One of the most important aspects of circuit board manufacturing is the ability to efficiently and cost-effectively quote orders. For us at RBB, we swarm to the need as soon as a RFP is received.  Many different things simultaneously occur, most of which may sound familiar to fellow small batch electronics manufacturers.

In Part 1 of this series, we shared the behaviors that we have found leads to customer, business, and individual success in an electronics manufacturing environment. As we mentioned before, every employee, regardless of position or length of service, has an obligation to act according to these standards. 

RBB recently served as a Global Sponsor and Exhibitor at the Cleveland Engineering Society's Annual Industry and Manufacturing Conference held at Lorain Community College's Spitzer Conference Center.

Recently, RBB codified our company behaviors. Every employee, regardless of position or length of service, has an obligation to act according to these standards.

I was asked to write another blog post and at first I really wasn’t sure what to write about. I share my time handling products returned for repair, assisting engineering on quotes, visual aids for production, component identification/substitution and answering questions about component programming and product testing.

It's always interesting to learn about the different jobs within an electronics manufacturing job shop. By understanding all the roles that exist to ensure our small batch electronics are properly assembled gives an even better look into the exciting world of electronics manufacturing. As a part of my in-depth blog series interviewing those working on the technical side of things, I had a chance to chat with Cathie Johnson, an RBB Selective Soldering Technician.

“Yeah, we do that.” Most electronic contract manufacturers (CM’s) have designed their businesses to say this, regardless of the need. Visit virtually any CM’s website or talk to their salespeople. You will likely encounter:

Can't stop, won't stop! We've been pretty active at different expos and trade shows this year and have even written a few blogs about how they're a great opportunity to not only meet fellow electronic manufacturing, engineering and supplier attendees but also to learn about relevant trends and issues going on in the world of electronics.

I get a lot of phone calls from entrepreneurs and business owners who are developing a product that has some kind of electronic component. They’re often looking for a new partner to produce parts of the product - or even the entire thing - and are sometimes new to navigating the ways of electronic contract manufacturing.