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Reshoring Revolution : The Return of UK Manufacturing
Over the past decade, the winds of change have been blowing across the UK manufacturing sector. A notable shift towards reshoring has changed industry trends. Read on about the drivers behind the reshoring revolution which is holding the UK’s flag high for the electronics manufacturing industry. Economic Considerations The global economic landscape has seen dramatic…
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Choosing The Right Electronics Manufacturer
Selecting an new electronics manufacturer can be a daunting prospect. What brings you to this point? Are you releasing a new product and its your first time finding a manufacturing partner? Has your old manufacturer stopped providing you with the services you were used to? Whichever road brings you to this point there is no…
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Your Fight Against Counterfeit Components – The 3 T’s
The idea that counterfeit components may end up in your supply chain is a nightmare scenario, never a good moment for both initial supplier, manufacturer or end client. A single counterfeit part can have a devastating impact. Causing unreliable performance of product, delays in your supply chain and ultimately unhappy end users. When producing products…
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Product Lifecycle Extension: Give Your Products a Facelift.
It is a reality that the investment needed to launch a new product increases with every generation. It therefore follows that the simpler a product is to design and manufacture, the more cost efficient it will remain during the course of its life. It also follows that by extending its useful life, the product will…
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Partnering With The Right CEM Lets You Focus On What You Do Well!
In a world of increasing choices and diversity, the decision to find a new supplier can often be a daunting one. Anyone involved with procurement will be familiar with the daily (or hourly) routine of taking sales calls from suppliers that are all competing against each other in a saturated marketplace. A quick internet search on ‘PCB…
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Repurpose, Reuse & Recycle Your Electronics Design – Reverse Engineering.
To quote the Ellen Macarthur Foundation “Our way of doing things is reaching its limits. We take resources from the ground to make products, which we use, and, when we no longer want them, throw them away. Take-make-waste. We call this a linear economy. We must transform all the elements of the take-make-waste system: how…
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The True Costs of Cheap Offshore Manufacturing – Why UK companies should now consider reshoring in the wake of Covid-19
If you had asked SME owners in October 2019 what the challenges to their supply chains were likely to be going into 2020, I suspect very few of them would have considered a global pandemic originating from the other side of the world. Covid-19 has disrupted global supply chains in a hitherto unprecedented fashion. It…
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Value Added Manufacturing – What should you be looking for?
Offering electronics manufacturing services is evolving, clients require more than just production, its ever more critical now that manufacturers offer a value-added service. In today’s world it’s taken for granted that suppliers will have leading edge manufacturing capabilities, competitive pricing and a total commitment to high quality, clients are looking for more. Electronics manufacturers should…
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Obsolescence Management – Designing ahead
If you don’t design defensively and plan ahead, 4e Technologies believes obsolescence issues are bound to cost you in the end. These days, if you’re looking to market and support a product for any length of time, obsolescence management will rear its ugly head. The traditional approach to obsolescence was reactive – doing nothing until…
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Reverse engineering, and how can it help you?
Do you have a legacy product with insufficient documentation for manufacture? Has a subcontractor ceased manufacturing and left you missing vital information making it impossible to outsource? Was your electronic or PCB design developed on an obsolete system? Then reverse engineering could be the solution to getting your product back to market. What is…
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Reshoring Revolution : The Return of UK Manufacturing
Over the past decade, the winds of change have been blowing across the UK manufacturing sector. A notable shift towards reshoring has changed industry trends. Read on about the drivers behind the reshoring revolution which is holding the UK’s flag high for the electronics manufacturing industry. Economic Considerations The global economic landscape has seen dramatic…
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Choosing The Right Electronics Manufacturer
Selecting an new electronics manufacturer can be a daunting prospect. What brings you to this point? Are you releasing a new product and its your first time finding a manufacturing partner? Has your old manufacturer stopped providing you with the services you were used to? Whichever road brings you to this point there is no…
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Your Fight Against Counterfeit Components – The 3 T’s
The idea that counterfeit components may end up in your supply chain is a nightmare scenario, never a good moment for both initial supplier, manufacturer or end client. A single counterfeit part can have a devastating impact. Causing unreliable performance of product, delays in your supply chain and ultimately unhappy end users. When producing products…
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Product Lifecycle Extension: Give Your Products a Facelift.
It is a reality that the investment needed to launch a new product increases with every generation. It therefore follows that the simpler a product is to design and manufacture, the more cost efficient it will remain during the course of its life. It also follows that by extending its useful life, the product will…
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Partnering With The Right CEM Lets You Focus On What You Do Well!
In a world of increasing choices and diversity, the decision to find a new supplier can often be a daunting one. Anyone involved with procurement will be familiar with the daily (or hourly) routine of taking sales calls from suppliers that are all competing against each other in a saturated marketplace. A quick internet search on ‘PCB…
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Repurpose, Reuse & Recycle Your Electronics Design – Reverse Engineering.
To quote the Ellen Macarthur Foundation “Our way of doing things is reaching its limits. We take resources from the ground to make products, which we use, and, when we no longer want them, throw them away. Take-make-waste. We call this a linear economy. We must transform all the elements of the take-make-waste system: how…
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The True Costs of Cheap Offshore Manufacturing – Why UK companies should now consider reshoring in the wake of Covid-19
If you had asked SME owners in October 2019 what the challenges to their supply chains were likely to be going into 2020, I suspect very few of them would have considered a global pandemic originating from the other side of the world. Covid-19 has disrupted global supply chains in a hitherto unprecedented fashion. It…
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Value Added Manufacturing – What should you be looking for?
Offering electronics manufacturing services is evolving, clients require more than just production, its ever more critical now that manufacturers offer a value-added service. In today’s world it’s taken for granted that suppliers will have leading edge manufacturing capabilities, competitive pricing and a total commitment to high quality, clients are looking for more. Electronics manufacturers should…
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Obsolescence Management – Designing ahead
If you don’t design defensively and plan ahead, 4e Technologies believes obsolescence issues are bound to cost you in the end. These days, if you’re looking to market and support a product for any length of time, obsolescence management will rear its ugly head. The traditional approach to obsolescence was reactive – doing nothing until…
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Reverse engineering, and how can it help you?
Do you have a legacy product with insufficient documentation for manufacture? Has a subcontractor ceased manufacturing and left you missing vital information making it impossible to outsource? Was your electronic or PCB design developed on an obsolete system? Then reverse engineering could be the solution to getting your product back to market. What is…
