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Jul
25
Printed Circuit Board Soldering (PCBs Part 2)

Printed Circuit Board Soldering (PCBs Part 2)

The first major step of PCB assembly is the application of the solder paste. Solder paste is a mixture of
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Jul
25
Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (PCBs Part 1)

Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (PCBs Part 1)

Product development is the art of reducing the number of unexpected surprised to a minimum during the conversion of a
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Jul
25
Orgone Energy: Some People Still Believe In It

Orgone Energy: Some People Still Believe In It

Entropy is the tendency towards disorder within our universe. According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, the entropy of a
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Jul
25
What are binary and hexadecimal number systems?

What are binary and hexadecimal number systems?

What is binary? Well, that's easy. It's a base-2 number system. We use decimal which is
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Jul
25
What is a House of Quality for Manufacturing?

What is a House of Quality for Manufacturing?

Hauser and Clausing wrote about the concept of a "House of Quality" customer requirements elaborating and ranking methodology
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Jul
25
The Role of Product Architecture in the Manufacturing Firm

The Role of Product Architecture in the Manufacturing Firm

When considering a product, it is important first to consider the overall architecture of the product to end up with
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Jul
25
What is the Most Efficient Way to Store Energy?

What is the Most Efficient Way to Store Energy?

A reader recently wrote in asking me to talk about the most efficient way to store energy. He was probably
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Jul
22
Google Voice Verification Scam

Google Voice Verification Scam

If you hang around Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, etc., you might run into this phishing scam. Has anyone ever messaged you
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Jul
22
Design for Manufacturing: Fundamentals

Design for Manufacturing: Fundamentals

What is Design for Manufacturing? In a modern manufacturing environment, engineers and designers provide novel and innovative product designs to
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Jul
22
Communication Systems: Amplitude Modulation, Multiplexing, and Distortion Filtering

Communication Systems: Amplitude Modulation, Multiplexing, and Distortion Filtering

Before reading this article, make sure you're familiar with communication systems basics. This article will look primarily at
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