Global supply chains remain under pressure, and the PCB industry is continuing to feel the impact. After several years of disruption, many electronics companies had hoped for more stable market conditions. However, rising costs across raw materials, energy, logistics, and production continue to affect PCB pricing worldwide. For PCB manufacturing, several cost drivers remain particularly…
How the situation in Ukraine is influencing your supply chain in the electronics Industry. While we hope to see a peaceful resolution in Ukraine as soon as possible, the uncertainty in the market is causing increased problems in your supply-chain Normally electronic goods are shipped by either flight or ship, but a lot of other…
Since the beginning of 2021, many PCB manufacturers have warned their clients of a shortage of materials, such as copper, laminates, etc. This has resulted in a price increase of all PCB prices in the last few months. This comes at a very inconvenient time, as nearly everyone is struggling with the high demand for…
Yes… You have probably asked this multiple times in the last six months or so. PCB prices are on the rise and it does not seem to slow down and one of the main reasons is copper. But why is that? Copper is in very high demand right now due to a couple…
Buy materials and components NOW! You have a project with a deadline in 6 months. You already know what laminate brand to use, Rogers, Panasonic, Isola, or whatever you have chosen. You checked that it is available, and it is. Great! Let us start working on that design. After months and months of hard work,…