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- Improving Engineering Efficiency
SigmaTron International has adopted a hybrid DFM process that uses software automation to speed basic analysis, followed by an engineering review. This E-DFM software tool reduces the time it takes to create ... read more - SigmaTron Source Q4 2020This quarter’s issue discusses the process for virtual customer audits, receipt of QAN/QAR certification for a product in the Elk Grove Village facility and some of the Lean manufacturing articles that SigmaTron’s team has published in Circuits Assembly magazine. The Tijuana, Mexico facility’s life changing wellness program is also covered. ... read more
- Product Development and the 7 Wastes
Decisions made in product design can impact assembly cost, defect opportunities and inventory cost. While design for manufacturability (DfM) analysis can eliminate many issues, less commonly analyzed decisions related ... read more - SigmaTron Source Q3 2020This quarter’s SigmaTron Source newsletter looks at a new software tool that automates the design for manufacturability (DFM) analysis process and discusses the Elk Grove Village, IL facility’s recent ATEX/IECEx Audit for products used in potentially explosive environments. Accomplishments related to Lean Six Sigma in the Tijuana, Mexico facility ... read more
- SigmaTron Source Q2 2020
This quarter’s SigmaTron Source newsletter looks at ways that SigmaTron’s IT systems have facilitated an efficient response to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and investments that have recently ... read more - SigmaTron Source Q1 2020
This quarter’s issue looks at SigmaTron International’s COVID-19 policies. As of the time of publication, all facilities are operational. Equipment investments in the Elk Grove Village, IL facility, warehouse ... read more - SigmaTron Source Q4 2019
This quarter’s issue includes an article on Lean Six Sigma continuous improvement efforts in our Tijuana facility. We also discuss the expansion of our Acuna facility’s In-Bond warehousing space and ... read more - SigmaTron Source Q3 2019
The latest issue of the SigmaTron Source newsletter is now available. This quarter’s issue includes an article on what our Supply Chain Management team is doing to navigate materials challenges and a ... read more - SigmaTron Source Q2 2109
The latest issue of the SigmaTron Source is now available. This quarter’s issue looks at an unusual approach to tariff mitigation, equipment additions in SigmaTron’s PRC facility, an x-ray system that ... read more - SigmaTron Source Q1 2019
The latest issue of SigmaTron International’s newsletter the Source is now available. This quarter’s issue includes news about continuing investment in equipment in China, an upgrade to our Tango MES that ... read more
Articles
- Improving Engineering Efficiency SigmaTron International has adopted a hybrid DFM process that uses software automation to speed basic analysis, followed by an engineering review. This E-DFM software tool reduces the time it takes to create ... read more
- Product Development and the 7 Wastes Decisions made in product design can impact assembly cost, defect opportunities and inventory cost. While design for manufacturability (DfM) analysis can eliminate many issues, less commonly analyzed decisions related ... read more
- Lean Poka-Yoke and IT Tools
One continuing trend in electronics manufacturing services is the increasing role IT-related solutions have in supporting a Lean manufacturing-driven organizational culture. This is particularly true of proprietary solutions that automate processes ... read more - Navigating COVID-19 Related Supply Chain Challenges
Supply-chain disruption and Lean philosophy rarely go hand-in-hand. In some cases, however, systems created to support Lean manufacturing or the principles themselves help mitigate the chaos the pandemic has created in the global ... read more - Lean Six Sigma is a Tool For Job Enrichment
People outside of manufacturing often imagine that technology’s next step is to turn factories entirely over to robots. While factory automation is growing by leaps and bounds, the reality is most ... read more - 3-D Printing and Lean Manufacturing
SigmaTron International’s March 2020 Circuits Assembly article looks ways their team is using 3-D printed parts to test design for assembly assumptions, reduce tooling iterations ... read more - Medtech Connects with Electronic Manufacturing Solutions
- Identifying Improvement Opportunities
The benefits of implementing Lean manufacturing philosophy are higher throughput and elimination of the variation that can introduce defects into a process. In a static environment, implementing Lean philosophy ... read more - Does Your Test Strategy Deliver Maximum Value?
While Lean manufacturing strategy is discussed in relation to test strategy, it often focuses on defect mitigation strategies such as integrating program, pack and test activities to minimize variation ... read more - Addressing the Challenge of Automated Odd-Form Part Inspection
While there is great debate in the quality community as to who first made the observation that visual inspection by humans is not 100% effective (both W. Edwards Deming and Dr. Joseph M. Juran have ... read more
SigmaTron International was one of the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies interviewed in Medical Product Outsourcing’s annual Medtech EMS trends article. Read the full article Events
- Visit SigmaTron in Booth 1895 at MDM West 2020
- Network with SigmaTron International’s Team at the MPO Summit Oct 3-4
SigmaTron International is a Silver Sponsor of the MPO Summit, which this year, will be held across the Bay from SigmaTron’s northern California manufacturing facility. Learn more about this upcoming conference at MPO Summit and ... read more - Visit SigmaTron International at MD&M West
- Visit SigmaTron at MDM West 2018
- Visit SigmaTron at MDM West in Booth 550SigmaTron International will be exhibiting at MDM West. Use our promo code “INVITE” to save 20% off Conference Passes, or claim a complimentary Expo Pass, at www.mdmwest.com/invite.
... read more - Visit SigmaTron International At MDM WestSigmaTron International will be exhibiting in Booth 550 at MDM West in Anaheim, CA on Feb. 9-11. In addition to discussing ways we can support your company at all stages of the product lifecycle through our global network, you can enter our drawing for a Petzi Treat Camera, an innovative product that lets you interact ... read more
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