Category: Manufacturing 101

Overcoming the Labor Shortage: 6 Ways to Get Your Backlogged Projects on Track

Reduce Backlogged Projects with Savvy Manufacturing Strategies Backlogged projects can really throw a wrench in your plans. They can leave your production line at a standstill, delay your deliveries to customers, and ultimately, eat at your bottom line. Realistically in manufacturing, you’ll likely face a backlog of some type at some point. For example, minor […]

Electrostatic Discharge 101: Sources, Dangers, and Solutions

Do you know a tiny, solitary spark can permanently damage sensitive electronics? We’ve all been zapped by static electricity, which is the common term for electrostatic discharge. After walking across a carpet and then reaching for the door handle or a light switch, we feel that abrupt shock on our fingertips. For us, it’s a […]

3 Reasons to Diversify Production Among Multiple Suppliers

Multiple-Sourcing vs. Single-Sourcing: A Case for Diversified Suppliers In decades past, buyers demonstrated a strong preference toward single sourcing in their production and supply chain. And it made sense: build a strong, solid relationship with one manufacturer, focus on consistent communication and collaboration so you can take advantage of economies of scale by ordering in […]

Join us this Friday for Manufacturing Day tours at Electro Soft

Join custom electronics contract manufacturer Electro Soft Inc. this Friday, Oct. 6 as we take part in Manufacturing Day 2017, a national celebration of modern manufacturing “meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers.” We’ll be hosting three tours throughout the day: 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Each tour will be the same, […]

PC Board Assembly Demonstration

  Wave soldering is a process in which many parts on a PC board assembly can be soldered at one time.  It is a unique and interesting process that we  use at Electro Soft, Incorporated for our through-hole PC Board assemblies. How Wave Soldering Works – In Layman’s Terms 1.  The board is checked to […]