Personal traits for tech commercialization
February 18, 2016Are you tech-savvy or market-savvy? A team player or rugged individual? How to augment your personal and team commercialization abilities. Technology commercialization is a very specialized function, one that is commonly undertaken by a team of people with diverse talents, or uncommonly by an individual who combines that multiplicity of talents. Imagine though a combination
Read MoreManufacturer’s Challenge: Selling the Technical Sizzle
December 2, 2015Sometimes the customer asks “What?” when what they really want to know is “Why?”. Not “what is the product” but rather “why should I use it” and “what would I like about it?”. How do you address that dichotomy and answer what you assume to be the underlying question without seeming to avoid the stated
Read MoreUSTEK Partner Reaches New Heights
September 24, 2015The staff at RDD Enterprises, long time friends and business associates, are soaring to new heights - 90,000 feet (over 27 km)! Read about their high altitude research glider at: http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/techflash/2015/09/engineless-airplane-built-to-reach-edge-of-space.html
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COLOR for PCB Control
March 11, 2015Color for PCB Process Control Some colors are so standardized that changing them serves no purpose and could indeed be contra productive or even dangerous. Change the stop/caution/go lights from red/amber/green to blue/pink /yellow and you will have mass confusion and injury. If invited to a black tie event you would know what to
Read MoreRe-activate Kaizen for PCB Profits
September 12, 2014Tremendous profits come from an under-utilized tool. It may be time for you to revisit the Kaizen technique. The initial steps are fast and easy - and profitable! See our article in Circuits Assembly magazine.
Read MoreGet an accurate assembly cost – fast!
January 30, 2014Want a quick response to your PCB assembly RFQ? Submit the full package of details! Design projects that are actually completed with time to spare are few. We do what we can but breaking new ground invariably uncovers a few snakes in the brush and dealing with them takes time. That means that the next
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