Mentor White Paper: Lean NPI at Optimum Design Associates

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This is the first in a series of three white papers which discuss Optimum Design Associates’ business processes. For more than 20 years, Optimum Design Associates has offered its customers PCB design and layout services, and also bare-board assembly. 

In this paper, designers will learn about ODA’s approach to integrating PCB layout and Valor NPI tools with ODB++ data output in order to achieve best practice Lean NPI.

To download this white paper, click here.

10/31/2019 | Linda Mazzitelli, PTC

Because standards adoption in this industry tends to be akin to turning around a battleship, what is often seen as new has generally already been in production for 10 years or more. Often, there are outside influences and dependencies that cause this, so most of us tend to take a “wait-and-see” approach—let others shake out the issues. And even then, we only look at adoption if the mandate comes from higher-ups in the organization. It works the way we do it now, so why change?

08/15/2019 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 Magazine

In a recent survey, we asked the following question: What is the biggest drawback to your current PCB data format? Here are a few of the answers, edited slightly for clarity.

06/28/2019 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 Magazine

During SMTA Atlanta, I spoke with Albert Gaines of HiGain Design. We discussed Albert’s belief that everything starts with design and that too many engineers and designers focus solely on the final board at the expense of the documentation, which is a designer’s most important product. Do you consider your documentation to be a critical product?