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Cable Assemblies vs Wire Harnesses: Their Role in PCBA Box Builds
A discussion on cable assemblies and wire harnesses and their role in box builds.
April 25, 2024
MacroFab Milestone – 1,000th Panel
The production of our 1,000th job is the latest in our team's recent achievements. Each job or panel can contain orders for 20 or more customers.
Red Hot PCB: Smart Motion Control Products
This week's Red Hot PCB, out of our assembly line, is called Precedent Motion, from a company called Precedent Engineering and will be a smart version
PCB Cutouts, Slots, Routes, and Border Files: Revisited
Did you know that MacroFab's PCB Assembly supports plated and non-plated PCB cut outs, slots, and routes? Our blog offers many visual examples.
Red Hot PCB: Passive ICs
This week's Red Hot PCB features passive ICs, 4 15-pin D-Sub connectors and LEDs for an academic experiment that will track the movement of rats.
Red Hot PCB: Burning Man LED’s
This week's Red Hot PCB comes from Eran and is an LED controller for Burning Man, bicycle lights or feather boas!
Red Hot PCB: FDR Design for Window Sensors
This week's featured PCB is fresh out of our assembly line and will be installed into windows to capture information about their wear and tear.
Red Hot PCB: Retroactive’s “64 Drive” Development Tool
This week's Red Hot PCB comes from Retroactive and is a development tool for the Nintendo 64.
Red Hot PCB: OpenMV Anniversary Gift
Red Hot PCB: This cool MiniMe is an anniversary gift for the designer's wife and has an LED heart. She's one lucky lady!
Red Hot PCB: Compressor Engineering’s Vent Flow Analysis Tool
This week's Red Hot PCB comes from Compressor Engineering (CECO) a Houston based company that specializes in compressor parts and repair.
Red Hot PCB: Additive Robotics Motor Control
This week's featured PCB comes from Additive Robotics. It is an integrated interface for brushless DC (BLDC) motors.
Red Hot PCB: Fuzz Effects Pedals from FranaFX
This week’s Red Hot PCB is part of an effects pedal from Frana Effects and will be used to function a Fuzz pedal. Rock on!
Red Hot PCB of the Week: Bucknell University
Red Hot PCB of the Week: Bucknell University helping students understand that seemingly simple systems on the outside can be quite complex on the inside.
Red Hot PCB: Specdrums Drumstick
Red Hot PCB: Specdrums drumstick - an electronic device that will transform colors into sound by tapping on them.
Cool PCB Monday: RIT's Bipedal Robot
This week’s featured board comes from Matt, a BS/MS student in Electrical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester.
Requesting Returns is Now Easier Than Ever
We simplified the return process by building in an easy way to report issues and request returns within the MacroFab platform.
Join Us at SXSW Interactive 2017
We're attending the 4th annual Hardware House at WeWork Austin.
Cool PCB Mondays: Macetech’s RGB Shades
MacroFab Blog - These awesome boards just came through our PCB Assembly! They are from Macetech and are a prototype for their WiFi RGB Shades.
The Footprint Files – Electrolytic Capacitors
Marking electrolytic capacitors correctly & understanding capacitor symbols on your PCB to help avoid issues with manufacturing.
What Will Happen in Manufacturing in 2017? Our Predictions.
During 2017, new technologies and ways of working will transform how products are brought to market and expand the ability to innovate.
Quick Guide to Distributed Manufacturing
Distributed manufacturing decentralizes the materials and methods of fabrication by replacing much of the material supply chain with digital information.
The Footprint Files – Diodes
Designing footprint files for diodes requires clear orientation marks. Learn what to do and when you can break footprint rules in this blog post.
PCB Mounting Holes and What to Watch Out For.
Mounting holes are useful for attaching PCBs to enclosures and other flat surfaces. Here are some things to watch out for when using them.
New Product Fulfillment Workflow
We’ve made some changes to the Product Fulfillment workflow.
The 8 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing and How to Fight Them
There’s no way to eliminate all waste, but Lean manufacturing tools and techniques can keep it to a minimum. Read our 8 Wastes of Lean MFG Blog now.
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