarter, Expands Leadership Team to Drive Go-to-Market

First published on PRWeb on August 20, 2020.

PALO ALTO, CA - August 20, 2020 - Instrumental Inc., leader in manufacturing intelligence and issue discovery, today announced that its second quarter, which ended June 30 2020, was the largest in company history.

Glue and coating failure modes in electronics manufacturing

Glue and coating defects have failure modes that are difficult to detect in electronics manufacturing. Learn why they stump even the best engineering teams and how to catch them early.

Hardware engineers speak in code: EVT, DVT, PVT decoded

While software engineers may write code, hardware engineers speak it. The internet's definitive guide to EVT, DVT, PVT.

Top 10 Production Defects

Access never-before-seen data on top defect types and defect rates from real production environments – a must see for engineering, quality, and operations leaders responsible for NPI, yield, and quality.

Shining light on dark yield

Whether it’s clandestine chips, counterfeit parts, or simple quality escapes, dark yield has very real bottom line impact.