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5.3 Cable & Harness Assembly (IPC/WHMA-A-620)
Cable assemblies are the nervous system of the product. They are often built by hand, making them...
5.2 IPC-A-610 Classifications & Criteria
IPC-A-610 "Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies" is the visual language of the electronics indu...
5.1 Bare Board Inspection (IPC-A-600)
The Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is not a component; it is the chassis of the entire system. If th...
4.6 Change Control and Deviations
The "Golden Process" validated during qualification is the only approved way to manufacture the p...
4.5 Supplier Corrective Action (SCAR/8D) + Effectiveness Check
A Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) is not a "complaint form" or an invitation to apologi...
4.4 Supplier Nonconformance (SCAR) Management
A quality system is not defined by its perfection, but by its reaction velocity when entropy stri...
4.3 The Incoming Inspection Plan (IQC)
Incoming Quality Control (IQC) is the financial firewall of the EMS factory. Once a defective com...
4.1 Governance and Operating Model
Supplier Quality Management (SQM) is not an administrative extension of Purchasing; it is the tec...
3.6 Regulatory Compliance: The EMS Interface
As an Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider, we do not own the design, nor do we sign ...
3.5 First Article Inspection (AS9102)
First Article Inspection (FAI) is not merely a "golden sample" check; it is a forensic validation...
3.4 Control Plan + Reaction Plan (Stop/Contain/Release Rules)
The Control Plan (CP) is the operational constitution of the manufacturing floor. While the PFMEA...
3.3 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
FMEA is not paperwork; it is the mathematical prediction of the future. It forces engineers to st...
3.2 Material Compliance: RoHS, REACH, & Conflict Minerals
Material compliance is not a "green initiative"; it is a binary gate for market entry. A single n...
3.1 APQP & PPAP
Quality cannot be inspected into a product; it must be designed into the process. Advanced Produc...
2.2 MSD Handling & Storage (J-STD-033)
Moisture Sensitivity Devices (MSD) fail not due to corrosion, but due to internal vapor pressure....
2.1 ESD Control Program (ANSI/ESD S20.20)
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is the invisible assassin of modern electronics. Unlike a short cir...
1.5 Templates Pack: NCR, CAPA, Audit, Calibration, Incoming Report
A template is not a form; it is a data collection instrument. If you allow free-text chaos in you...
1.4 Competence & Training Management (Skills Matrix)
In electronics manufacturing, "Training" is an event; "Competence" is a demonstrable outcome. An ...
1.2 Documentation Control & Data Integrity
Documentation is not administrative overhead; it is the frozen engineering intent. If a productio...
1.3 Change Control & Configuration Management (ECR/ECO/Deviation control)
Quality engineering is not just about inspecting what was made; it is about verifying what should...